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1、TrumpvClinton–thenastiestfightinpresidentialhistoryInaseasonofdiscreditedpredictions,hereisasafeone.ThepresidentialdebatesbetweenHillaryClintonandDonaldTrumpwillshatterallaudiencerecords.Theirdrawwillbearnorelationtothesubstanceoftheissues.Tensofmillionswilltuneintowatchourage’smostt

2、rigger-happyinsulterdenigrateoneoftheworld’smostfamouswomen.在不靠谱的预言满天飞的季节，有一条比较保险的预言。希拉里•克林顿(HillaryClinton)和唐纳德•特朗普(DonaldTrump)的总统竞选辩论将打破一切观众人数纪录。他们的辩论的吸引力与所辩问题的重要性完全无关。数千万人将为了收看我们这个时代最爱乱开枪的攻击者炮轰全世界最著名的女性之一而打开电视。InancientRomegladiatorsslaughteredbarbarianstokeepthepeopleentertained

3、.Inthiscasehowever,thebarbarianhasashotatbecomingemperor.Whetherornothesucceeds,USdemocracywillneverbethesame.在古罗马，角斗士屠杀野蛮人以娱乐观众。不过，在当前这场角逐中，野蛮人有机会成为皇帝。无论他能否成功，美国民主将不同于过去。WhathappensinthedebateswillofferMrTrump’sbestchanceofgainingtheprize.Byanynormalmeasure,MrsClinton’scampaignislig

4、htyearsaheadofherrival.Herfundraisingmachineisrunningatfullpelt,raisingcloseto$300msofar—nearlyfivetimesMrTrump’stotal.Hervoterregistrationoperationispoundingthestreetsinthekeyswingstates.MrTrumpdoesnotyethaveagroundgameworththename.MrsClinton’sBrooklynheadquartersisthesizeofasmallco

5、rporationwithhundredsoffull-timestaff.MrTrump’sManhattanoperationconsistsofasmallcircleofloyalistswithscantelectoralexperienceamongthem.辩论将给特朗普提供一次入主白宫的最佳机会。以任何正常衡量标准来看，希拉里的竞选实力都甩出特朗普数光年的距离。她的筹款机器正在全速运转，截至目前已经筹得了将近3亿美元——几乎是特朗普的5倍。在关键的摇摆州，大街上随处可见她的选民登记服务。特朗普目前尚没有名副其实的实地工作。希拉里在布鲁克林的竞选总

6、部相当于一家小公司的规模，拥有数百名全职员工。特朗普在曼哈顿的竞选总部只有一小群缺乏竞选经验的忠诚人士。IntheirviewMrTrumpisDavidtoMrsClinton’sGoliath.InsteadofaslingheholdsaTwitteraccount.Hismainweaponisanabilitytosussouthisopponent’srawestnervesandmercilesslyexploitthem.SomecommentatorshavedismissedMrTrumpasaschoolyardbullywhohurlsi

7、nsultstogethisway.在他们看来，如果说希拉里是巨人歌利亚(Goliath)的话，特朗普就是与之对阵的大卫。只不过他的武器不是投石器，而是Twitter账户。他的法宝是挖出对手的最大痛点，并毫不留情加以利用。一些评论人士视特朗普为随心所欲乱骂一气的校园恶霸而对他嗤之以鼻。Thisisanaptsummaryofhismoralcharacter.Itisalsoadangerouslycomplacentunderestimateofhisskills.Everythingwehavelearntfromthe2016campaignisthatv

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