Mr McCain finds himself in a curious position. He entered the race as an experienced and well-known candidate, much-liked, with years in the Senate behind him. He was running against a virtually unknown novice, with barely any legislative achievements to boast of – and a black man with a funny name, to boot. Mr McCain was the known quantity, the safer choice, literally the elder statesman and Mr Obama had everything to prove. Yet with four weeks to go, the election is being run by both sides as though the opposite were true.
麦凯恩发现自己处于奇怪的境地。他作为一名经验丰富的知名候选人参选,为许多人所喜欢,拥有在参议院工作多年的经验。他的对手则是初出茅庐,几乎不为人所知,在立法上没有点滴成就可以夸耀,而且还是一位有着奇怪名字的黑人。麦凯恩是“已知数”,是更加安全的人选,堪称政界元老,而奥巴马事事都有待证明。然而,在距离大选还有4周的时候,双方的竞选形势对比却恰恰相反。