美国大选中的“紫色州”
<p> 又是美国大选年，每天的资讯都少不了两党总统候选人的骂战。至于最后谁能获胜，起决定性作用的其实是那些对两党都没有明显支持倾向的州，也就是<span word="purple">purple</span> <span word="state">state</span>（紫色州）。</p><p> </p><p> <span word="A">A</span> <span word="purple">purple</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="vote">vote</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="typically">typically</span> <span word="closely">closely</span> <span word="divided">divided</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="Democratic">Democratic</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Republican">Republican</span> <span word="candidates">candidates</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="election">election</span> <span word="time">time</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="result">result</span>, <span word="such">such</span> <span word="states">states</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="areas">areas</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="electoral">electoral</span> <span word="contests">contests</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="candidates">candidates</span> <span word="fighting">fighting</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="majority">majority</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="vote">vote</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="win">win</span>. <span word="The">The</span> “<span word="purple">purple</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="reference">reference</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="election">election</span> <span word="results">results</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="in">in</span>, <span word="states">states</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="typically">typically</span> <span word="colored">colored</span> <span word="red">red</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="blue">blue</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="indicate">indicate</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="win">win</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Republican">Republican</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="Democratic">Democratic</span> <span word="candidate">candidate</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="purple">purple</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="blend">blend</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="colors">colors</span>.</p><p> 紫色州（<span word="purple">purple</span> <span word="state">state</span>）指在选举期间民主党和共和党候选人得到的支持率很接近、不相上下的一些州。由此，这些州在竞选过程中就变得尤为重要，总统候选人都努力想要争得这些州大部分的选票，以保证自己最终能够获胜。这里用“紫色”是因为，随着竞选结果逐步呈现，支持共和党的州都显示为红色，支持民主党的州显示蓝色，而紫色就是红色和蓝色混合之后呈现的颜色。</p><p> <span word="You">You</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="hear">hear</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="purple">purple</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="swing">swing</span> <span word="state">state</span>, <span word="because">because</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="vote">vote</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="swing">swing</span> <span word="either">either</span> <span word="way">way</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="battleground">battleground</span> <span word="state">state</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="reference">reference</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="candidates">candidates</span> <span word="sink">sink</span> <span word="serious">serious</span> <span word="resources">resources</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="purple">purple</span> <span word="states">states</span>, <span word="often">often</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="election">election</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="outcome">outcome</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="vote">vote</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="states">states</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="crucial">crucial</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="candidates">candidates</span> <span word="relying">relying</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="base">base</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="states">states</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="vote">vote</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dependable">dependable</span> <span word="way">way</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="focusing">focusing</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="purple">purple</span> <span word="states">states</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fight">fight</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="win">win</span>.</p>
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