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Four months before election day, five men gathered in a small conference room

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问题    Four months before election day, five men gathered in a small conference room at the Reagan-Bush headquarters and reviewed an oversize calendar that marked the remaining days of the 1984 presidential campaign. It was the last Saturday in June and at ten o’clock in the morning the rest of the office was practically deserted. Even so, the men kept the door shut and the drapes carefully drawn. The three principals and their two deputies had come from around the country for a critical meeting. Their aim was to devise a strategy that would guarantee Ronald Reagan’s resounding re-election to a second term in the White House.
   It should have been easy. These were battle-tested veterans with long ties to Reagan and even longer ones to the Republican party, men who understood presidential politics as well as any in the country. The backdrop of the campaign was hospitable, with lots of good news to work with. America was at peace, and the nation’s economy, a key factor in any election, was rebounding vigorously after recession. Furthermore, the campaign itself was lavishly financed, with plenty of money for a top-flight staff, travel, and television commercials. And, most important, their candidate was Ronald Reagan, a president of tremendous personal popularity and dazzling communication skills. Reagan has succeeded more than any president since John. F. Kennedy in projecting a broad vision of America -- a nation of renewed military strength, individual initiative, and smaller federal government.
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答案    这似乎是件轻而易举的事。这些人跟随里根多午，久经战斗考验，而追随共和党的时间则更长。这些人和其他任何一位国人一样．对总统竞选的政治套路了如指掌。竞选背景对里根是有利的，有许多宣扬点：比如美国正处太平盛世．而且国民经济，作为一个大选要素，正在摆脱萧条强劲复苏。此外，竞选活动本身经费充裕，足以支付顶级竞选班子的薪酬、差旅费用以及电视广告费。最重要的一点是。他们的候选人是罗纳德?里根——一位极富人格魅力、沟通能力非凡的总统。比起自约翰?F?肯尼迪以来的历届美国总统，他最成功地在世人面前充分展示了美国的国家形象  ——一个军事力量重新崛起、个人创造力得到发挥以及联邦政府规模缩小化了的国家。
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