2012 年的总统竞选活动偏离了传统的、直接的美国选举方式——在全国范围内获得最多选票的候选人获胜——再次令人悲伤地提醒我们,扭曲当今政治的极端政治两极分化。如今,没有人谈论赢得总统职位的 50 个州战略。
(The 2012 presidential campaign's turn away from the classic, straight-up, American election - where the candidate who gets the most votes nationwide wins - is another sad reminder of the extreme political polarization distorting today's politics. No one talks about a 50-state strategy for winning the presidency these days.)