美国选民最关注经济

Fears over the economy and unemployment were the central focus of voters who cast ballots in the presidential election Tuesday, with issues such as health care, the federal budget deficit and foreign policy rated far lower in importance.

对经济和就业的担忧成为周二举行的美国总统选举中投票的选民最关注的焦点，医疗保险、联邦预算赤字和外交政策等议题的重要程度则远远落后。

Exit polls showed that many voters see Mitt Romney as better positioned to fix the economy and President Barack Obama as having a better feel for the middle class and how to handle Medicare.

出口民调显示，很多选民认为罗姆尼(Mitt Romney)比奥巴马(Barack Obama)更能够重振美国经济，而奥巴马更受中产阶级青睐，被认为能更好地处理联邦医疗保险问题。

The voter impressions come from a national survey of voters, conducted on behalf of media organizations, at polling stations across the country, as well as voters who cast ballots before Election Day and who were interviewed by phone.

选民的印象是在全国范围内对选民进行调查后得出的，调查受媒体组织委托进行。受访选民既包括在全国各地的投票站投票的选民，也包括在选举日之前投票并接受了电话采访的选民。

The results mostly tracked the candidates' respective strengths and merits that numerous national polls have shown for weeks.

调查结果与几周来无数全国民调所显示的两位候选人各自的强项和功绩大致相同。

Voters viewed Mr. Obama in a generally positive light, the preliminary data showed. More than half approved of his job performance as president, and more than half had a favorable view of Mr. Obama himself.

初步数据显示，选民普遍对奥巴马持正面看法。过半受访者对他担任总统期间的表现予以肯定，而且过半受访者表示喜欢奥巴马本人。

By contrast, just under half of voters said they had an unfavorable view of Mr. Romney, slightly more than had a favorable one.

相比之下，接近半数的受访者说不喜欢罗姆尼，稍微多于表示喜欢罗姆尼的人数。

With the race certain to pivot on who wins a handful of key states, the early polls of voters in Ohio, Virginia and Florida found views at variance with the national trends and with one another. In Florida, for instance, a higher portion of voters gave Mr. Romney the best marks for handling the economy, while in Ohio the two were essentially even.

可以肯定的一点是，谁能赢得这次大选要看几个关键州的情况。对俄亥俄州、弗吉尼亚州、佛罗里达州的选民进行的早期民调的结果与全国的趋势有所差异，而且还互相矛盾。比如在佛罗里达州，认为罗姆尼能够更好地应对经济问题的选民数量较多，而在俄亥俄州，两人在这一问题上的支持率则平分秋色。

More voters in Ohio said Mr. Romney's policies would benefit the rich than said that nationally.

在俄亥俄州，认为罗姆尼的政策将令富人收益的受访者比例高于全国范围内持这一观点的受访者比例。

In Ohio, the only state where the question was asked, Mr. Obama got high marks for the bailout of the U.S. auto industry, with nearly six in 10 voters there approving of that action, even though just one in 10 said they had a member of their household that worked in the auto industry.

在俄亥俄州，奥巴马在救助美国汽车行业这个议题上得了高分，差不多有六成选民认可这一举措，虽然只有一成受访者表示家中有人在汽车行业工作。这个问题只在俄亥俄州的调查中被问到。

According to preliminary data from the survey, large pluralities nationwide approved of some of Mr. Obama's campaign pitches, such as his push to raise taxes on those earning more than $250,000 a year.

根据调查的初步数据，全国多数选民认可奥巴马在选战中提出的一些口号，比如对年收入超过25万美元的家庭增税。

A majority said that most illegal immigrants working in the U.S. should be offered a chance to apply for legal status, a position held by many Democrats.

多数受访者说，大多数在美国工作的非法移民应该获得申请合法地位的机会，很多民主党人士都持这一立常

But about half supported repealing all or part of the federal health-care overhaul that has come to be known as Obamacare, the president's chief policy achievement, the repeal of which is one of Mr. Romney's top campaign pledges.

不过约有半数的受访者支持全部或部分废除被称为“奥巴马医改(Obamacare)的联邦医改措施，这是奥巴马担任总统期间取得的一项主要政策成就。而废除奥巴马医改则是罗姆尼在选战期间最大力宣传的承诺之一。

And, according to preliminary data, a majority agreed with the statement that the government is doing too many things better left to businesses and individuals─a point of view often articulated by Mr. Romney─rather than with the idea that the government should do more to solve problems, a point of view more in keeping with Mr. Obama's platform.

而且根据调查的初步数据，多数受访者认为，政府管的事太多了，很多事应该交给企业和个人去管──这是罗姆尼经常挂在嘴边的观点；多数受访者并不认同政府应该多做一些事来解决问题的理念──这是奥巴马阵营所持观点。