One of the biggest surprises in the race for the White House in 2016 is the surge in popularity of anti-establishment candidates in both parties.
In towns across Iowa, the crowds supporting Democratic candidate Bernie Sanders, a U.S. senator from Vermont, are growing.
"I think I share just about all of his feelings about important positions," said Lorna Caulkins, a retired librarian from Grinnell.
It's a similar story for businessman Donald Trump, a Republican candidate who has been speaking to overflow crowds in the state.
"I believe Donald has the right tools, said Marlonda Bell-Clark of Dubuque.
In a recent Des Moines Register/Bloomberg Politics poll of likely voters in the upcoming Iowa caucuses, both Sanders and Trump are surging in popularity. Trump supporter Dick Clark, also of Dubuque, said he knows why.
"There's an anger in America. An anger against politicians," Clark said. "He's saying the right things. He's saying things that are unpolitically correct, but I do not believe that anger is going to dissipate, so I think he's got a chance."
Caulkins called Trump "so extreme, and to many people, I suppose, Sanders is extreme, too."
The out-of-the-mainstream positions of both Sanders and Trump on issues of immigration and health care are contributing to their popularity surge. But Sanders supporter Caulkins said it might not be enough.
"I don't know how likely Sanders is in being able to get the nomination," she said, "but I have hoped from the beginning of this campaign that he could affect Hillary [Clinton] or any other front-runner in a more progressive manner."
Despite Sanders' rising popularity, polling shows Clinton is still the leading Democratic candidate in Iowa.
"There's just enough things going on with Hillary right now that I don't know that she's real trustworthy," said Bruce Hoffmeier, a retired Newton school administrator.
Hoffmeier said concerns about the private email server Clinton used while she was secretary of state could provide an opportunity for another candidate not already in the race.
"I think it will be interesting if [Vice President] Joe Biden enters the race," he said, "because I think he will jump right into the fray and maybe take over in the top spot if he jumps in."
For now, polling shows Trump narrowly owns the top spot for Republican voters in Iowa. But Bell Clark has advice if he wants to stay there: "Maybe stop being a little more self-centered."
The Iowa caucuses, the first step in the presidential nominating process, are set for February 1.
Vocabulary
anti-establishment:反正统的;反对现有权力结构的
dissipate:驱散
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牛津实用英语语法 44 hardly,scarcely,barely
牛津实用英语语法 78非限定性关系从句
牛津实用英语语法 79指人的非限定性关系从句
牛津实用英语语法:100 动词的分类
牛津实用英语语法:88 间接宾语前to和for的省略
牛津实用英语语法 84 关系从句中的逗号
牛津实用英语语法 47 both
牛津实用英语语法:126 do用做普通动词
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牛津实用英语语法 66宾格代词的位置
牛津实用英语语法 69 neither/either,someone/everyone/no o
牛津实用英语语法:104 表示疑问和请求的疑问式
牛津实用英语语法 77用不定式或分词替代关系从句的情况
牛津实用英语语法 37 时间副词
牛津实用英语语法:68 you,one和they作不定代词
牛津实用英语语法 42 fairly和rather
牛津实用英语语法 83 what(关系代词)和which(连接关系词)
牛津实用英语语法 74指人的限定性关系从句
牛津实用英语语法 51 someone,somebody,something,anyone,
牛津实用英语语法:97 动词和介词
牛津实用英语语法 62所有格形容词及所有格代词
牛津实用英语语法 81 指物的非限定性关系从句
牛津实用英语语法 39 各种副词及副词短语在同一句中的位置
牛津实用英语语法:86 介词概说
牛津实用英语语法 70反身代词
牛津实用英语语法:85 whoever,whichever,whatever,whenever,
牛津实用英语语法 55 who,whose等用做主语时后接肯定动词
牛津实用英语语法:102 主动语态形式一览表
牛津实用英语语法 56 who,whom,whose,winch和what的用法举例
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