To be sure, the blame for America’s malaise lies squarely with Obama’s predecessors: Bill Clinton, for encouraging the Fed to take its eye off financial-market supervision and regulation, and George W. Bush, for his costly wars, which added massively to US government debt. But, come Election Day, many (if not most) Americans are likely to ignore recent history and vote against the incumbent.
可以确定的是，美国如今的窘况与奥巴马的前任有着很大关系：柯林顿，他鼓励联邦政府放宽对金融市场的管理和忽视市场规则；乔治布什，他发动的高成本战争大大加重了美国政府的债务。但是，当选举日来临时，很多（就算不是大部分）美国人都倾向于忽略近年来的历史，给现任者投反对票。