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Romney Begins Post-Convention Presidential Campaign
U.S. Republican presidential nominee1 Mitt2 Romney headed out on the campaign trail Friday, with a renewed attack on what he said were the failures of President Barack Obama in trying to boost the country's sluggish3 economy.
Hours after accepting his party's presidential nomination4, Romney told a rally in Florida that despite Obama's promises of four years ago, the Democratic incumbent5 had failed to cut the country's budget deficit6 or create as many jobs and new businesses as he said he would.
"Almost every measure he described he has failed to perform upon. And the reason for that is not that he wasn't trying, in my view. It's he was pulling in the wrong direction. He didn't know what it takes to actually make the economy work," Romney said.
Romney later planned to visit the Gulf7 Coast state of Louisiana, where Hurricane Isaac left wide swaths of the state in murky8 floodwaters and killed five people. Obama is visiting the state on Monday, the day before Democrats9 start their national convention to officially nominate him for a second four-year term.
Romney - a one-time venture capitalist and former governor of Massachusetts - says he can boost the country's sluggish economy with lower taxes and less government regulation. Obama, who was to visit the key state of Texas Friday, says a Romney presidency10 would result in a return to policies that led to the country's worst economic downturn since the 1930s.
Nationwide voter surveys show the two candidates in a virtual tie 10 weeks ahead of the November 6 election.
Romney said that if elected president, he will use a five-step plan to improve the economy and create 12 million jobs. He also promised "less flexibility11 and more backbone12" in global diplomacy13, along with "more loyalty14" to U.S. allies such as Israel.
The convention night included an appearance from film star Clint Eastwood, who received a roar from the crowd when he referred to politicians as "employees" of citizens who need to be let go when they do not "do the job."
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1 nominee | |
n.被提名者;被任命者;被推荐者 | |
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n.棒球手套,拳击手套,无指手套;vt.铐住,握手 | |
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adj.懒惰的,迟钝的,无精打采的 | |
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4 nomination | |
n.提名,任命,提名权 | |
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5 incumbent | |
adj.成为责任的,有义务的;现任的,在职的 | |
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6 deficit | |
n.亏空,亏损;赤字,逆差 | |
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7 gulf | |
n.海湾;深渊,鸿沟;分歧,隔阂 | |
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adj.黑暗的,朦胧的;adv.阴暗地,混浊地;n.阴暗;昏暗 | |
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9 democrats | |
n.民主主义者,民主人士( democrat的名词复数 ) | |
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10 presidency | |
n.总统(校长,总经理)的职位(任期) | |
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11 flexibility | |
n.柔韧性,弹性,(光的)折射性,灵活性 | |
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n.脊骨,脊柱,骨干;刚毅,骨气 | |
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13 diplomacy | |
n.外交;外交手腕,交际手腕 | |
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14 loyalty | |
n.忠诚,忠心 | |
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