桑德斯和特朗普胜出密歇根州初选

AS IT IS 2016-03-10 Sanders, Trump¹ Win in Michigan 桑德斯和特朗普胜出密歇根州初选

Presidential candidates Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders won primary elections in Michigan on Tuesday.

Sanders’ victory in the Democratic Party primary in Michigan was a surprise, or upset, against former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Many polls showed Clinton a big favorite to defeat Sanders. Sanders, a senator from Vermont, got 50 percent of the vote in Michigan. Clinton received 48 percent of the vote.

Sanders said the victory in Michigan means his “political revolution” is strong across America.

Sanders had support from minorities and young voters, according to pollsters.

Clinton won the primary held Tuesday in the southern state of Mississippi. 

Clinton has the support of 1,221 delegates according to the Associated Press delegate tracker. Sanders has 571.

A total of 2,383 Democratic delegates are needed to be nominated.

Republican Party candidate Donald Trump widened his lead for the GOP nomination³ with victories in Michigan, Mississippi and Hawaii.

Trump won in Michigan by receiving 37 percent of the vote. He won the support of 25 delegates.

Ted² Cruz, a senator from Texas, won the Idaho primary. Cruz finished second to Trump in the Michigan primary.

The state primary to watch for the GOP candidates next week is the Florida primary. Republican candidate Marco Rubio is a senator from Florida. He predicted victory in his home state. Ninety-nine delegates are at stake in the Florida primary.

“I believe with all my heart that the winner of the Florida primary next Tuesday will be the nominee⁴ of the Republican Party,” Rubio told supporters.  

Trump also predicted victory in Florida. He called Florida his “second home.” Trump is ahead in the polls over Rubio.

Trump has won 458 delegates, overall. Cruz is in second place with 359 delegates. A total of 1,237 GOP delegates are needed for nomination.

Words in This Story

primary election – n. an election in which members of the same political party compete against each other for the chance to be in a more important election

poll – n. an activity in which several or many people are asked a series of questions in order to get information about what most people think about something

Democratic Party – n. one of the two main political parties in the U.S.

Republican Party – n. one of the two main political parties in the U.S.

GOP – n. short for "Grand Old Party," the nickname of the Republican Party

stake – n. in a position to be lost or gained

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 ted   

vt.翻晒，撒，撒开

参考例句：

• The invaders gut ted the village.侵略者把村中财物洗劫一空。
• She often teds the corn when it's sunny.天好的时候她就翻晒玉米。

3 nomination   

n.提名，任命，提名权

参考例句：

• John is favourite to get the nomination for club president.约翰最有希望被提名为俱乐部主席。
• Few people pronounced for his nomination.很少人表示赞成他的提名。

4 nominee   

n.被提名者；被任命者；被推荐者

参考例句：

• His nominee for vice president was elected only after a second ballot.他提名的副总统在两轮投票后才当选。
• Mr.Francisco is standing as the official nominee for the post of District Secretary.弗朗西斯科先生是行政书记职位的正式提名人。