MADRID – The United States is gearing up for that most intoxicating (and exhausting) of political events: an open-seat race for the presidency. With US President Barack Obama's eight years in office coming to an end, and Vice President Joe Biden unlikely to run, the race will be without an incumbent.
马德里—美国正在为最令人兴奋（也最令人疲惫）的政治事件做准备：总统席位的开放竞争。副总统拜登看起来不会参与，因此这场角逐不会有现任官员。因此，这场大选也许并不是对过去八年的全民公决，而是一场思想的竞争，而外交政策正在成为其中的关键。