CNN 2012-03-07

 The only state，named after a President， held its Republican caucus¹ on Saturday.Former governor Mitt² Romney came away with the win,he also got some momentum,heading into this week's Super Tuesday contest.We will have more on those for you tomorrow.

Tens of thousands of Washingtonians have been expected to take part in the caucus meetings this weekend.We've talked about candidates winning delegates in primaries and caucuses³.Washington's caucuses award those delegates proportionately,so since governor Romney got the most votes,he also won the most delegates,but he didn't win all of them.

 

 

The Republican candidate who wins his party's nomination,will face off in the general election against President Obama,the likely Democratic nominee⁴.When he was elected in 2008,Obama had overwhelming support from one group of Americans.Suzanne Malveaux looks whether history might repeat itself in this year's election and the possible reasons why or why not.

 

 

Donnel Scott has a framed newspaper story on his wall about President Obama when won the 2008 election.

 

 

I want capture this for my family,because again he was so historical.

 

 

But this year,he is not sure he wants to vote for Obama again.

 

 

These next few months are going to be the telltale sign of me making a decision.

 

 

African Americans have been hit hard by the economy with black unemployment at 13.6% almost double the rate of whites.

 

 

I've had times I've held almost three or four different jobs at one time.When you have a family that you are trying to support,you will do whatever it takes,no matter the odds⁵.

 

 

In 2008,African Americans went to the polls in record numbers,96% of African Americans who voted,voted for President Obama but some people in the black communities feeling a sense of disappointment now,the question is,can the President hold on to the black vote?Former Obama policy adviser,now DNC head,Patrick Gaspard, believes he can.

 

 

African Americans have been disproportionately affected⁶ by the recession.Over the course of last twenty three months,we have,of course,seen 3.7 million jobs are growing in the private sector⁷ alone and there is a sense that we are beginning to turn this around.

 

 

Representative,Maxine Waters has been one of the President's toughest critics for not doing enough for black unemployment.Even so,she says Republican attacks on President Obama will help energize⁸ blacks to vote.

 

 

Since the Republican candidates have taken to the air with these debates,they have tried to undermine the President in so many ways,they have strengthened the resolve of African Americans to reelect this president.

 

 

And we have got to decide what kind of country we want to be.

 

 

Last month,the Obama campaign launched "African American for Obama" to generated for support in black communities.At a barber shop in Atlanta,opinions were mixed on whether or not to vote in November.

 

 

He's gonna have to become very convincing to minorities right now.Other than that,it's going to sound like the same story over again.And they will still be waiting on change.I think he's done a ton with the cards he was now.I think four more years would do him and do us and do the country well.

 

 

At the start of today's show,we said we would tell you who's going to be the next president,didn't say of the United States though.

 

 

Russia held its presidesntial election yesterday.And as the votes came in,Prime Minister Vladimir Putin declared victory.This is Putin on the left here with Russia's current president.If these election results are confirmed,Putin will be going back to the job,he held from 2000 to 2008.He had to step down because Russian presidents can't serve more than two terms in a row.Putin appeared to have a big lead at the polls but there have been a lot of protests against him recently.One Russian lawmaker was demanding a run-off election,because he didn't think Sunday's votes were counted fairly.

1 caucus   

n.秘密会议；干部会议；v.（参加）干部开会议

参考例句：

• This multi-staged caucus takes several months.这个多级会议常常历时好几个月。
• It kept the Democratic caucus from fragmenting.它也使得民主党的核心小组避免了土崩瓦解的危险。

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 caucuses   

n.（政党决定政策或推举竞选人的）核心成员( caucus的名词复数 )；决策干部；决策委员会；秘密会议

参考例句：

• Republican caucuses will happen in about 410 towns across Maine. 共和党团会议选举将在缅因州的约410个城镇进行。 来自互联网

4 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。

5 odds   

n.让步，机率，可能性，比率；胜败优劣之别

参考例句：

• The odds are 5 to 1 that she will win.她获胜的机会是五比一。
• Do you know the odds of winning the lottery once?你知道赢得一次彩票的几率多大吗？

6 affected   

adj.不自然的，假装的

参考例句：

• She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。
• His manners are affected.他的态度不自然。

7 sector   

n.部门，部分；防御地段，防区；扇形

参考例句：

• The export sector will aid the economic recovery. 出口产业将促进经济复苏。
• The enemy have attacked the British sector.敌人已进攻英国防区。

8 energize   

vt.给予(某人或某物)精力、能量

参考例句：

• It is used to energize the city.它的作用是为城市供给能量。
• This is a great way to energize yourself and give yourself more power!这种方法非常棒，可以激活你的能量，让你有更多的活力！