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奥巴马已实质获得提名 麦凯恩对大选迫不及待
[ 2008-06-04 10:35 ] 中国日报网环球在线消息:据美国媒体报道,历时17个月的民主党总统预选终于可以在6月3日画上句号:伊利诺伊州黑人参议员奥巴马战胜了前第一夫人希拉里,将代表民主党出战今年11月举行的美国总统大选。而落败的纽约州参议员希拉里则表示,自己愿意担任奥巴马的副手,以确保民主党人能在大选中击败共和党候选人麦凯恩。而早早出线的麦凯恩则已经迫不及待地要和奥巴马一争高下了。
美国媒体3日通过计算得出,奥巴马在初选和党团基层会议中获得的宣誓代表数,加上已经公开表明支持他的超级代表,以及尚未公开表态、但私下向媒体透露意愿的19名代表,总数已经达到了2129,超过了获得今年民主党提名必需的2118席。他将毫无疑问地成为民主党总统候选人,并在8月丹佛民主党全国代表大会上正式获得提名。
作为一名年轻的黑人参议员,奥巴马4年前在美国政治舞台上还默默无闻,目前在参院的任期还不满一届。但他在这次民主党预选中充分利用自身清新的形象,抓住机会后来居上,将经验丰富、自信能轻松赢得提名的老牌政客希拉里拉下马。
希拉里3日在一场新闻发布会上提到了成为奥巴马副总统候选人的可能。当时民主党众议员尼迪娅·贝拉斯克斯预测说,如果没有希拉里的支持,奥巴马在大选中也许很难获得西班牙裔选民的支持。希拉里回答说:“我对这点(成为奥巴马的副总统)保持开放态度(如果这在11月的大选中对民主党有利)”。
希拉里的这番表态让很多民主党人士看到“奥希配”梦幻组合成为现实的可能。在不少人眼中,奥巴马代表着希望和改变,而希拉里代表了经验和充分的准备,如果史无前例地将“黑人总统+女性副总统”印在民主党选票上,赢得今年总统大选将非常有希望。不过奥巴马阵营的回应则非常谨慎。奥巴马的首席战略师大卫·阿克塞尔罗德说:“我们现在还没正式进入大选阶段,这个问题将在以后考虑。”
不过,奥巴马虽然获胜,却没有太多时间来庆祝。他的大选对手、71岁的亚利桑那州参议员麦凯恩是在越战中曾被俘入狱的功勋老兵,已经急切希望这场和奥巴马的较量赶快正式开始。他日前指责比自己小25岁的奥巴马因为布什政府没有给出撤军时间表而投票反对给伊战拨款,伤害了那些在伊拉克战场浴血奋战的美国士兵。麦凯恩在新奥尔良发表演讲时说,他同意奥巴马的观点,即这次的总统大选应该集中在改变,但“人民要选择正确的改变,而不是错误的改变,是要选择继续前进,而不是倒退”。
奥巴马3日晚些时候在明尼苏达州的圣保罗市发表演讲,会对麦凯恩的指责做出进一步回应。美国媒体报道说,奥巴马的讲稿中提到:“当麦凯恩95%的时间里选择和布什站在一起时,那可不是什么改变;当麦凯恩要继续延续布什政府那失败、无法创造良好收入工作的经济政策时,那可不是什么改变;当他要延续现在的伊拉克政策、让我们勇敢的士兵付出所有代价却不让伊拉克政治家承担责任时,那更不是什么改变。”奥巴马发表演讲的地点就是共和党9月举行全国代表大会正式提名麦凯恩的会场,此举被认为有高度象征意义。
(董玮)
By TOM RAUM, Associated Press Writer 26 minutes ago
ST. PAUL, Minn. - Barack Obama claimed theDemocratic presidential nominationin a long-time-coming victory speechTuesday that taunted Republicanson their own turf and reached out toheal Democratic wounds with loftypraise for his rival.
"Let us begin the work together," Obama exhortedthousands of cheeringsupporters in a packed sports arena. "Let us unitein common effort tochart a new course for America."
Speaking in the same arena that will host theRepublican nominatingconvention in early September, Obama said thelong, hard primarycampaign, now finally ended, should help steel adeeply divided partyto do more effective battle against Republicans andtheir candidate, John McCain.
"Senator Hillary Clintonhas made history in thiscampaign not just because she's a woman whohas done what no woman hasdone before, but because she's a leader whoinspires millions ofAmericans with her strength, her courage, and hercommitment to thecauses that brought us here tonight," Obama said.
"Our party and our country are better off because ofher, and I am abetter candidate for having had the honor to compete"with her, he said.
Speculation spread over whether he would invite herto share theticket as his running mate, and Clinton only encouraged it.But Obamaaides tied to tamp down such talk.
"We don't have a long list or a short list," saidDavid Axelrod,Obama's chief strategist. "Obviously she's an incrediblyformidableperson. We knew that going in. It's way too early to talkabout that."
Obama won a mathematical lock on the nomination aspreviouslyundeclared superdelegates — elected and party officials —flocked tohis side on the day of the last presidential primaries.
Still, Clinton did not concede her own defeat.
The Illinois senator's victory rally had all the trappings of a party convention — and intentionally so.
At the Xcel Energy Center, where the GOPconventionwill begin Sept. 1, nearly all of the 18,000 seats taken andthousandsof additional supporters gathered outside. The arena wasfestooned withlarge American flags. Loud music blared. The hall eruptedintotumultuous screams and cheers when Obama and his wife,Michelle,entered. Supporters pumped Obama signs.
His long-time-coming victory speech minced no words about McCain.
"In just a few short months, the Republican Partywill arrive in St.Paul with a very different agenda. They will comehere to nominate John McCain,a man who has served this countryheroically. ... My differences withhim are not personal; they are withthe policies he has proposed inthis campaign."
Obama challenged McCain's claims of independence, noting he voted with President Bush 95 percent of the time last year.
"There are many words to describe John McCain'sattempt to pass offhis embrace of George Bush's policies as bipartisanand new," Obamasaid. "But change is not one of them."
Reuniting a party divided by the marathon, 17-monthbattle betweenthe two historic candidates — a woman and a black man —will be a topchallenge for the Illinois senator as he moves into ageneral electionrace with McCain.
"After 54 hard-fought contests, our primary seasonhas finally cometo an end," Obama said, recalling the day in February2007 when heannounced his candidacy at the Illinois Capitol and themillions whohave voted since then.
"Tonight, I can stand before you and say that I willbe the Democratic nominee for president of the United States," he said.That line brought down the house.
Unity and change were the main themes of his speech, as they have been on the campaign trail.
"There are independents and Republicans whounderstand that thiselection isn't just about the party in charge ofWashington, it's aboutthe need to change Washington. There are youngpeople, andAfrican-Americans, and Latinos, and women of all ages whohave voted innumbers that have broken records and inspired a nation,"he said.
Obama nailed down the nomination on a day in whichthe tworivals split the last two primaries, with Clinton winning SouthDakotaand Obama taking Montana. |
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