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　　It should have been easy. They were battle-tested veterans with long ties to Reagan and even longer ties to the Republican party, men who understood presidential politics as well as any in the country. The backdrop of the campaign was hospitable, with lots of good news to work with: America was at peace, and the nation’s economy, a key factor in any election, was rebounding vigorously after recession. Furthermore, the campaign itself was lavishly financed, with plenty of money for a top-flight staff, travel, and television commercials. And, most important, their candidate was Ronald Reagan, a president of tremendous personal popularity and dazzling communication skills. Reagan has succeed more than any president since John F. Kennedy in projecting a broad vision of America – a nation of renewed military strength, individual initiative, and smaller federal government.

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　　這應(yīng)該是一件容易的事。他們是跟隨里根多年，久經(jīng)沙場(chǎng)的老將，與共和黨是有著更深的淵源，是這個(gè)國(guó)家最熟悉總統(tǒng)政治的人。精選的背景也很有利，有很多的新聞可以炒作。例如：美國(guó)上下一片和平，國(guó)家經(jīng)濟(jì)，競(jìng)選的一個(gè)關(guān)鍵因素也在經(jīng)過(guò)一段時(shí)間的衰退之后進(jìn)行強(qiáng)有力的反彈。還有，這次競(jìng)選本身就收到了慷慨資助，可以比較充裕地培養(yǎng)一流競(jìng)選班子，支付巡回演講以及電視廣告的費(fèi)用。最重要的是，他們的候選人是羅納德里根，一個(gè)有著極高的個(gè)人魅力，精湛的溝通技巧的一位總統(tǒng)，里根是自肯尼迪，F(xiàn)林肯以來(lái)的最成功地勾勒出美國(guó)藍(lán)圖的一位總統(tǒng)——一個(gè)軍事力量復(fù)興。富有個(gè)人創(chuàng)新精神的，聯(lián)邦政府得以精簡(jiǎn)的國(guó)家。