The Darwinian theory of evolution has long been a dirty word among Republicans as well. Rick Perry, the governor of Texas and an early frontrunner in the Republican primary, called it just a “theory out there,” while Romney himself has had to argue that it is consistent with creationism – the idea that an intelligent force designed the universe and brought it into being.
对于共和党人来说，达尔文进化论一直以来都堪称一句粗口。曾在共和党党内初选中一度领先的德州州长里克·佩里（Rick Perry）说它“不过是一种理论而已”，罗姆尼自己则辩称该理论是与神创论（creationism）——认定是某种智慧力量创造了宇宙并使其存在的理论——相一致的。