美国大选 “身份政治”成重要因素(1/2)

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概述：选民常常把候选人的肤色，种族等作为投票标准，这被称作“身份政治”
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Identity Politics
Mark Rom
Georgetown University
South Carolina
Hillary Clinton
Bill Clinton
then-Senator Barack Obama
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答疑：viyarWhile many voters would say they cast their ballots on the basis of where the candidates stand on key issues, some of them are swayed by a candidate's color, or ethnicity, or other factors.  And that's called "Identity Politics."
"Identity Politics is sort of when someone casts a vote for a person because of their race, their gender or their ethnicity, something they can identify within themselves and want to see in a candidate."
Mark Rom of Georgetown University in Washington. He and other analysts say that before the 2008 South Carolina primary, presidential candidate Hillary Clinton had some support from African American voters.  Then, her husband, former President Bill Clinton, compared then-Senator Barack Obama's bid to that of another earlier black candidate.
Analysts say that remark polarized black voters because it was seen as diminishing. That sent them overwhelmingly into Obama's camp.  And, in 2012, that support is expected to be equally strong.
While race and ethnicity are traditional elements of Identity Politics, the term encompasses far more.虽然很多选民会说他们是基于候选人在重要议题上的立场来投票的，但他们中有些人其实是受候选人的肤色，种族或其他因素影响的。这就是所谓的“身份政治”。
“身份政治就是指一些选民投票给某个受候选人时，是因受其人种，性别或种族影响。他们觉得自己身上有某种特质，并希望在候选人身上也看到这些特质。”华盛顿乔治城大学的马克•罗姆如是说。
他与其他一些分析师认为，在2008年南卡罗莱纳州民主党总统候选人初选前，候选人希拉里•克林顿得到了非裔美国人的一些支持。但随后希拉里的丈夫，前总统比尔•克林顿，将当时的参议员巴拉克•奥巴马的竞选与之前的黑人候选人作对比。
分析师称，克林顿的言论对立了黑人选民，让他们觉得自己的种族正在被削弱。这让他们大量涌入支持奥巴马的阵营。在2012年，这样的支持仍然会有与当年同样强大的力量。
虽然人种和种族是身份政治的传统因素，但身份政治这个术语还有更多含义。