Romney gets moderate boost from GOP Convention: poll

 Romney gets moderate boost from GOP Convention: poll WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Republican presidential nominee¹ Mitt² Romney gained a moderate boost from the GOP National Convention last week, according to a Gallup poll released Monday.

Following the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Florida, 40 percent of voters said they were more likely to support Romney for president after the convention, compared with 38 percent who were less likely.

The net impact of each convention was calculated by subtracting the percentage who said the convention made them less likely to vote for the party's nominee from the percentage saying it made them more likely to vote for the nominee. The net impact of +2 this year is below the +5 and +3 for the GOP conventions in 2008 and 2004, respectively.

Romney's acceptance speech last Thursday night also scored low. Thirty-eight percent of respondents said the speech was "excellent" or "good," which was lower than the 47 percent who said John McCain's 2008 acceptance speech was "excellent" or "good."

However, Gallup noted³ immediate⁴ reactions to the convention did not by themselves predict who would win the election.

The Tampa convention officially endorsed⁵ Romney as the Republican Party's candidate for president. President Barack Obama is to be named the Democratic Party's nominee this week.

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 mitt   

n.棒球手套，拳击手套，无指手套；vt.铐住，握手

参考例句：

• I gave him a baseball mitt for his birthday.为祝贺他的生日，我送给他一只棒球手套。
• Tom squeezed a mitt and a glove into the bag.汤姆把棒球手套和手套都塞进袋子里。

3 noted   

adj.著名的，知名的

参考例句：

• The local hotel is noted for its good table.当地的那家酒店以餐食精美而著称。
• Jim is noted for arriving late for work.吉姆上班迟到出了名。

4 immediate   

adj.立即的；直接的，最接近的；紧靠的

参考例句：

• His immediate neighbours felt it their duty to call.他的近邻认为他们有责任去拜访。
• We declared ourselves for the immediate convocation of the meeting.我们主张立即召开这个会议。

5 endorsed   

vt.& vi.endorse的过去式或过去分词形式v.赞同( endorse的过去式和过去分词 )；在（尤指支票的）背面签字；在（文件的）背面写评论；在广告上说本人使用并赞同某产品

参考例句：

• The committee endorsed an initiative by the chairman to enter discussion about a possible merger. 委员会通过了主席提出的新方案，开始就可能进行的并购进行讨论。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The government has broadly endorsed a research paper proposing new educational targets for 14-year-olds. 政府基本上支持建议对14 岁少年实行新教育目标的研究报告。 来自《简明英汉词典》