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96年的美国总统、副总统候选人的电视辩论本应是引人注目的事件,但多数美国人认为,听候选人口若悬河、舌剑唇枪,还不如看棒球或橄榄球比赛。10月是本届美国总统大选前的最后一个月,两党候选人的争夺也达到了高潮,双方全力投入游说、广告等宣传攻势,竭力想把渐渐失去兴趣的公众拉回来,但从各种调查结果来看,收效甚微。最近的一次民意测验表明,目前只有24%的选民比较关注大选的进展,比4年前下降了18个百分点;星期天克林顿与多尔的首次电视辩论的收视率更是比4年前的同类电视辩论下降了20%。两大竞选阵营,为躲开一场职业棒球比赛而提出更改辩论时间的要求。即便如此,大选仍然不是体育比赛、明星生活等话题的对手,人们宁可冒雨到现场观看
The 96-year-old television debate by the U.S. presidential and vice-presidential candidates should have been remarkable, but most Americans think it would be better to watch candidate eloquence than to watch baseball or rugby. In October, the last month before the current U.S. presidential election, the competition for candidates for bipartisan parties reached a climax. Both sides devoted themselves to propaganda and lobbying activities such as lobbying and advertising and tried their best to pull back the public gradually losing their interest. However, Survey results, with little success. A recent opinion poll showed that only 24% of voters are now more concerned about the progress of the election, down 18 percentage points from four years ago; the ratings for the first television debates on Clinton and Dole on Sunday were even more dramatic than similar television four years ago Debate dropped by 20%. Two campaign camps, in order to avoid a professional baseball game and put forward the request to change the debate time. Even so, the general election is still not an opponent on topics such as sports games and celebrity lifestyles, and people would rather rain to the scene to watch