The Conservatives Strategy: the Stupid or the Wisest?

[CHRIS88]

I was puzzled by the conservative strategies getting into this election:
1) Talking about the coalition not as a political choice but as an illegitimate evil;
2) Putting forth the one-on-one debate stuff but withdrawing it quietly soon after;
3) Making election promises that can be cashed in by the electorates only years after the election, and even worse, with lots of ifs attached;
4) Preventing the journalists from asking the Prime Minister the sixth question;
5) Decorating with Karate kids the background behind the Prime Minister in a major policy announcement event in the capital;
6) Sending good-mannered people who seem not be able to engage in neither their opponents nor the audience (camera) to political talk shows.

At one point of time, I was asking myself, what's going on there?

And yet, all the polling numbers show that the conservatives are winning, very day. So the question becomes, is the conservatives campaign under the direction of a real genius or what?

What's your opinion?

 

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Yeah, "What's your opinion? "

4) Preventing the journalists from asking the Prime Minister the sixth question;

Actually, no more than four questions shall be asked per day, if I remember correctly.

 

[CHRIS88]

Yeah, "What's your opinion? "

4) Preventing the journalists from asking the Prime Minister the sixth question;

Actually, no more than four questions shall be asked per day, if I remember correctly.

Four for national media, one for local media.

 

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3) Making election promises that can be cashed in by the electorates only years after the election, and even worse, with lots of ifs attached;


What do you mean by saying "that can be cashed in by" ?

When you say "electorates", do you mean voters?

 

[CHRIS88]

3) Making election promises that can be cashed in by the electorates only years after the election, and even worse, with lots of ifs attached;


What do you mean by saying "that can be cashed in by" ?

When you say "electorates", do you mean voters?

If I have your permission, I would like to rewrite that sentence as follows:

Giving out election coupons that the electorate can possibly cash in only years after the election, and even worse, with lots of ifs attached;

 

[CHRIS88]

我也看不明白。如果我们假设哈勃的新Chief of Staff是个天才而这一切都是计划中的，那麽他们应该像达到下面的目的：
1）通过引起对联合政府合法性的讨论，给选民一个联合政府迫在眉睫的印象，增加支持者冲刺多数政府的动力；
2）通过提升领导人评分一直偏低的Iggy来压制Jack，加剧新自两党之间的竞争（这个似乎没有必要）；
3）通过开除选举期票的方式来 a)强调加国经济还很脆弱，财政赤字还为平衡，现在仍然需要集中精力搞经济，其它都是浮云；b)突显保守党的求实负责稳妥慎诺；c)反证方对党的不负责任乱开支票。（我认为这条肯定是保守党的思路，并且也很成功）
4）通过限制问题数一来保证哈勃的体力（第一周哈勃跑了10个省而Iggy只跑了六省）二来建立一个领导者的形象（我不认为哈博会害怕问题），但这条风险较大，过度了可能翻盘。
5）希望用不一样的竞选场景来烘托一个在谨慎求实的基础上求新求变的施政理念；（这纯属揣测，效果如果也不敢妄评）
6）通过不过多参与脱口秀的口水辩论来加强政府理性温和求实稳妥的形象。（这个也是纯属揣测，效果如果亦不敢妄评）。

我们看看事情怎样发展吧。无论如何，我认为在目前的情况下，开远期竞选期票的确是个高招。

 

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If I have your permission, I would like to rewrite that sentence as follows:

Giving out election coupons that the electorate can possibly cash in only years after the election, and even worse, with lots of ifs attached;

能解释这两个单词和词组么？

electorate

cash in

 

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我也看不明白。如果我们假设哈勃的新Chief of Staff是个天才而这一切都是计划中的，那麽他们应该像达到下面的目的：
1）通过引起对联合政府合法性的讨论，给选民一个联合政府迫在眉睫的印象，增加支持者冲刺多数政府的动力；
2）通过提升领导人评分一直偏低的Iggy来压制Jack，加剧新自两党之间的竞争（这个似乎没有必要）；
3）通过开除选举期票的方式来 a)强调加国经济还很脆弱，财政赤字还为平衡，现在仍然需要集中精力搞经济，其它都是浮云；b)突显保守党的求实负责稳妥慎诺；c)反证方对党的不负责任乱开支票。（我认为这条肯定是保守党的思路，并且也很成功）
4）通过限制问题数一来保证哈勃的体力（第一周哈勃跑了10个省而Iggy只跑了六省）二来建立一个领导者的形象（我不认为哈博会害怕问题），但这条风险较大，过度了可能翻盘。
5）希望用不一样的竞选场景来烘托一个在谨慎求实的基础上求新求变的施政理念；（这纯属揣测，效果如果也不敢妄评）
6）通过不过多参与脱口秀的口水辩论来加强政府理性温和求实稳妥的形象。（这个也是纯属揣测，效果如果亦不敢妄评）。

我们看看事情怎样发展吧。无论如何，我认为在目前的情况下，开远期竞选期票的确是个高招。

搞了半天，你的汉语很棒啊！

 

[CHRIS88]

搞了半天，你的汉语很棒啊！

谈不上棒但是比英语好。只是有时候机器上没中文，就像村长一样.

 

[CHRIS88]

能解释这两个单词和词组么？

electorate

cash in

其实我也想找个什麽词来代替cash in,但有点黔驴那个什麽的.

我想表达的,就是开几张几年以后才能兑现的竞选期票,这个期票能否兑现还有很多的不确定因素.要不村长给看看怎麽表达好?

 

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其实我也想找个什麽词来代替cash in,但有点黔驴那个什麽的.

我想表达的,就是开几张几年以后才能兑现的竞选期票,这个期票能否兑现还有很多的不确定因素.要不村长给看看怎麽表达好?

electorate [ɪˈlɛktərɪt]
n 1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the body of all qualified voters
2. (Historical Terms) the rank, position, or territory of an elector of the Holy Roman Empire
3. (Law / Parliamentary Procedure) Austral and NZ the area represented by a Member of Parliament
4. Austral and NZ the voters in a constituency


兑现　simply "to be cashed".

 

[CHRIS88]

electorate [ɪˈlɛktərɪt]
n 1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the body of all qualified voters
2. (Historical Terms) the rank, position, or territory of an elector of the Holy Roman Empire
3. (Law / Parliamentary Procedure) Austral and NZ the area represented by a Member of Parliament
4. Austral and NZ the voters in a constituency


兑现　simply "to be cashed".

多谢，总是有要学习的啊。