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Barack Obama and the Republicans 奥巴马与共和党 NEXT week a collection of largely unknown Republicans will hold the first proper TV debate ofthe 2012 presidential campaign. Whoever eventually wins their partys nomination then hasto take on Barack Obama, the giant of American politics. The president has a huge war-chest,his own party firmly behind him and a rare capacity to inspire. Yet he is vulnerable. Thisweek a poll showed him in a dead heat with Mitt Romney, the Republican front-runner.Americas sluggish recovery will give any challenger a chance. The question is whether anyRepublican has the personality and especially the ideas to take him on. For the best way tomake this race competitiveand the best thing for Americais to force voters to confront thehard choices their country has to make. 下周，一群大都不知名的共和党人将举行2012年总统选举的第一次电视辩论。 无论谁获胜取得本党的题目都将面对奥巴马这位美国政坛的巨人。总统有巨额的竞选经费，以及他的政党作为坚实的后盾，还有罕见的号召力。然而他仍然是脆弱的。本周的民调显示他与前美国麻州州长罗姆尼的支持率持平，后者现在可谓是共和党的领军式人物。美国经济迟缓恢复将为任何挑战者提供机会。问题在于是否任何共和党人都具有向奥巴马挑战所需的个人魅力特别是政纲。使这场竞赛更具竞争性的最好方式以及对美国最有益的是迫使选民直面这个国家的艰难抉择。 | 
