万花筒 2008-06-08&-06-09

The next phase in the race for the White House, with Hillary Clinton set to throw her supporter now behind Barack Obama come to Saturday. The presumptive nominee¹ himself was in Virginia, signaling the beginning of the general election campaign. ABC's David Wright is with the Obama campaign.

 

We are in Bristol, Virginia, where the stage is just now being set for Barack Obama's second big campaign event of the day here in Virginia, Obama hoping to make Virginia a battle ground in the fight for the general election. It's been a long time since it'd been another Democratic column in 1964 under Lyndon Johnson, but Obama is hoping to change that.  He has a good many supporters here ,did very well in Virginia in the primaries. And at this one event alone, more than 20,000 people are expected to attend.

 

Obama’s showing signs today that the Democratic Party is now his party, saying that like his campaign, the party will no longer accept contributions from packs or lobbiers, and Obama campaign is here in Virginia with two people who may potentially be on the shortlist for the vice² presidential slot on the ticket. Among them, former governor Mark Warner and US Senator Jim Webb, but of course, Obama first has to deal with the awkward question of Hillary Clinton, who's also expressed strong interest in that job.

 

David Wright ABC news, Bristol Virginia.

 

1 nominee   

n.被提名者；被任命者；被推荐者

参考例句：

• His nominee for vice president was elected only after a second ballot.他提名的副总统在两轮投票后才当选。
• Mr.Francisco is standing as the official nominee for the post of District Secretary.弗朗西斯科先生是行政书记职位的正式提名人。

2 vice   

n.坏事；恶习；[pl.]台钳，老虎钳；adj.副的

参考例句：

• He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
• They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。