奥巴马正式展开连任竞选活动(1/2)

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美国总统奥巴马5月5日前往俄亥俄州和弗吉尼亚州的两所大学，举行首轮竞选集会。分析称，这两场争夺“摇摆州”选票的集会意义重大，是奥巴马正式打响白宫保卫战的标志。
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Ohio State University
Columbus
Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond
Mitt Romney
Health Care Law
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答疑：betty0925Mr. Obama's first campaign rally was at Ohio State University in Columbus. He urged those who supported him four years ago to do so again. "We will finish what we started. We are still fired up. We are still ready to go."
Next, a similar rally at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond.
Ohio and Virginia are two of the states where analysts believe this year's election may be decided.
The condition of the U.S. economy could be the deciding issue, especially in manufacturing-heavy states like Ohio, where the president defended his economic program. "Exports surged. And over 4 million jobs were created in the last two years, more than 1 million of those in the last six months alone."
The likely Republican nominee, Mitt Romney, says the president is to blame for the sluggish economic recovery. He's also been sharply critical of Mr. Obama's 2010 Health Care Law.奥巴马竞选集会的第一站设在哥伦布市的俄亥俄州立大学。他呼吁四年前给他投票的人再度给予支持。“我们一定会完成已开始的工作。我们依旧踌躇满志，随时准备行动。”
接下来，他将在里士满的弗吉尼亚联邦大学出席另一场竞选集会。
分析人士认为，在今年的大选中俄亥俄州和弗吉尼亚州会起决定性作用。
起决定因素的很可能是美国的经济状况，尤其是在俄亥俄州这样以制造业为主的州。总统在俄亥俄州讲话时，为他的经济计划辩护道：“我们的出口量猛增。在过去两年里，我们创造了四百万个岗位，光是过去的这六个月里就创造了一百多万个。”
有可能赢得共和党总统候选人提名的罗姆尼认为，总统应为美国经济复苏缓慢负上责任。他还对奥巴马在2010年提出的医疗保健法案提出了尖锐的批评。