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yes
请提问
so the question is the Internet certainly in fund raising
他的问题是 因特网在筹集竞选资金中的作用
that was the big issue
这是个很重要的问题
this was a unique election in a number of regards
这届竞选在好几个方面来看是非常特别的
one was the overwhelming financial advantage that the Democratic candidate had
其中一个就这次大选是民主党候选人 在经费上占了压倒性优势
we don't have to go back very far to find an election which is the opposite
要找一届情况与今年相反的大选并不用追溯到很久以前
we go back in the late 1800s the Republicans had overwhelming fund raising advantages
在19世纪末 共和党人常常筹集到远高于民主党的资金
but now what did Obama had almost twice the war chest that McCain did
但今年奥巴马筹集到底资金几乎是麦凯恩的两倍
so much of that was...it was raised in a variety of ways
这些资金...其实是从不同渠道筹集来的
some of which was raised from very wealthy donors
有一些来自巨富的捐赠者

but a lot of it was small-scale donations through Internet mobilization
但更多的是通过网络的捐款动员 从而积少成多
and the Obama campaign
奥巴马阵营对网络活动
very heavily and closely organized
进行了非常娴熟而缜密的组织
using a lot of information technology
充分利用了信息技术这一工具
the McCain campaign did so as well
虽然麦凯恩阵营也有利用网络
but I think they placed more emphasis on things like robot telephone calls
但我想可能他的阵营更多地通过自动的电子电话呼吁捐款
and not as much on grassroot or net-root organizing
没有动员起草根和网民的力量
how is that reflected in geographical patterns
这在地理格局上有什么反映呢
well certainly the affluent educated suburban counties
我们知道富裕 且高学历的郊县地区
where we saw the very substantial blue shifts in most of the country
在全国范围内都有大规模的向蓝营偏转现象
would be areas that would be more wired
这会不会与这些地区更加依赖网络
would be more Internet savvy
更加熟悉对因特网的运用有关?
I don't know that...I wouldn't really be able to say
我也不确定 所以不能妄下结论
anyone else has any views on that?
有人对这个又什么看法的吗?

视频及简介
这一集仔细分析了08年美国总统大选的选情，从教育程度、宗教、人种、郊县的发展趋势等各方面阐述了奥巴马获胜的原因，以及民主党08年支持率上升的具体趋势。亮点：是投给民主党还是共和党呢？这里面的奥妙特别多。跟性别、年龄、受教育程度、富裕程度、人种、宗教都有关系。80多岁老人可能更倾向于民主党，因为奥巴马对经济危机的乐观态度和许以民众的美好未来，让他们想起了罗斯福在面临大萧条时的英雄形象，对此，他们常怀感激。