The failure of the “Super Committee” last year to reach a budget deal underscored the underlying wedge in US politics. For most of the post-1945 years the electorate has been slightly to the left or right of centre, spread around a dominant middle ground. This enabled compromises in legislation to be reached with relative ease.
去年，「超級委員會」(Super Committee)未能達成預算協議。這件事突顯出美國政治的深層次分歧。在1945年後的大多數年份裏，美國選民的立場都是中間略微偏左或中間略微偏右，主流是中間立場。這使得立法所需的妥協能夠相對輕鬆地達成。
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