If Obama is re-elected, and Republicans control the House and Senate, his legislative agenda will essentially be a dead letter, and he will spend the next two years, at least, negotiating its reform and rollback. In this scenario, the policy center of gravity in the Republican party would shift to House Speaker John Boehner, the chairman of the House Budget Committee, Paul Ryan, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, and other key Representatives, including David Camp, Kevin Brady, and Kevin McCarthy, along with several Senators.
如果奥巴马连任，而共和党控制众议院和参议院，则前者的立法计划将泡汤，至少在未来2年里，奥巴马将面临政策谈判和扯皮。如果发生这样的情景，则共和党政策中心将转移至参议院发言人约翰·博纳、众议院预算委员会主席保罗·瑞恩、众议院多数党领袖埃里克·康托和其他众议员，包括大卫·坎普、凯文·布雷迪、凯文·麦卡锡，以及部分参议员。