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Hey, good evening, and welcome again to the Geography of U.S Presidential Elections
各位晚上好，欢迎再次回到美国总统大选地理学的课堂
Welcome those who are viewing and listening to this course on ITunes University
同时也欢迎那些通过ITunes University收看这门课程的同学
Today we're gonna finish most the historical overview, we ended at the civil war, So we pick up the story there
今天我们将大致把总统选举史说完上节课讲到南北战争，这节课接着讲
and I hope to take it up to the Carter perhaps Reagan era, So a long sweep of history
希望今天能讲到卡特或里根那届大选，历史年限跨度很大
Before I begin the historical narrative
在我开始讲这段历史之前
I just like to sum up some of the geographical patterns that we see in this long period
我想先总结一下这段时间里大致的选情地理格局
The basic pattern is pretty simple
基本的格局非常简单
It's inherited from the civil war period
它延续了南北时期的格局
We see a far north dominated by the Republican party south dominated by the Democratic party
北部的支持是由共和党垄断的南部则全部倾向民主党

and the important serials of swings states in the middle
中部一系列的摇摆州
going from Connecticut through New York, New Jersy, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana and Illinois
包括康涅狄格州、纽约州、新泽西州、宾州、俄亥俄州、印第安纳和伊利诺伊
and those states would decide the elections in most cases
这些州的选情很大程度上决定了选举结果
As the country fills out as the western part
随着西部的新州逐个建立起来
We find that the Pacific coast usually going with the northeast with the Republican party
太平洋沿岸常常效仿东北部，支持共和党
And we find what we might call the interior west region from the great plains to the Rocky Mountains as a very important swing region
而被称为内陆西部的地区，即从大平原延伸至落基山脉的地区则是明显的摇摆州
That in some elections would align with the south and the Democrats and important election like 1896, 1916,
有时他们与南部的民主党人联盟，例如1896,1916这两年的大选，
Then in other times align itself with the Republicans in the northeast
有时他们又加入东北部的共和党阵营

视频及简介

这一集大致讲述了1920－1972年总统大选的历史与过程，主要以一战、1929大萧条、二战、美苏冷战为历史背景，穿插了西奥多罗斯福，富兰克林罗斯福，杜鲁门，肯尼迪等几位著名美国总统的竞选和执政经历。