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ornography and politics Rising to the occasion 色情与政治 应付自如 Electoral victory brings a surprising consequence: the winners look at smut 选举的胜利带来一个让人惊奇的结果：获胜的一方寻淫觅秽 I m pretty sure I didn t vote for that! 我非常肯定自己没有为那投票 WHEN Barack Obama won the American presidency in 2008 his supporters cheered, cried,huggedand in many cases logged on to their computers to look at pornography. And, lestRepublicans crow about the decadence of their opponents, precisely the obverse happenedwhen their man won in 2004. 2008年，当巴拉克奥巴马赢得美国总统大选时，他的支持者们欢呼雀跃、泪流满面、并相互拥抱而在多数情形下，他们登陆电脑查看色情信息。共和党们大可不必对他们的对手幸灾乐祸，在2004年小布什当选时他们的表现并无二致。 That, at least, is the conclusion of a study by Patrick Markey of Villanova University, inPennsylvania, and his wife Charlotte, who works at Rutgers, in New Jersey. The Markeyswere looking for confirmation of a phenomenon called the challenge hypothesis. Thissuggests that males involved in a competition will experience a rise in testosterone levels ifthey win, and a fall if they lose. | 
