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'We Are Better Than That': Clinton Sees An Opening In Voters Turned Off By Trump¹

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Here are a couple of bits of perspective on the presidential campaign. One is that Donald Trump's campaign imploded³ a couple of times before his most recent implosion⁴ and came back. Here's the other perspective, though - his latest trouble, including a damaging video, comes very late. Hillary Clinton sees much opportunity, as NPR's Tamara Keith reports.

TAMARA KEITH, BYLINE⁵: Coming off an intense and ugly debate, Hillary Clinton had a message for young voters gathered at Wayne State University in Detroit - don't let it all get you down.

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HILLARY CLINTON: I know there's been a lot of negativity, and it's easy to get cynical⁶ about politics, but I'll tell you what - that's what the other side wants you to feel. They want you to just say, well, I'm not going to vote because, you know, it's so nasty. That's the main reason to vote.

KEITH: As the Clinton campaign sees it, this is a moment to win over people who maybe never would have considered voting for a Democrat⁷ but who have been shaken by the Trump tape and his locker-room-talk defense⁸ of describing himself groping women. The campaign is out with four new ads airing in swing states, all featuring testimonials from Republicans.

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JENNIFER KOHN: I'm a Republican, but this election is so much bigger than party. My son, Max, can't live in Trump world, so I'm crossing party lines and voting for Hillary.

KEITH: One of them features Jennifer Kohn, the mother of a son with autism.

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KOHN: I want to be able to tell my kids that I did the right thing when it really mattered.

KEITH: Since the start of her general election campaign, Clinton has portrayed⁹ the race against Donald Trump as more than just another partisan¹⁰ battle. And in Columbus, Ohio, last night, speaking to her biggest crowd of the entire campaign, Clinton presented it as a moral choice.

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CLINTON: It may be who he is, but this election is our chance to show who we are. We are better than that. We are bigger than that.

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CLINTON: And I want to send a message to every boy and girl, every man and woman in our country, indeed, to the entire world that that is not who America is.

KEITH: With Election Day exactly four weeks away, Donald Trump is playing to his base. His debate performance, freewheeling speeches and tweets taunting¹¹ establishment Republicans are all aimed at his most devoted¹² supporters. But that could create an opening for Hillary Clinton to expand her support to independents and even Republicans. And now it seems she's trying not just to win, but to win more convincingly than she may have thought was possible even a few days ago. Tamara Keith, NPR News, Detroit.

1 trump   

n.王牌，法宝；v.打出王牌，吹喇叭

参考例句：

• He was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown.他始终鼓不起勇气摊牌。
• The coach saved his star player for a trump card.教练保留他的明星选手，作为他的王牌。

2 browser   

n.浏览者

参考例句：

• View edits in a web browser.在浏览器中看编辑的效果。
• I think my browser has a list of shareware links.我想在浏览器中会有一系列的共享软件链接。

3 imploded   

v.（使）向心聚爆( implode的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The economies of Brazil and Russia imploded in 1998. 巴西与俄罗斯的经济在1998年宣告破裂。 来自互联网
• A startling number of his nominees for senior positions have imploded. 他所提名的高级官员被否决的数目令人震惊。 来自互联网

4 implosion   

n.向内破裂，内爆

参考例句：

• The population explosion is accompanied by a population implosion.人口爆炸还伴随着人口爆聚。

5 byline   

n.署名；v.署名

参考例句：

• His byline was absent as well.他的署名也不见了。
• We wish to thank the author of this article which carries no byline.我们要感谢这篇文章的那位没有署名的作者。

6 cynical   

adj.(对人性或动机)怀疑的，不信世道向善的

参考例句：

• The enormous difficulty makes him cynical about the feasibility of the idea.由于困难很大，他对这个主意是否可行持怀疑态度。
• He was cynical that any good could come of democracy.他不相信民主会带来什么好处。

7 democrat   

n.民主主义者，民主人士；民主党党员

参考例句：

• The Democrat and the Public criticized each other.民主党人和共和党人互相攻击。
• About two years later,he was defeated by Democrat Jimmy Carter.大约两年后，他被民主党人杰米卡特击败。

8 defense   

n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩

参考例句：

• The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
• The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。

9 portrayed   

v.画像( portray的过去式和过去分词 )；描述；描绘；描画

参考例句：

• Throughout the trial, he portrayed himself as the victim. 在审讯过程中，他始终把自己说成是受害者。
• The author portrayed his father as a vicious drunkard. 作者把他父亲描绘成一个可恶的酒鬼。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

10 partisan   

adj.党派性的；游击队的；n.游击队员；党徒

参考例句：

• In their anger they forget all the partisan quarrels.愤怒之中，他们忘掉一切党派之争。
• The numerous newly created partisan detachments began working slowly towards that region.许多新建的游击队都开始慢慢地向那里移动。

11 taunting   

嘲讽( taunt的现在分词 )； 嘲弄； 辱骂； 奚落

参考例句：

• She wagged a finger under his nose in a taunting gesture. 她当着他的面嘲弄地摇晃着手指。
• His taunting inclination subdued for a moment by the old man's grief and wildness. 老人的悲伤和狂乱使他那嘲弄的意图暂时收敛起来。

12 devoted   

adj.忠诚的，忠实的，热心的，献身于...的

参考例句：

• He devoted his life to the educational cause of the motherland.他为祖国的教育事业贡献了一生。
• We devoted a lengthy and full discussion to this topic.我们对这个题目进行了长时间的充分讨论。