After all, the last big partisan fight (in 2013) over funding the government and raising the debt limit gained little for the Republicans who instigated it – other than significant damage to their reputation for responsibility. And the current Republican leadership, eager to strengthen their party’s electoral chances in 2016, very much wants to project an image of sober good sense.
上述警告看似有些奇怪。毕竟，挑起上次政府财政和提高债务限额两党之争（2013年）的共和党除对其自身的责任信誉造成重大损害外，其实从那次混乱中收获甚微。目前的共和党领导层急于加强该党在2016年的选举机会，非常希望以清醒理智的良好形象出现在公众面前。