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Like I say, a lot of people don't think much of these sort of allegorical reading of the Wizard of Oz
很多观众都没想那么多，认为《绿野仙踪》只是个寓言故事
Basically say it was a story for children and it doesn't go much beyond that
是写来哄小孩儿的，没那么多所谓的暗喻和讽刺
But some said that she was the inspiration for Wizard of Oz
但有人说伊利斯正是《绿野仙踪》的灵感来源
Well, what happens in this election
这次大选结果如何呢
Well, you can see the populist taking several states
平民党在只赢下了几个州
getting off electoral votes in North Dakota, wining in Kansas and Colorado and Nevada, but nowhere else
仅获得了北达科他、堪萨斯和内华达的选举人票，仅此而已
You can see the Democrats again Grover Cleveland
民主党人克里弗兰

He was in, he was out, he comes back
他在隐退之后又重出江湖
and again second contest between Grover Clevenland and Benjamin Harrison
这是他第二次与哈里森争夺总统宝座
This time, Cleveland takes New York
而这次，克里弗兰拿下了纽约
This time you can see Democrats taking Wisconsin which was a shocker at the time
这次大选中民主党拿下了威斯康辛，这在当时引起了很大的轰动
And again that has to do with the German vote and the alcohol question
这还是要归功于德国人的选票，他们重视禁酒问题
Some evidence suggested a lot of people of the labor movement voted for Cleveland
也有证据表明很多劳工运动的参与者选了克里弗兰
because Benjamin Harrison had a pretty viciously shut down the major strike in Homestead Pennsylvania
因为哈里森曾经严酷地镇压过宾州宅地镇的大罢工
Virtual labor warfare in Andrew Carnegie, his plans troops came in, it was pretty bloody
工人们因不满卡耐基的压榨计划而罢工，军队介入进来，场面非常血腥

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。