第一篇:奥巴马竞选的公关
奥巴马竞选总统的公关策略
——宋晨晶(120501011101)
一、奥巴马的政治背景
在1995年的时候,奥巴马出过自传《源自父亲的梦想》,可那时没有多少人知道奥巴马是谁,所以卖得很差。但是2008年的美国大选使奥巴马成为2008年年度重要人物之一,从平凡的参议员到美国总统的巨大跨度,奥巴马成功塑造了自己的名人形象.46岁的奥巴马的所有政治履历就是:3年的国会参议员生涯,7年的伊利诺伊州参议员生涯,民主党内国众议员初选的一次败北,民主党全国大会上的一次精彩演说,两本政治类畅销书。
仅仅这些无疑不足以让他问鼎总统宝座,然而当奥巴马在2007年2月10日借用林肯演讲的寓意正式宣布参加2008年美国总统大选时,传奇就开始了。
二、个人形象定位
作为政治名人,其形象的表现内容是多方面的,是对个人全面能力的综合反映。只有具有多维性,才能使塑造出来的形象不至于过于单薄,在竞选中才能更具实力。
1、碰巧是生为黑人的竞选人
奥巴马将自己定位成“碰巧是生为黑人的竞选人”,而不是“黑人总统”,其政治主张突出的是不同种族的团结与融合,并非争取黑人权利。作为黑人的竞选者,奥巴马不是第一个竞选总统的黑人,但是搞肤色政治争取不到白人。奥巴马既要做到讨好白人的时候不得罪黑人,又要做到讨好黑人的时候不得罪白人,他找到了这两方面的平衡点。
2、平民的代理人
奥巴马2004年7月在民主党全国代表大会上作“基调演讲”时,就提到了自己的身世:“我站在这里,清楚地意识到我的故事只是大量美国故事中的一个部分,我感激所有赋予我生命的人。我的故事兴许也发生在全球的各个地方。” 复杂坎坷的成长经历,让奥巴马特别关注美国社会底层的生存状态。从政以来,他喊出了很多社会下层民众的呼声。经过多年的从政经历,奥巴马积攒起雄厚的民意资本,成功地树立起清廉、为百姓着想的形象。奥巴马的从政历史也成为从社会底层依靠一己之力奋斗出头的平民草根成长史,以此吸引更多基层民众的支持。
3、.未来的改变者
美国现在面对的问题总的来说是一个衰退的经济,一场在麻烦地区战争的恶化。在此压力下,奥巴马的竞选团队针对美国现状提出有力的竞选纲领,与共和党麦凯恩提出的偏重国家安全和对外政策的纲领不同,奥巴马的主张更加强调在民生领域的作为。针对受2007年以来次危机影响加速衰退的美国经济,提出能源独立,从伊拉克战场撤军以缩减军事开支发展经济,提高年收入25万美元以上者的税率,以及降低医疗成本以改善医疗体系等。他仍沿用了初选时的口号:变革,寓意他组建的政府将改变美国经济每况愈下的现状。这正好迎合了美国人要求改变的心理,赢得了选民的好感。
通过奥巴马对自己的明确定位,他给被塑造者树立一个良好的公众形象,以得到更多选民的信任和支持。
三、明确受众定位
可以说不是每一个美国人都关注竞选的,这次也不例外,但是2008年无疑是选民们参加人数最多的一年,那是因为中间多出了以往被忽略的中间力量———新一代的年轻人。美国《时代》周刊的一项民意调查显示,在18岁~29岁的美国人中,这次对大选表示关注的达到了74%,而在2004年,这一比例只有42%;在2000年,只有可怜的13%。奥巴马的清新形象吸引了不少年轻人的关注,而以往这些人的多数是不太关心政治的,这部分人成为支持奥巴马的主力,其实也更显现了未来是把握在年轻人手中的,后一代人总会成熟,他们需要有自己的意愿,不再漠不关心政治,他们是美国未来的主要变革力量。
四、与媒介的整合运用
做好了个人受众定位相当于做好了形象的内在,有了内容,就需要通过各种传播途径把内在的东西宣扬出去,在各种媒介的宣传下,个人的魅力可以无限放大,在聚光灯的关注下,就能产生明星般的光环效应。
1、电视广告方面
奥巴马的竞选团队制作了展现奥巴马正面形象和他竞选纲领的广告在重点州的电视网播放。另外,它的竞选团队还买下Dish电视台的一个频道,一周7天全天24小时循环播放奥巴马的竞选广告。竞选标志被设计成一个圆形,象征着奥巴马(Obama)名字的首字母“O”。O形的上半部分呈环状,为蓝色,象征着蓝天;下半部分为红白相间的条纹,象征着跑道。每一处细节都极富寓意,透视着奥巴马的参选口号,意指奥巴马组建的政府将带领美国人民走向希望。
2、新媒体(Web2.0)的运用
本次大选让人们更明显地感到是网络时代的大选,在Web2.0技术的广泛运用和普及条件下,受众从单纯的信息传播接受者向信息接受者、信息生产者、信息传播者的复合身份转变。首先,低价、便捷的传播方式提升了传播效果。奥巴马的竞选团队将奥巴马的竞选广告、演说视频和他最新拉票行程的视频片段上传到网站Youtube上并开设专页,不仅节省了大笔电视广告费用,还扩大了观众的范围。一些支持者还自发创作歌曲并将歌曲配上视频上传到网站上,其中不乏著名的音乐人和音乐组合,这些视频一推出,便获得了空前的点击率。
其次,塑造平民形象,拉近与选民的距离。奥巴马还在人际关系网站Facebook上建立自己的档案,支持者可以将他加为好友,还可以给他留言,这样做更拉近了他与选民的距离,使人们感受到奥巴马亲民的形象和高超的沟通技巧。再次,高效的网络筹款不断增加竞选资本。奥巴马在对外宣传上一直说自己是最穷的参议员,可是据美国媒体2008年12月4日的报道: 美国民主党向联邦选举委员会新提交的报告显示,奥巴马总计筹得的竞选经费高达近7.5亿美元,创下美国总统选举历史上个人筹款纪录。仅美国大选日(11月4日)前后几周就筹得1.04亿美元。直至大选结束,奥巴马选举经费中还有近3000万美元的剩余。这其中87%的钱是从网络筹款而来的。
五、成功的演讲
奥巴马的演讲,既激情四射、振奋人心,又能保证主题突出,比如著名的《yes,we can!》,《tonight,now,webelieve!》,更有支持者把《yes,we can!》的全文弄成歌词在网上流传。成功的演讲给予选民信心,达到认可奥巴马个人能力的作用。
六、吸引时尚界的关注,塑造时尚理念。
对于时装界来说,奥巴马是他们的救星,所以他们支持奥巴马。两者互动,无疑时尚的宣传使奥巴马获得了更多的受益,年轻人都关注最新时尚,而时装设计师把印有他头像的裙子、板鞋,印有他名字的针织衫、高跟靴子向世人展现,使奥巴马成为睿智、个性且拥有优雅气质和都市魅力的现代型男人形象。其次,不排斥时尚界的娱乐化创造。奥巴马的艺术形象一开始是以海报的形式示人的,其作者是支持奥巴马的街头品牌Obey的设计师谢弗·费尔利。因为担心自己曾有发表过批评美国政府作品的“不良记录”,担心自己设计奥巴马作品会给奥巴马带来负面效果,他给奥巴马阵营写设计申请信,三个月后收到了肯定的答复。
奥巴马回复说:“你作品中传达的政治信息鼓励人们去相信他们可以为改变现状出一份力。你的图像对人们有深刻的影响,无论它们出现在画廊还是交通牌上。我很荣幸成为你艺术作品中的一部分。”从T恤热卖开始,奥巴马得到越来越多明星的支持。当然,明星的支持,带动并影响了喜欢他们的年轻人,这等于是进入了一个良性循环,可以反复作用,以得到更多人的支持。而且在时尚品位来说,如果你拥有了一件和奥巴马相关的东西,你就也能成为时尚界的一员,这估计是奥巴马团队没有意想到的结果,不过这水到渠成的结果何乐而不为呢。一马当先的奥巴马《时代周刊》2008年度人物出炉,奥巴马是一马当先,当仁不让,可谓势不可挡。
成功的形象策划只是奥巴马上任的第一步,随着时间的推移,良好的公关形象背后必须要有有效的政策和明显的功绩才能让民众信服,奥巴马的功过是非需要时间的检验。
第二篇:奥巴马竞选演说
奥巴马竞选获胜演说全文内容--英文版
Barack Obama's Victory Speech: Change Has Come To America
If there is anyone out there who still doubts that America is a place where all things are possible, who still wonders if the dream of our founders is alive in our time, who still questions the power of our democracy, tonight is your answer.It's the answer told by lines that stretched around schools and churches in numbers this nation has never seen, by people who waited three hours and four hours, many for the first time in their lives, because they believed that this time must be different, that their voices could be that difference.It's the answer spoken by young and old, rich and poor, Democrat and Republican, black, white, Hispanic, Asian, Native American, gay, straight, disabled and not disabled.Americans who sent a message to the world that we have never been just a collection of individuals or a collection of red states and blue states.We are, and always will be, the United States of America.It's the answer that led those who've been told for so long by so many to be cynical and fearful and doubtful about what we can achieve to put their hands on the arc of history and bend it once more toward the hope of a better day.It's been a long time coming, but tonight, because of what we did on this date in this election at this defining moment change has come to America.A little bit earlier this evening, I received an extraordinarily gracious call from Sen.McCain.听写系统使用教程新闻词汇天天学Sen.McCain fought long and hard in this campaign.And he's fought even longer and harder for the country that he loves.He has endured sacrifices for America that most of us cannot begin to imagine.We are better off for the service rendered by this brave and selfless leader.I congratulate him;I congratulate Gov.Palin for all that they've achieved.And I look forward to working with them to renew this nation's promise in the months ahead.I want to thank my partner in this journey, a man who campaigned from his heart, and spoke for the men and women he grew up with on the streets of Scranton and rode with on the train home to Delaware, the vice president-elect of the United States, Joe Biden.And I would not be standing here tonight without the unyielding support of my best friend for the last 16 years the rock of our family, the love of my life, the nation's next first lady Michelle Obama.Sasha and Malia I love you both more than you can imagine.And you have earned the new puppy that's coming with us to the new White House.And while she's no longer with us, I know my grandmother's watching, along with the family that made me who I am.I miss them tonight.I know that my debt to them is beyond measure.To my sister Maya, my sister Alma, all my other brothers and sisters, thank you so much for all the support that you've given me.I am grateful to them.-奥巴马竞选获胜演说全文内容--英文版
奥巴马(Barack Obama)在芝加哥演讲准备的讲稿:
如果还有人对美国是否凡事都有可能存疑,还有人怀疑美国奠基者的梦想在我们所处的时代是否依然鲜活,还有人质疑我们的民主制度的力量,那么今晚,这些问题都有了答案。
这是设在学校和教堂的投票站前排起的前所未见的长队给出的答案;是等了三四个小时的选民所给出的答案,其中许多人都是有生以来第一次投票,因为他们认定这一次肯定会不一样,认为自己的声音会是这次大选有别于以往之所在。
这是所有美国人民共同给出的答案--无论老少贫富,无论是民主党还是共和党,无论是黑人、白人、拉美裔、亚裔、原住民,是同性恋者还是异性恋者、残疾人还是健全人--我们从来不是“红州”和“蓝州”的对立阵营,我们是美利坚合众国这个整体,永远都是。
长久以来,很多人一再受到告诫,要对我们所能取得的成绩极尽讽刺、担忧和怀疑之能事,但这个答案让这些人伸出手来把握历史,再次让它朝向美好明天的希望延伸。
已经过去了这么长时间,但今晚,由于我们在今天、在这场大选中、在这个具有决定性的时刻所做的,美国已经迎来了变革。
我刚刚接到了麦凯恩参议员极具风度的致电。他在这场大选中经过了长时间的努力奋斗,而他为自己所深爱的这个国家奋斗的时间更长、过程更艰辛。他为美国做出了我们大多数人难以想像的牺牲,我们的生活也因这位勇敢无私的领袖所做出的贡献而变得更美好。我向他和佩林州长所取得的成绩表示祝贺,我也期待着与他们一起在未来的岁月中为复兴这个国家的希望而共同努力。
我要感谢我在这次旅程中的伙伴--已当选美国副总统的拜登。他全心参与竞选活动,为普通民众代言,他们是他在斯克兰顿从小到大的伙伴,也是在他回特拉华的火车上遇到的男男女女。
如果没有一个人的坚决支持,我今晚就不会站在这里,她是我过去16年来最好的朋友、是我们一家人的中坚和我一生的挚爱,更是我们国家的下一位第一夫人:米歇尔•奥巴马(Michelle Obama)。萨莎(Sasha)和玛丽亚(Malia),我太爱你们两个了,你们已经得到了一条新的小狗,它将与我们一起入驻白宫。虽然我的外祖母已经不在了,但我知道她与我的亲人肯定都在看着我,因为他们,我才能拥有今天的成就。今晚,我想念他们,我知道自己欠他们的无可计量。
我的竞选经理大卫•普劳夫(David Plouffe)、首席策略师大卫•艾克斯罗德(David Axelrod)以及政治史上最好的竞选团队--是你们成就了今天,我永远感激你们为实现今天的成就所做出的牺牲。
但最重要的是,我永远不会忘记这场胜利真正的归属--它属于你们。
我从来不是最有希望的候选人。一开始,我们没有太多资金,也没有得到太多人的支持。我们的竞选活动并非诞生于华盛顿的高门华第之内,而是始于得梅因、康科德、查尔斯顿这些地方的普通民众家中。
我们的竞选活动能有今天的规模,是因为辛勤工作的人们从自己的微薄积蓄中拿出钱来,捐出一笔又一笔5美元、10美元、20美元。而竞选活动的声势越来越大则是源自那些年轻人,他们拒绝接受认为他们这代人冷漠的荒诞说法;他们离
开家、离开亲人,从事报酬微薄、极其辛苦的工作;同时也源自那些已经不算年轻的人们,他们冒着严寒酷暑,敲开陌生人的家门进行竞选宣传;更源自数百万的美国民众,他们自动自发地组织起来,证明了在两百多年以后,民有、民治、民享的政府并未从地球上消失。这是你们的胜利。
我知道你们的所做所为并不只是为了赢得大选,我也知道你们做这一切并不是为了我。你们这样做是因为你们明白摆在面前的任务有多艰巨。因为即便我们今晚欢呼庆祝,我们也知道明天将面临我们一生之中最为艰巨的挑战--两场战争、一个面临危险的星球,还有百年来最严重的金融危机。今晚站在此地,我们知道伊拉克的沙漠里和阿富汗的群山中还有勇敢的美国士兵醒来,甘冒生命危险保护着我们。会有在孩子熟睡后仍难以入眠的父母,担心如何偿还按揭月供、付医药费或是存够钱送孩子上大学。我们亟待开发新能源、创造新的工作机会;我们需要修建新学校,还要应对众多威胁、修复与许多国家的关系。
前方的道路会十分漫长艰辛。我们可能无法在一年甚至一届任期之内实现上述目标,但我从未像今晚这样满怀希望,相信我们会实现。我向你们承诺--我们作为一个整体将会达成目标。
我们会遭遇挫折和不成功的开端。对于我作为总统所做的每项决定和政策,会有许多人持有异议,我们也知道政府并不能解决所有问题。但我会向你们坦陈我们所面临的挑战。我会聆听你们的意见,尤其是在我们意见相左之时。最重要的是,我会请求你们参与重建这个国家,以美国221年来从未改变的唯一方式--一砖一瓦、胼手胝足。
21个月前那个寒冬所开始的一切不应该在今天这个秋夜结束。今天的选举胜利并不是我们所寻求的改变--这只是我们进行改变的机会。而且如果我们仍然按照旧有方式行事,我们所寻求的改变不可能出现。没有你们,也不可能有这种改变。
因此,让我们发扬新的爱国精神,树立新的服务意识和责任感,让我们每个人下定决心全情投入、更加努力地工作,并彼此关爱。让我们铭记这场金融危机带来的教训:我们不可能在金融以外的领域备受煎熬的同时拥有繁荣兴旺的华尔街--在这个国家,我们患难与共。
让我们抵制重走老路的诱惑,避免重新回到令美国政治长期深受毒害的党派纷争和由此引发的遗憾和不成熟表现。让我们牢记,正是伊利诺伊州的一名男子首次将共和党的大旗扛到了白宫。共和党是建立在自强自立、个人自由以及全民团结的价值观上,这也是我们所有人都珍视的价值。虽然民主党今天晚上赢得了巨大的胜利,但我们是以谦卑的态度和弥合阻碍我们进步的分歧的决心赢得这场胜利的。林肯在向远比我们眼下分歧更大的国家发表讲话时说,我们不是敌人,而是朋友……虽然激情可能褪去,但是这不会割断我们感情上的联系。对于那些现在并不支持我的美国人,我想说,或许我没有赢得你们的选票,但是我听到了你们的声音,我需要你们的帮助,而且我也将是你们的总统。
那些彻夜关注美国大选的海外人士,从国会到皇宫,以及在这个世界被遗忘的角落里挤在收音机旁的人们,我们的经历虽然各有不同,但是我们的命运是相通的,新的美国领袖诞生了。那些想要颠覆这个世界的人们,我们必将击败你们。那些追求和平和安全的人们,我们支持你们。那些所有怀疑美国能否继续照亮世界发展前景的人们,今天晚上我们再次证明,我们国家真正的力量并非来自我们武器的威力或财富的规模,而是来自我们理想的持久力量:民主、自由、机会和不屈的希望。
这才是美国真正的精华--美国能够改变。我们的联邦会日臻完善。我们取得的成就为我们将来能够取得的以及必须取得的成就增添了希望。
这次大选创造了多项“第一”,也诞生了很多将世代流传的故事。但是今天晚上令我难忘的却是在亚特兰大投票的一名妇女:安•尼克松•库波尔(Ann Nixon Cooper)。她和其他数百万排队等待投票的选民没有什么差别,除了一点:她已是106岁的高龄。
她出生的那个时代奴隶制度刚刚结束;那时路上没有汽车,天上也没有飞机;当时像她这样的人由于两个原因不能投票--一是她是女性,另一个原因是她的肤色。
今天晚上,我想到了她在美国过去一百年间所经历的种种:心痛和希望;挣扎和进步;那些我们被告知我们办不到的世代,以及那些坚信美国信条——是的,我们能做到——的人们。
曾几何时,妇女没有发言权,她们的希望化作泡影,但是安•尼克松•库波尔活了下来,看到妇女们站了起来,看到她们大声发表自己的见解,看到她们去参加大选投票。是的,我们能做到。
当30年代的沙尘暴和大萧条引发人们的绝望之情时,她看到一个国家用罗斯福新政、新就业机会以及对新目标的共同追求战胜恐慌。是的,我们能做到。
当炸弹袭击了我们的海港、独裁专制威胁到全世界,她见证了美国一代人的伟大崛起,见证了一个民主国家被拯救。是的,我们能做到。
她看到蒙哥马利通了公共汽车、伯明翰接上了水管、塞尔马建了桥,一位来自亚特兰大的传教士告诉人们:我们能成功。是的,我们能做到。
人类登上月球、柏林墙倒下,世界因我们的科学和想像被连接在一起。今年,就在这次选举中,她用手指触碰屏幕投下自己的选票,因为在美国生活了106年之后,经历了最好的时光和最黑暗的时刻之后,她知道美国如何能够发生变革。是的,我们能做到。
美国,我们已经走过漫漫长路。我们已经历了很多。但是我们仍有很多事情要做。因此今夜,让我们自问--如果我们的孩子能够活到下个世纪;如果我们的女儿有幸活得和安一样长,他们将会看到怎样的改变?我们将会取得怎样的进步?
现在是我们回答这个问题的机会。这是我们的时刻。这是我们的时代--让我们的人民重新就业,为我们的后代敞开机会的大门;恢复繁荣发展,推进和平事业;让“美国梦”重新焕发光芒,再次证明这样一个基本的真理:我们是一家人;一息尚存,我们就有希望;当我们遇到嘲讽和怀疑,当有人说我们办不到的时候,我们要以这个永恒的信条来回应他们:
是的,我们能做到。感谢你们。上帝保佑你们。愿上帝保佑美利坚合众国。
第三篇:奥巴马竞选演讲
奥巴马竞选演讲.txt我不奢望什么,只希望你以后的女人一个不如一个。真怀念小时候啊,天热的时候我也可以像男人一样光膀子!奥巴马竞选演讲:我们需要的变革(中英文对照)
现在是美国历史的关键时刻。This is a defining moment in our history.我们面临着大萧条以来最为严重的一场经济危机:今年以来已经有76万人失业; ?We face the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression--760,000 workers have lost their jobs this year.?企业和家庭无法获得信贷;Businesses and families can't get credit.?房价不断下滑,养老金日益缩水;Home values are falling, and pensions are disappearing.? 工资降到了十年来的最低水平,同时医疗和教育成本却涨到了有史以来的最高点。
Wages are lower than they've been in a decade, at a time when the costs of health care and college have never been higher.? 在眼下这样的危急时刻,我们承受不起又一个四年的支出增长、千疮百孔的减税措施、或是监管全无──即使是美国联邦储备委员会前主席格林斯潘现在也承认那是个错误。美国需要一个新的方向。
At a moment like this, we can't afford four more years of spending increases, poorly designed tax cuts, or the complete lack of regulatory oversight that even former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan now believes was a mistake.America needs a new direction.这也正是我竞选美国总统的原因所在。
That's why I'm running for president of the United States.明天,也就是周二,你们将有能力赋予这个国家我们所需要的变革。?Tomorrow, you can give this country the change we need.我的竞选对手麦凯恩参议员为美国作出的贡献令人尊敬。
My opponent, Senator McCain, has served his country honorably.他甚至可以指出他过去曾有几次与自己的党派分道扬镳
He can even point to a few moments in the past where he has broken from his party.然而,在过去八年中,他十之八九都赞同布什总统的主张。
But over the past eight years, he's voted with President Bush 90% of the time.而在经济问题上,他仍然无法向美国民众说明,他与布什的做法会有什么太大区别。And when it comes to the economy, he still can't tell the American people one major thing he'd do differently from George Bush.如果提出的税收计划没有让1亿多美国中产阶级获得一分钱的税项减免,这不是变革──即使是《国家评论》杂志和其他保守派组织也抱怨说,这个计划对造福中产阶级贡献寥寥。It's not change to come up with a tax plan that doesn't give a penny of relief to more than 100 million middle-class Americans--a plan that even the National Review and other conservative organizations complain does far too little to benefit the middle class.? 在近年来不断累积的财政赤字上再添5万亿美元,这不是变革。
It's not change to add more than $5 trillion to the deficits we've run up in recent years.如果解决房市危机的计划又将另外3,000亿美元纳税人的钱置于风险之中,这不是变革──《华尔街日报》编辑委员会称这一计划“产生的问题比解决的问题多”。It's not change to come up with a plan to address our housing crisis that puts another $300 billion of taxpayer money at risk--a plan that the editorial board of this newspaper said 'raises more questions than it answers.' 如果说我们从此次经济危机中学到了什么的话,那就是我们要患难与共。
?If there's one thing we've learned from this economic crisis, it's that we are all in this together.从首席执行长到公司股东,从金融家到工厂工人,我们每个人都休戚相关,因为美国的民众越富足,美国才会越繁荣。From CEOs to shareholders, from financiers to factory workers, we all have a stake in each other's success because the more Americans prosper, the more America prospers.这就是为什么我们有些企业巨头把提高员工薪酬作为自己的一项使命,让员工能买得起自己生产的产品,比如巴菲特这样的商界人士。我对能有他的支持感到自豪。That's why we've had titans of industry who've made it their mission to pay well enough that their employees could afford the products they made--businessmen like Warren Buffett, whose support I'm proud to have.这就是为什么美国经济不仅是世界上最伟大的财富创造者,也是世界上最伟大的就业机会制造者。? That's why our economy hasn't just been the world's greatest wealth creator--it's been the world's greatest job generator.?它一直托举着有史以来规模最大的中产阶级之舟。
?It's been the tide that has lifted the boats of the largest middle class in history.为了重塑美国中产阶级,我将给予95%的工人及其家庭税收减免待遇。
To rebuild that middle class, I'll give a tax break to 95% of workers and their families.?如果你工作,就交税;如果年收入不足20万美元,你会获得减税;即使你的年收入超过了25万美元,你所负担的税率也比上世纪九十年代要低──资本利得税和股息税要比里根总统时期低三分之一。
?If you work, pay taxes, and make less than $200,000, you'll get a tax cut.If you make more than $250,000, you'll still pay taxes at a lower rate than in the 1990s--and capital gains and dividend taxes one-third lower than they were under President Reagan.?通过重建日益破败的基础设施、在美国的各个角落接通宽带,我们将创造200万个就业岗位。We'll create two million new jobs by rebuilding our crumbling infrastructure and laying broadband lines that reach every corner of the country.?未来的十年中,我将每年在可再生能源领域投资150亿美元,进而新增500万个岗位;这些工作环保、薪酬丰厚、不能外包,而且能帮助我们摆脱对中东石油的依赖。
?I'll invest $15 billion a year over the next decade in renewable energy, creating five million new, green jobs that pay well, can't be outsourced, and can help end our dependence on Middle East oil.?在医疗问题上,我们不必在政府运营的体系和目前这种我们难以负担的体系之间进行选择。When it comes to health care, we don't have to choose between a government-run system and the unaffordable one we have now.我的竞选对手提出的方案会令美国人有史以来首次为自己获得的医疗福利纳税。
?My opponent's plan would make you pay taxes on your health-care benefits for the first time in history.?我的计划则会让医疗保健成为每个美国人都负担得起、享受得到的服务。
?My plan will make health care affordable and accessible for every American.?根据我的计划,如果你已经有了医疗保险,你将看到的唯一一个变化是保费降低;如果你还没有医疗保险,你将能与国会议员们享受到同样的医疗福利。
?If you already have health insurance, the only change you'll see under my plan is lower premiums.If you don't, you'll be able to get the same kind of plan that members of Congress get for themselves.?为了让每个孩子享受到世界级的教育,让他们能在全球经济中竞争21世纪的工作岗位,我将投资早期教育,并且增加师资力量。?To give every child a world-class education so they can compete in this global economy for the jobs of the 21st century, I'll invest in early childhood education and recruit an army of new teachers.?不过,我同时也会要求更高的标准和更多的责任。
But I'll also demand higher standards and more accountability.我们向每个美国年轻人作出承诺:如果你致力于服务你的社区或是你的国家,我们将确保你能负担得起自己的学费。
?And we'll make a deal with every young American: If you commit to serving your community or your country, we will make sure you can afford your tuition.在国防安全问题上,我将负责任地结束伊拉克战争,这样我们就不必在这个国家享有巨额财政盈余的情况下每月却要在那里花费100亿美元。
And when it comes to keeping this country safe, I'll end the Iraq war responsibly so we stop spending $10 billion a month in Iraq while it sits on a huge surplus.为了美国的经济、美国的军队和伊拉克的长期稳定,现在是伊拉克人站出来的时候了。?For the sake of our economy, our military and the long-term stability of Iraq, it's time for the Iraqis to step up.?我将最终完成对本-拉登和基地组织恐怖分子的打击,正是这些人制造了9/11恐怖袭击,同时我还会建立新的合作关系、击退21世纪出现的威胁,恢复我们的道德威望,让美国仍然是地球上最后也是最好的希望。
? I'll finally finish the fight against bin Laden and the al Qaeda terrorists who attacked us on 9/11, build new partnerships to defeat the threats of the 21st century, and restore our moral standing so that America remains the last, best hope of Earth.?这些事情没有一件是轻而易举能办到的,也不是一朝一夕能完成的。?None of this will be easy.It won't happen overnight.?但是,我坚信我们能成功,因为我对美国深信不疑。
? But I believe we can do this because I believe in America.?是美国使我们的父辈相信,即使他们自己无法上大学,也可以每周积攒下一些钱来,让他们的孩子接受好的教育;即使他们不能拥有自己的企业,也可以通过努力工作让自己的孩子创办企业。
?This is the country that allowed our parents and grandparents to believe that even if they couldn't go to college, they could save a little bit each week so their child could;that even if they couldn't have their own business, they could work hard enough so their child could open one of their own.?在美国历史的每个时刻,我们都勇敢地站起来面对挑战,因为我们从来没有忘记过这样一个基本真理:在美国,我们的命运并非天定,而是掌握在我们自己的手中。www.xiexiebang.com ?And at every moment in our history, we've risen to meet our challenges because we've never forgotten the fundamental truth that in America, our destiny is not written for us, but by us.?所以,明天,我恳请你们书写美国下一个伟大的篇章。
? So tomorrow, I ask you to write our nation's next great chapter.?我恳请你们不只相信我带来变革的能力,还有你们自己的能力。
?I ask you to believe--not just in my ability to bring about change, but in yours.? ?明天,你们可以选择这样一种政策──向美国中产阶级进行投入、创造新的就业岗位、实现经济增长让人人都有成功的机会。
? Tomorrow, you can choose policies that invest in our middle class, create new jobs, and grow this economy so that everyone has a chance to succeed.?你们可以选择希望而非恐惧、选择团结而非分裂、选择变革的希望而非墨守成规。
? You can choose hope over fear, unity over division, the promise of change over the power of the status quo.?如果你们投我的票,我们将不仅赢得此次竞选,还将一起改变这个国家、改变这个世界。? If you give me your vote, we won't just win this election--together, we will change this country and change the world.
第四篇:奥巴马竞选演讲稿
Hello,Chicago!
芝加哥,你好!If there is anyone out there who still doubts that America is a place where all things are possible;who still wonders if the dream of our founders is alive in our time;who still questions the power of our democracy,tonight is your answer.假如还有人不相信美国是一个不存在不可能的地方,还有人怀疑开国之父们的梦想依然在影响着我们这个时代,还有人质疑美利坚民主的力量,那么,他们的疑惑在今夜得到了解答。It's the answer told by lines that stretched around schools and churches in numbers this nation has never seen;by people who waited three hours and four hours,many for the very first time in their lives,because they believed that this time must be different;that their voice could be that difference.在学校和教堂外面,人们排起了长长的队伍,人数之多在美国历史上前所未有。为了投上自己的一票,他们可以等待三个小时、四个小时。许多人是一生中第一次参加投票,因为他们坚信这一次必须有所变革,而他们的声音将举足轻重。
It's the answer spoken by young and old,rich and poor,Democrat and Republican,black,white,Latino,Asian,Native American,gay,straight,disabled and not disabled — Americans who sent a message to the world that we have never been a collection of red states and blue states;we are,and always will be,the United States of America.无论民主党人还是共和党人,无论黑人还是白人,无论拉美裔还是亚裔,无论同性恋者还是异性恋者,无论残疾人还是健康人,他们向全世界发出了同一个信息:我们从来不属于共和党的“红州”或者民主党的“蓝州”,我们属于美利坚合众国,现在如此,永远如此!
It's the answer that led those who have been told for so long by so many to be cynical,and fearful,and doubtful of what we can achieve to put their hands on the arc of history and bend it once more toward the hope of a better day.在如此漫长的时期内,曾经有如此众多的人们对我们说:对于我们的成功,我们应该淡漠,应该害怕,应该不相信。但是,历史之轮如今已在我们手中,历史之轮将又一次在我们手中驶向美好未来。
It's been a long time coming,but tonight,because of what we did on this day,in this election,at this defining moment,change has come to America.通往今夜的道路很漫长,但今夜终于来临。特殊的一天,特殊的一次大选,特殊的决定性时刻,美国迎来了变革。
I just received a very gracious call from Sen.McCain.He fought long and hard in this campaign,and he's fought even longer and harder for the country he loves.He has endured sacrifices for America that most of us cannot begin to imagine,and we are better off for the service rendered by this brave and selfless leader.I congratulate him and Gov.Palin for all they have achieved,and I look forward to working with them to renew this nation's promise in the months ahead.我接到了麦凯恩参议员一个非常大度的电话。在这次竞选中,他作出了持久而艰巨的努力。为了这个他热爱的国家,他作出的努力更持久、更艰巨。他为美利坚做出的牺牲,超出了我们绝大多数人的想象。他是一位勇敢无私的领袖,正因为有了象他这样的服务,我们才生活得更好。我对麦凯恩参议员以及佩林州长的成绩表示祝贺。同时,我也期待着在未来与他们一起为振兴国家而共同努力。
I want to thank my partner in this journey,a man who campaigned from his heart and spoke for the men and women he grew up with on the streets of Scranton and rode with on that train home to Delaware,the vice-president-elect of the United States,Joe Biden.我要感谢我的竞选搭档,一位全身心投入的男人——当选副总统乔•拜登。为了与他一起在斯克兰顿街道长大的人们,为了曾与他一起坐那趟回特拉华州火车的人们,他全心全意地竟选,他要为这些普通百姓代言。
I would not be standing here tonight without the unyielding support of my best friend for the last 16 years,the rock of our family and the love of my life,our nation's next first lady,Michelle Obama.Sasha and Malia,I love you both so much,and you have earned the new puppy that's coming with us to the White House.And while she's no longer with us,I know my grandmother is watching,along with the family that made me who I am.I miss them tonight,and know that my debt to them is beyond measure.我要感谢下一位第一夫人米歇尔•奥巴马。她是我家的中流砥柱,是我生命中的最爱。没有她在过去16年来的坚定支持,我就不可能今晚站在这里。我要感谢萨沙和玛丽雅,我太爱你们两个了,你们将有一条新的小狗,它将与我们一起入住白宫。我还要感谢已去世的外婆,我知道此刻
她与其它亲人一起造就了今天的我。今夜我思念他们,我知道他们对我的恩情比山高,比海深。
To my campaign manager,David Plouffe;my chief strategist,David Axelrod;and the best campaign team ever assembled in the history of politics — you made this happen,and I am forever grateful for what you've sacrificed to get it done.我要感谢我的竞选经理大卫•普鲁夫,感谢首席策划师大卫•阿克塞罗德以及整个竞选团队,他们是政治史上最优秀的竞选团队。你们成就了今夜,我永远感谢你们为今夜所作出的牺牲。
But above all,I will never forget who this victory truly belongs to — it belongs to you.但最重要的是,我将永远不会忘记这场胜利真正归功于谁---是你们!
I was never the likeliest candidate for this office.We didn't start with much money or many endorsements.Our campaign was not hatched in the halls of Washington — it began in the backyards of Des Moines and the living rooms of Concord and the front porches of Charleston.我曾经是最没有可能的候选人。起初,我们的资金不多,赞助人也不多。我们的竞选并非始于华盛顿的华丽大厅,而是起于德莫奈地区某家的后院、康科德地区的某家客厅、查尔斯顿地区的某家前廊。It was built by working men and women who dug into what little savings they had to give $5 and $10 and $20 to this cause.It grew strength from the young people who rejected the myth of their generation's apathy;who left their homes and their families for jobs that offered little pay and less sleep;from the not-so-young people
strangers;from the millions of Americans who volunteered and organized,and proved that more than two centuries later,a government of the people,by the people and for the people has not perished from this earth.This is your victory.这些劳动大众从自己的微薄积蓄中掏出5美元、10美元、20美元,拿来捐助我们的事业。现在的年轻人曾被认为是冷漠的一代,但正是这些年轻人壮大了我们的声势。他们离开自己的家庭和亲人,拿着很少的报酬,起早摸黑地助选。上了年纪的人也顶着严寒酷暑,敲开陌生人的家门助选。无数的美国人自愿地组织起来,证明了在两百多年以后,民有、民治、民享的政府并未从地球上消失。这是你们的胜利。I know you didn't do this just to win an election,and I know you didn't do it for me.You did it because you understand the enormity of the task that lies ahead.For even as we celebrate tonight,we know the challenges that tomorrow will bring are the greatest of our lifetime — two wars,a planet in peril,the worst financial crisis in a century.Even as we stand here tonight,we know there are brave Americans waking up in the deserts of Iraq and the mountains of Afghanistan to risk their lives for us.There are mothers and fathers who will lie awake after their children fall asleep and wonder how they'll make the mortgage,or pay their doctor's bills,or save enough for college.There is new energy to harness and new jobs to be created;new schools to build and threats to meet and alliances to repair.我知道你们这样做并不只是为了赢得一场大选,更不是为了我个人。你们这样做,是因为你们明白未来的任务有多么艰巨。今晚我们在欢庆,明天我们就将面对一生之中最为严峻的挑战--两场战争、一个充满危险的星球,还有百年一遇的金融危机。今晚我们站在这里庆祝,但我们知道
为了我们,他们醒来后面对的是一个有生命危险的世界。这些士兵的父母会在孩子熟睡后仍难以入眠,他们担忧的是如何偿还月供,如何支付医药费,如何存够今后孩子的大学费用。我们需要开发新能源,创造新的就业机会;修建新的学校;我们还要迎接挑战和威胁,并修复与盟国的关系。The road ahead will be long.Our climb will be steep.We may not get there in one year,or even one term,but America — I have never been more hopeful than I am tonight that we will get there.I promise you: We as a people will get there.前方的道路还很漫长,任务很艰巨。一年之内,甚至一届任期之内,我们可能都无法完成这些任务。但我从未像今晚这样对美国满怀希望,我相信我们会实现这个目标。我向你们承诺--我们美利坚民族将实现这一目标!There will be setbacks and false starts.There are many who won't agree with every decision or policy I make as president,and we know that government can't solve every problem.But I will always be honest with you about the challenges we face.I will listen to you,especially when we disagree.And,above all,I will ask you join in the work of remaking this nation the only way it's been done in America for 221 years — block by block,brick by brick,callused hand by callused hand.我们会遇到挫折,会出师不利,会有许多人不认同我得某一项决定或政策。我们知道政府并不能解决所有问题,我会向你们坦陈我们所面临的困难。我会聆听你们的意见,尤其是在我们意见不同的时候。最重要的是,我会请求你们一起参与重建这个国家。用自己的双手,从一砖一瓦做起,这是美国立国221年以来的前进方式,也是惟一的方式。What began 21 months ago in the depths of winter must not end on this autumn night.This victory alone is not the
— it is only the chance for us to make that change.And that cannot happen if we go back to the way things were.It cannot happen without you.21个月前那个隆冬所开始的一切绝不应在今天这个秋夜结束。我们所寻求的变革并不只是赢得大选,这只是给变革提供了一个机会。假如我们仍然按照现有方式行事,就没有变革。没有你们,就没有变革。So let us summon a new spirit of patriotism;of service and responsibility where each of us resolves to pitch in and work harder and look after not only ourselves,but each other.Let us remember that if this financial crisis taught us anything,it's that we cannot have a thriving Wall Street while Main Street suffers.In this country,we rise or fall as one nation — as one people.让我们发扬新的爱国精神,树立新的服务意识和责任感;让我们每个人下定决心,更加努力地工作,彼此关爱;让我们牢记这场金融危机带来的教训:不能允许商业街挣扎的同时却让华尔街繁荣。在这个国家,我们属于同一民族,我们患难与共。Let us resist the temptation to fall back on the same partisanship and pettiness and immaturity that has poisoned our politics for so long.Let us remember that it was a man from this state who first carried the banner of the Republican Party to the White House — a party founded on the values of self-reliance,individual liberty and national unity.Those are values we all share,and while the Democratic Party has won a great victory tonight,we do so with a measure of humility and determination to heal the divides that have held back our progress.党派政治,琐碎狭隘,不成熟,长期以来这些东西荼毒了我们的政治。让我们牢记,当来自伊利诺伊州的一名男子首次将共和党的大旗扛进白宫时,伴随着他的是自强自立、个人自由、国家统
这也是我们所有人都珍视的理念。虽然民主党今晚大胜,但我们态度谦卑,并决心弥合阻碍我们进步的分歧。As Lincoln said to a nation far more divided than ours,“We are not enemies,but friends...Though passion may have strained,it must not break our bonds of affection.” And,to those Americans whose support I have yet to earn,I may not have won your vote,but I hear your voices,I need your help,and I will be your president,too.当年,林肯面对的是一个比目前分歧更深更大的国家。他说:“我们不是敌人,而是朋友……虽然激情可能褪去,但是我们的感情纽带不会割断。”对于那些现在并不支持我的美国人,我想说,虽然我没有赢得你们的选票,但我听到了你们的声音,我需要你们的帮助,我也将是你们的总统。And to all those watching tonight from beyond our shores,from parliaments and palaces to those who are huddled around radios in the forgotten corners of our world — our stories are singular,but our destiny is shared,and a new dawn of American leadership is at hand.To those who would tear this world down: We will defeat you.To those who seek peace and security: We support you.And to all those who have wondered if America's beacon still burns as bright: Tonight,we proved once more that the true strength of our nation comes not from the might of our arms or the scale of our wealth,but from the enduring power of our ideals: democracy,liberty,opportunity and unyielding hope.对于关注今夜结果的国际人士,不管他们是在国会、皇宫关注,还是在荒僻地带收听电台,我们的态度是:我们美国人的经历各有不同,但我们的命运相同,新的美国领袖诞生了。那些想要毁灭这个世界的人们,我们必将击败你们。那些追求和平和安全的人们,我们支持你们。那些怀疑
今天晚上我们已再次证明:美国的真正力量来源并非军事威力或财富规模,而是我们理想的恒久力量:民主、自由、机会和不屈的希望。For that is the true genius of America — that America can change.Our union can be perfected.And what we have already achieved gives us hope for what we can and must achieve tomorrow.这才是美国真正的精髓--美国能够变革。我们的联邦会不断完善。我们已经取得的成就,将为我们将来能够并且必须取得的成就增添了希望。This election had many firsts and many stories that will be told for generations.But one that's on my mind tonight is about a woman who cast her ballot in Atlanta.She's a lot like the millions of others who stood in line to make their voice heard in this election,except for one thing: Ann Nixon Cooper is 106 years old.这次大选创造了多项“第一”,诞生了很多将流芳后世的故事,但今晚令我最为难忘的却是一位在亚特兰大投票的妇女:安妮•库波尔。她和无数排队等待投票的选民没有什么差别,除了一点:她高龄106岁。She was born just a generation past slavery;a time when there were no cars on the road or planes in the sky;when someone like her couldn't vote for two reasons — because she was a woman and because of the color of her skin.在她出生的那个时代,黑奴制刚刚结束。那时路上没有汽车,天上没有飞机。当时像她这样的人由于两个原因不能投票--一第一因为她是女性,第二个原因是她的肤色。And tonight,I think about all that she's seen throughout her century in America — the heartache and the hope;the struggle and the progress;the times we were told that we can't and the people who pressed on with that American creed: Yes,we can.心痛和希望,挣扎和进步,那些我们被告知我们办不到的年代,以及我们现在这个年代。现在,我们坚信美国式信念——是的,我们能!At a time when women's voices were silenced and their hopes dismissed,she lived to see them stand up and speak out and reach for the ballot.Yes,we can.妇女曾经没有发言权,她们曾经希望破灭。但安妮活到了今天,看到了妇女们站了起来,她们发表自己的见解,有了选举权。是的,我们能。When there was despair in the Dust Bowl and depression across the land,she saw a nation conquer fear itself with a New Deal,new jobs and a new sense of common purpose.Yes,we can.上世纪三十年代,大萧条横扫美国大地,一片绝望。她看到了美国以新政、新的就业机会以及崭新的共同追求战胜了恐慌。是的,我们能。When the bombs fell on our harbor and tyranny threatened the world,she was there to witness a generation rise to greatness and a democracy was saved.Yes,we can.二战时期,炸弹降临我们的海港上空,全世界受到独裁专制的威胁,她见证了美国一代人的伟大崛起,他们拯救了民主。是的,我们能。She was there for the buses in Montgomery,the hoses in Birmingham,a bridge in Selma and a preacher from Atlanta who told a people that “We Shall Overcome.” Yes,we can.她看到了蒙哥马利通了公共汽车、伯明翰接上了水管、塞尔马建了桥。来自亚特兰大的一位传教士告诉人们:我们能!。是的,我们能。A man touched down on the moon,a wall came down in Berlin,a world was connected by our own science and imagination.And this year,in this election,she touched her finger to a screen and cast her vote,because,through the best of times and the darkest of hours,she knows how America can change.Yes,we can.人类登上了月球、柏林墙倒下了,科学和想像把世界连了一块。今年,在这次选举中,安妮的手指轻触电子屏幕,投下自己的一票。她在美国生活了106年,其间有最美好的时光,也有最黑暗的时刻,她知道美国能够变革。是的,我们能。America,we have come so far.We have seen so much.But there is so much more to do.So tonight,let us ask ourselves: If our children should live to see the next century;if my daughters should be so lucky to live as long as Ann Nixon Cooper,what change will they see? What progress will we have made? 美利坚,我们已经一路走来,我们已经看到了那么多变化,但我们仍有很多事情要做。今夜,让我们问自己这样一个问题:假如我们的孩子能够活到下一个世纪;假如我们的女儿有幸与安妮一样长寿,她们将会看到怎样的改变?我们又取得了怎样的进步?This is our chance to answer that call.This is our moment.This is our time — to put our people back to work and open doors of opportunity for our kids;to restore prosperity and promote the cause of peace;to reclaim the American Dream and reaffirm that fundamental truth that out of many,we are one;that while we breathe,we hope,and where we are met with cynicism,and doubt,and those who tell us that we can't,we will respond with that timeless creed that sums up the spirit of a people: Yes,we can.现在,我们有了回答这个问题的机会。这是我们的时刻,我们的时代。让我们的人民重新就业,为我们的孩子打开机会的大门;恢复繁荣,促进和平;让美国梦重放光芒,再证这一重要的真理,那就是:团结一致,众志成城;一息尚存,希望就在;倘若有人嘲讽我们不能,怀疑我们能,那
么我们就以这一永恒信条回应,因为它凝聚了整个民族的精神——是的,我们能!Thank you,God bless you,and may God bless the United States of America.谢谢大家!愿主保佑你们,保佑美利坚合众国。
第五篇:2012 奥巴马竞选演讲稿
Four years ago as I had the privilege to travel all across the country and meet Americans from all walks of life.I decided nobody else should have to endure the heartbreak of a broken health care system.No one in the wealthiest nation on earth should go because they get sick.Nobody should have to tell their daughters or sons the decisions they can and cannot make for themselves are constrained because of some politicians in Washington.四年前我有幸周游了全国,遇到了各行各业的人们。我下定了决心不让任何人由于医疗保健系统的不健全而心碎,不让这个世界上最富有的的国家的任何人因为疾病而穷困潦倒。不让任何人需要告诉自己的子女,他们能做什么,不能做什么,会由华盛顿的某些政客而左右。
And thanks to you, we’ve made a difference in people’s lives.Thanks to you.There are folks that I meet today who have gotten care and their cancer’s been caught.And they’ve got treatment.And they are living full lives and it happened because of you.感谢你们,人们的生活才有了更多不同。感谢你们,让今天的我遇到的很多人得到了关怀,得到了治疗。他们能够继续完整地生活,这些都离不开你们。
We've come too far to turn back now.We've got too much work to do to implement health care.We've got too much work to do to create good jobs.We've got too many teachers that we've got to hire.We've got too many schools that we've got to rebuild.We've got too many students who still need affordable higher education.我们已经经历了那么多,现在不该回头。要落实医疗改革,要创造就业机会,我们还有太多要做。有太多老师等着我们去征集,有太多学校需要我们去重建,有太多学生需要让他们负担得起的大学。
There's more homegrown energy to generate.There are more troops that we've got to bring home.There are more doors of opportunity we've got to open to anybody who is willing to work hard and walk through those doors.We've got to keep building an economy.Or no matter what you look like or where you come from, you can make it here if you try.And you can leave something behind for the next generation.That's what at stake right now in Colorado.That's why I'm running for President of the United States of America.That's why I'm asking for your vote.有太多本土能源要去生产,有更多的军队需要回归祖国,有更多的机会之门需要我们去打开,让那些愿意努力工作的人们有机会成功。我们要继续发展经济。做到无论你是何种肤色,来自何方,只要你努力就可以成功。你就可以为下一代创造更好的条件。这是我们在科罗拉多州要争夺的。这是为什么我要竞选美国总统。这是为什么我希望你们投票给我。
I still believe in you.And if you still believe in me, and if you're willing to stand with me, and knock on some doors with me, and make some phone calls with me, and talk to your neighbors and friends about what's at stake, we will win this election.We will finish what we started.And we'll remind the world why America is the greatest nation on earth.我依旧相信你们。如果你们依旧相信我,如果你们愿意支持我,和我一起去叩门拜访,和我一起打电话,告诉你的邻居和朋友们,我们在争取什么,那我们就能在这场竞选中获得胜利。我们就会像上次那样赢得最终胜利。
God bless you and God bless the United States of America.上帝护佑你,上帝护佑美利坚合众国。