By the time the next presidential term starts in January 2013, and contrary to the current narratives advanced by the Obama and Romney campaigns, the incumbent will find himself with limited room for maneuver on economic policy. Indeed, the potential differences for America are elsewhere, and have yet to be adequately understood by voters.
新总统的任期将从2013年1月开始，与目前奥巴马和罗姆尼竞争口号中所描述的情形相反，上台者将会发现没有多少空间可以用于调整经济政策。事实上，美国的潜在分歧随处可见，选民们对此并没有充分的认识。他们将注意力集中在伴随着范围甚广的类似经济政策的社会政策上；而在这方面，候选人之间的分歧将产生重大后果。