This reluctance to move toward a democratic state is typical of totalitarian regimes.

这种不愿朝民主国家迈进的态度是极权主义政体的典型特征。

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If Mr Obama had picked a less experienced man-tim Kaine, the governor of Virginia, another swing state, for example-they would be mocking the Democratic ticket as lightweight.

如果奥巴马选择了一个缺乏经验的人-比如说另一个摇摆州弗吉尼亚的州长汤姆·凯恩-他们又会说这对候选人组合份量不够。

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Both Mark Dayton, Minnesota's Democratic governor, and the Republicans who control both Chambers of the state legislature can plausibly claim an electoral mandate for their intransigence.

明尼苏达州民主党州长马克·戴顿(Mark Dayton)和控制州议会两院的共和党人都把他们的不妥协解释为选举任务，但这只是看起来有理罢了。

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In Virginia,Robert McDonnell, defeated Democratic state Senator Creigh Deeds by an overwhelming margin of 59 percent to 41 percent.

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President Obama's first State of the Union address came at a time when his Democratic Party is still reeling from a stinging defeat last week for a U.S.Senate seat in the heavily Democratic state, Massachusetts.

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In an off-year election seen by some political pundits as a measure of support for President Barak Obama's popularity after his first year in office, the opposition Republicans have picked up the state house in two formerly Democratic states.

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Polls show that Christie has a 2-1 advantage right now over Democratic state Sen.

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Despite being a Republican governor in a predominantly Democratic state, he pushed through significant tax changes.

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Even Spain only became a democratic state after the Monarchy was restored after the Franco regime.

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