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The Republican nomination 共和党党内提名 It s showtime 表演正当时 The Republicans are, at last, seriously getting onwith choosing a candidate to take on Barack Obamanext year 共和党终于认真物色候选人参加明年大选，与奥巴马一决高下 IT HAS been said so often that it has come to look self-evident. But is the Republican field inthe race for next years presidential election really so weak? Democrats said much the sameabout their own candidates in 1991, only to see Bill Clinton capture the White House. 选局再明显不过了。然而共和党阵营在明年的总统大选中真的不堪一击吗?1991年民主党也认为自己的候选人没有胜算，但最终比尔??克林顿赢得了大选，入主白宫。 True, Americans take a dim view of the field so far, if recent surveys by the Pew ResearchCentre and the Washington Post are to believed. Only 25% had a good impression of the likelycandidates. Many stars have decided to sit this race out. But this week brought a surprise. Lessthan a week after announcing that he was running again, Mitt Romney, who came second toJohn McCain in 2008, found himself head-to-head, at 47% each, against Barack Obama in aWashington Post/ABC poll. Maybe the president is not unassailable after all. | 
