我说美国大选: I

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来美国已有十年, 美国大选也经历了三届. 从两千(1999)年的布什, 戈尔佛罗里达选举大战, 到最后最高法院介入. 套用我前同事的话, 最高法院(注意: 不是老百姓)选了布什.

2004年, 民主党想夺回白宫, 不少仁人志士跃跃欲试, 参与初选.

先是狄恩(HOWARD DEAN), 这老兄本是医科出身, 偶然的机会参政, 任美国东北部佛蒙特州长十余年, 倒是把这个东北农业州治理得井井有条. 想必也与医生出身, 做事理性务实有关. 他在任内最主要成就, 是实现了州财政盈余. 要知道在他当政之前该州多年财政赤字. 言归正传, 狄兄作为小州的州长, 虽有政绩, 但是缺少资金和全国的名气. 他想到了一招, 用网络来传播他的施政纲领和筹款. 还记得MEETUP.COM, 这个(网上)组织聚会的网站, 当时的名气有点像现在的YOU TUBE. 不知道是DEAN和MEETUP是谁帮谁出了名, 结果是DEAN筹的款最多. IOWA(衣阿华)CAUCUS之前, 戈尔大哥也宣布支持DEAN. 看来民主党提名是非DEAN莫属. 民意调查也显示DEAN领先.

结果出来, 大出大家的意外, DEAN没有拿到第一, 也没拿到第二, 这老兄居然拿了个第三. 而且比第一名的KERRY(凯里)还差了百分之十以上. OUCH. 更糟糕的是, 在选战晚会上, 他老兄为激励台下年轻人, 搞了个”I HAVE A SCREAM”演讲, 被各新闻媒体广泛传播. 被大家人为这人沉不住气, 不PRESIDENTIAL. 虽事后他那一般不出场的夫人也出来见证, 负面影响已无法挽回. 我想如果DEAN当选, 有一点是肯定, 那就是美国会很快从伊撤军, 因为他是坚定的反战派.

那么谁抢了DEAN的头名呢? 且听下回分解.

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