比这一盛大场面本身更为重要的是,罗姆尼和保罗·瑞安(Paul Ryan)能否让选民相信,他们拥有一个让美国经济复苏的可信计划。执行能力是罗姆尼传记中的核心主题。做出艰难的经济决策是罗姆尼-瑞安竞选团队的标志。根据现有的证据,这一竞选团队应该会得到一声半的喝彩。他们表示,2012年大选是一场“笨蛋,问题是经济的选举,他们这样说是正确的。但罗姆尼-瑞安的财政计划缺乏太多细节来证明其是可行的。距离这点还远着呢。
First, the plus points. In selecting Mr Ryan as his running mate, Mr Romney has placed fiscal responsibility at the heart of his campaign. Given that Mr Ryan is the only politician of note to have proposed a drastic cutback to Medicare, the largest and most popular item on the federal budget, his selection took courage. Some believe it was also a reckless attempt to restore the edge to a flagging campaign. Either way, the die is cast. A Romney-Ryan administration would take the axe to public spending and taxes. Mr Obama would not. Mr Romney is offering voters a clear choice.
首先,从附加分来看。通过选择瑞安作为竞选搭档,罗姆尼已将财政责任置于其竞选核心。鉴于瑞安是唯一一位提出大幅削减联邦预算中规模最大也最受欢迎的项目——联邦医疗保险计划(Medicare)的知名政治人士,罗姆尼的这一选择需要勇气。一些人认为,这也是一种为了让一场日渐落败的竞选重新获得优势的鲁莽尝试。不管怎样,木已成舟。罗姆尼-瑞安政府将会削减公共支出和税收。奥巴马不会。罗姆尼让选民有了清楚的选择。
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