奥巴马抨击罗姆尼经济政策

An energised Barack Obama sought to capitalise on his fiery comeback performance in the race for the White House, telling voters in the swing state of Iowa yesterday that Mitt Romney had only a “one point plan for fixing the economy – helping the rich.

精神振奋的巴拉克·奥巴马(Barack Obama)昨日试图利用他在入主白宫的竞赛中卷土重来的激昂表现，告诉摇摆州艾奥瓦州的选民，米特·罗姆尼(Mitt Romney)在重振经济方面只有一份“一点计划，那就是帮助富人。

As veteran commentators declared Tuesday night’s forum the most combative televised presidential debate ever, Mr Obama held a rally in Mount Vernon. “Let’s recap what we learned last night. [Romney’s] tax plan does not add up. The jobs plan does not create jobs. The deficit reduction plan adds to the deficit, said Mr Obama, with his sleeves rolled up.

在资深评论人士宣告周二晚间的电视辩论是有史以来火药味最浓的总统候选人辩论之际，奥巴马在芒特弗农主持一场集会。他卷起袖子说道：“让我们来回顾一下昨晚我们了解到的实情。（罗姆尼）的税收计划行不通。就业计划不会增加就业。减赤方案只会增加赤字。

The debate was considered a crucial test for Mr Obama, who has suffered a sharp decline in the polls since the first face-off against his Republican rival two weeks ago.

这场辩论被认为是对奥巴马的关键考验。自两周前首次与共和党竞争对手交锋以来，奥巴马在民调中的支持率急剧下滑。

Although most polls now put the candidates in a tie, Gallup’s daily tracking poll yesterday put Mr Romney’s support among likely voters at 51 per cent, while Mr Obama’s was only 45 per cent.

虽然在多数民调中，两名候选人不相上下，但昨日盖洛普每日追踪民调显示，罗姆尼在可能投票的选民中的支持率为51%，而奥巴马仅为45%。

No candidate has been above 50 per cent at this point in the race and lost, but the Obama campaign will be hoping that his performance will inject fresh momentum into his re-election bid with 19 days to go. It will take a week for the full effect of the debate to show in the Gallup poll.

从历史上看，没有一位在竞选的这个阶段支持率高于50%的候选人在大选中落败，但奥巴马竞选团队希望，他的表现将在剩下的19天里为他的连任竞选注入新活力。周二辩论的全部影响需要一周时间才能在盖洛普民调中显示出来。

Obama campaign officials yesterday said that the structure of the race “was established, with the president holding a slender lead in battleground states such as Ohio, where Mr Obama arrived after the Iowa rally.

奥巴马竞选团队的官员昨日表示，竞选结构“已成定局，奥巴马在俄亥俄州等主要战场略微领先。奥巴马在艾奥瓦州的集会结束后赶赴俄亥俄州。