第一篇：美國總統(tǒng)大選電視辯論第三場

美國大選總統(tǒng)候選人第三場辯論在內(nèi)華達大學(xué)拉斯維加斯分校舉行，將從美國東部時間19日21時開始，22時30分結(jié)束。這場90分鐘的辯論，將分成六段各15分鐘的段落，候選人有兩分鐘時間可以回答主持人拋出的問題，并有機會回應(yīng)對手的談話。

各大主流視頻網(wǎng)站在線直播地址GET： Youtube直播地址：Youtube 3rd Presidential Debate at University of Nevada，Las Vegas

NBC直播地址：NBC 3rd Presidential Debate at University of Nevada, Las

Vegas

辯題：

“債務(wù)與應(yīng)得權(quán)益”“移民”“經(jīng)濟”“最高法院”“國際熱點”以及“總統(tǒng)的健康”。雙方將就每個話題進行15分鐘辯論。

主持人：

第三場辯論的主持人是福克斯新聞臺主播克里斯·華萊士(Chris Wallace)。Chris是何人?Chris的父親Mike Wallace也是美國著名記者和主持人，曾被譽為“世界最高的人”。

華萊士是《?？怂剐瞧谔煨侣劇分鞑?，憑此節(jié)目三次獲得艾美獎。華萊士以犀利的采訪方式著稱，他曾在2006年專訪前總統(tǒng)克林頓時，逼問克林頓是否在任職總統(tǒng)時盡力追捕頭號恐怖分子本·拉登。

第三場辯論舉辦地： 內(nèi)華達大學(xué)拉斯維加斯分校(University of Nevada, Las Vegas，縮寫UNLV)是一所大型公立綜合性全國大學(xué)，成立于1957年，位于美國西部大型城市拉斯維加斯，提供本科、碩士、博士、文憑課程四種學(xué)位類型。

兩者面臨的挑戰(zhàn)：

希拉里在第三場辯論至少有兩大挑戰(zhàn)。第一大挑戰(zhàn)是針對電郵門、健康問題和操縱大選等等指控作出回應(yīng)和解釋，第二大挑戰(zhàn)是為自己出任總統(tǒng)提出強有力、肯定和有說服力的理由。

而特朗普則必須繼續(xù)面對侮辱女性言論所造成的影響。與此同時，他與共和黨高層的不和睦已經(jīng)公開化，特朗普在社交網(wǎng)站“推特”上憤怒發(fā)言，譴責(zé)共和黨，并針對國會眾議院議長瑞安連連開火。

辯論策略：

目前，特朗普在公眾民調(diào)中落后于希拉里。美媒分析稱，這場辯論可能是特朗普在距離大選日不到三個星期的選戰(zhàn)中改變頹勢的最后機會。

共和黨長期的戰(zhàn)略分析人士約翰·費西里預(yù)計，特朗普和希拉里將以截然不同的方式進行最后一場辯論。他說，“我認為希拉里將求穩(wěn)，因為我覺得她認為她保持著領(lǐng)先。我認為特朗普將破釜沉舟，全力以赴，因為他相信他必須窮追猛趕，并攻擊希拉里。”

終極PK

① 第三場總統(tǒng)候選人辯論：10月19日21:00及其后約90分鐘，即北京時間10月20日09:00至約10:30，第三場總統(tǒng)候選人希拉里與特朗普進行電視辯論。② 大選全民投票日：美東時間11月8日夜間，北京時間11月9日12:00左右，大選全民投票初步結(jié)果有望出爐。美國大選全民投票日的投票站關(guān)閉時間在北京時間11月9日上午11:00，初步結(jié)果有望在一小時左右(中午12:00左右)獲悉。但若選情膠著，則需等待更久;史上最膠著的選情，等到阿拉斯加州、夏威夷這兩個最后點票州的選票出來才知道大選結(jié)果。第四階段：過場與儀式

① 選舉人投票：美東時間12月19日白天，北京時間12月20日凌晨，由11月8日全民選票對應(yīng)產(chǎn)生的“選舉人”，將按照全民投票的結(jié)果進行對應(yīng)投票，因而，“選舉人投票”基本上可視為過場形式;除非全民投票選出的新總統(tǒng)出現(xiàn)意外不能上任等黑天鵝事故，此選舉人投票才會備受關(guān)注。

由于美國總統(tǒng)選舉實行“選舉人團”制度，因此總統(tǒng)大選日的投票結(jié)果，產(chǎn)生的實際上是代表50個州和哥倫比亞特區(qū)的538位“選舉人”。另外，在總統(tǒng)大選日，選民還要在聯(lián)邦范圍內(nèi)進行參議院和眾議院選舉。真正的總統(tǒng)選舉是在12月第二個星期三之后的第一個星期一舉行(2016年是12月19日)。屆時，各州和哥倫比亞特區(qū)被推選出的“選舉人”將前往各州的首府進行投票。獲270張選票以上的候選人將當選總統(tǒng)，并于2017年1月20日宣誓就職。

② 就職典禮：美東時間次年(2017年)1月20日白天，北京時間2017年1月21日凌晨01:00左右，新總統(tǒng)舉行就職典禮，準備光榮上任。美國新總統(tǒng)的就職典禮通常在大選年的次年1月20日舉行，但若剛好這天是周日，由于與宗教習(xí)俗相沖突，因而就會順延推遲一天。2013年1月20日是周日，奧巴馬的續(xù)任就職典禮就是推遲到1月21日(周一)舉行的。

本文來自小站教育留學(xué)頻道。

第二篇：美國總統(tǒng)大選講稿

第一次辯論

稅收

奧巴馬： 投資在教育和培訓(xùn)。發(fā)展新的能源來源，縮減開支

改善教育系統(tǒng)，降低企業(yè)稅率至25%，關(guān)閉漏洞；給予在美國投資的公司減稅優(yōu)惠；

增加美國的能源產(chǎn)量，石油和天然氣比過去幾年都高，投資風(fēng)能、太陽能、生物燃料，所以必須終止赤字（如何處理免稅代碼），丹姆尼州長：在北美范圍內(nèi)能源獨立，創(chuàng)造工作崗位；

開放更多貿(mào)易，特別是拉丁美洲；（若是中國欺詐則制裁）平衡預(yù)算，支持小企業(yè)

為中產(chǎn)階級提供稅額減免，通過能源、貿(mào)易、正確的培訓(xùn)項目、平衡預(yù)算、幫助小企業(yè)。教育：培訓(xùn)項目47個由聯(lián)邦政府管轄，向8個不同的機構(gòu)匯報，日常管理費用驚人，以你更改讓這些錢重新回到各個州，讓他們尋找工作需要的培訓(xùn)。

降低稅率，降低企業(yè)稅和個稅，但是也減少減稅、抵稅和免稅。

讓天然氣和石油產(chǎn)量翻番，把輸油管從加拿大引過來。要繼續(xù)燃燒潔凈煤，原則是不增加赤字的減稅。赤字

羅姆尼：削減開支 鼓勵經(jīng)濟增長

不會向中國借錢做事，摒棄不好的項目；把好的項目給各個州運作，如果他認為各個州運作更加高效；讓政府高效，削減職員數(shù)量，通過人員自然縮減，合并機構(gòu)和部門；通過讓更多的人工作得到更高的報酬從而繳納更多的稅。奧巴馬：當政四年，削減開支，減少赤字，不給把工作轉(zhuǎn)移到海外的公司稅賦減免，第二次講稿

第三次講稿

利比亞、伊朗、恐怖主義、崛起中的中國、阿富汗戰(zhàn)爭和敘利亞問題成為重點討論議題。[7]

其中最為引人矚目的話題是：中國崛起和未來的世界。美國總統(tǒng)大選拿中國“說事兒”，并不稀奇，但是像今年這樣頻繁而高調(diào)，還是首次。中國因素全面滲入大選，兩黨候選人不僅頻繁拋出強硬對華政策，中國崛起還首次成為大選辯論的獨立辯題，并壓軸“出場”。

奧巴馬和羅姆尼對中國問題并未形成“激辯”，而是仿佛一唱一和，紛紛宣稱要和中國搞好關(guān)系，但中國一定要遵守“游戲規(guī)則”，不要再“造假貨”，而且人民幣要再升值。在對華態(tài)度上，兩位候選人的區(qū)別是，奧巴馬平和一些，羅姆尼更加激進，再次稱中國是“匯率操縱國”。

實際上，從去年參選之初，羅姆尼便主打強硬對華貿(mào)易政策。羅姆尼曾宣稱，在當選為美國總統(tǒng)的第一天，就要給中國貼上操縱人民幣匯率的標簽，并且在知識產(chǎn)權(quán)保護方面對中國宣戰(zhàn)。進入2012年，奧巴馬也開始在國情咨文中表露出對華貿(mào)易施壓的風(fēng)向。奧巴馬還曾經(jīng)大力宣揚美國向世貿(mào)組織投訴中國。

除了對華貿(mào)易政策，“中國因素”還是奧巴馬和羅姆尼互相攻擊的工具。奧巴馬不斷諷刺羅姆尼創(chuàng)立的貝恩資本，將產(chǎn)品制造“外包”給中國等國家，剝奪美國人工作，為自己盈利。而羅姆尼則大罵奧巴馬對華懦弱，幾乎在“懇求北京”。

從大選三辯來看，在談到任何一個涉華議題時，都不是一人說“是”一人說“否”的情況，這說明民主黨和共和黨在中國議題方面沒有“是”與“非”的根本分歧，選戰(zhàn)層面上的意義更大。[

第三篇：2016美國總統(tǒng)大選電視辯論第二場希拉里川普互爆黑料斗智斗勇

2016美國總統(tǒng)大選電視辯論第二場 希拉里川普互爆黑料斗智斗勇

第二場總統(tǒng)大選電視辯論——川普希拉里巔峰對決

高清視頻全網(wǎng)獨家下載

對于美國總統(tǒng)候選人來講，電視辯論是一場智力和體力的終極對決。因為便是辯論中的表現(xiàn)可能會直接影響到最終的大選結(jié)果。在歷經(jīng)了9月26日的第一場總統(tǒng)大選電視辯論上的劍拔弩張之后，副總統(tǒng)之間的角力對決也已經(jīng)于10月4日落下帷幕。

今天美國總統(tǒng)大選第二場辯論，將于北京時間今日(10月10日)早上9點，在美國華盛頓大學(xué)舉行。美國共和黨候選人特朗普有90分鐘時間挽回自己的競選生涯。辯論主持人是美國有線電視新聞網(wǎng)(CNN)的安德森·庫伯及美國廣播公司(ABC)的拉達茲。

各大主流視頻網(wǎng)站在線直播地址GET：

Youtube直播地址： Youtube 2nd Presidential Debate at Washington University

CNN直播地址： CNN 2nd Presidential Debate at Washington University

NBC直播地址：NBC 2nd Presidential Debate at Washington University

第二場電視辯論有哪些看點?——矛盾升級MAX

如果說第一場電視辯論是禮尚往來之后，2016美國總統(tǒng)大學(xué)電視辯論第二場就開始來真格的了!

【互挖黑歷史】

兩位候選人辯論前夕都被曝出有損各自形象的“黑材料”。《華盛頓郵報》7日公布了特朗普2005年一段用語非常粗俗的談話錄音，內(nèi)容含有侮辱女性的言論。

“維基解密”網(wǎng)站也隨即公開了黑客獲取的希拉里華爾街高價演講部分內(nèi)容以及希拉里競選團隊一些內(nèi)部郵件，其中一些言論與希拉里的公開立場不同，可能令民眾對希拉里的誠信產(chǎn)生懷疑。

【提問環(huán)節(jié)】

和第一場電視辯論的提問環(huán)節(jié)有所不同的是，這一的主持人僅負責(zé)提出半數(shù)問題，另半數(shù)將由蓋洛普民意測驗中心(Gallup)選出的未決選民提出。

截止小編發(fā)稿時候，第一個問題來自場下觀眾，這位觀眾問：上次辯論太“激烈”，小孩

子要在大人陪同下才能觀看，你們怎么看?

【辯論爆點】

特朗普避稅疑云

希拉里此前痛批共和黨對手特朗普避稅多年，稱他是冷酷無情的商人，對國家沒有貢獻，她主張立法規(guī)定，參選總統(tǒng)必須公布稅表。希拉里說，特朗普因為巨額虧損而避稅，特朗普在與會計師忙于避稅，以便繼續(xù)維持億萬富翁的生活水平時，其他人卻備受煎熬。

希拉里的健康問題

希拉里68歲、特朗普70歲，兩位高齡候選人的健康狀況一直是選戰(zhàn)焦點。他們行程滿檔，長途旅行不僅壓力大，且經(jīng)常吃得不健康且睡眠不足，對健康都是威脅-雖然他們最近相繼公布體檢報告，內(nèi)容都是“無重大疾病，可勝任總統(tǒng)”。

但希拉里在9月出席9·11紀念活動時，因身體不適提前離場。后來，她對外透露是感染肺炎，但她抱病硬撐、卻差點在公開場合昏倒的行為，引發(fā)民眾熱烈討論候選人的健康問題。事實上，希拉里還有血栓問題。特朗普則公布了自己的體檢報告，顯示并無大礙。“身高190.5公分、重107公斤，身體質(zhì)量指數(shù)(BMI)偏高約30?！彼慕】禉z查報告如此顯示。經(jīng)常分享吃炸雞、漢堡照片的特朗普自己則覺得自己“跟30歲時沒兩樣”，特朗普“筑墻”的移民政策

特朗普主張“遣返非法移民、在美墨邊界筑高墻”，和希拉里呼吁“放寬移民措施、只遣返暴力的犯罪者和恐怖份子”的政策大相徑庭，也可能是這次爭辯的重點。

特朗普曾痛批希拉里的移民政策太過寬松：如果希拉里當上總統(tǒng)，邊界管制形同虛設(shè)，且會透過行政命令執(zhí)行特赦，違反美國憲法，使美國陷入“嚴重危難”之中。

【兩候選人最新民調(diào)】

特朗普：在距離11月8日大選日不到4周時，特朗普的民調(diào)也已經(jīng)出現(xiàn)下滑態(tài)勢。

●特朗普“大嘴惹禍”很多次

●但這一次，尺度之大、用詞之下流露骨，著實犯了眾怒

●視覺沖擊加上言辭過于粗俗，會嚴重影響支持率

丑聞發(fā)酵：

黨內(nèi)人集體譴責(zé)

要求他立即退選

妻子：不可接受

希拉里：希拉里最新民調(diào)略勝特朗普支持率達48%領(lǐng)先4個百分點

【第二場辯論舉辦地】

華盛頓大學(xué)-圣路易斯Washington University in St.Louis，簡稱(Wash

U，WU)以美國國父喬治·華盛頓命名，始建于1853年2月22日，位于美國密蘇里州圣路易斯市，是美國歷史上建校最早也是最負盛名的“華盛頓大學(xué)”，該校在美國新聞和世界報道(US

News & World Report)2014大學(xué)綜合排名中名列14。

華盛頓大學(xué)-圣路易斯本科申請要求：

USNEWS排名

學(xué)費(/年)

$49,770

申請截止日期

1月15日

TOEFL要求

食宿(/年)

$15,596

開學(xué)日期

每年8-9月

IELTS要求

申請費

$75

可申請學(xué)期

秋季

SAT均分

2120-2320

錄取率

16.70%

獎學(xué)金形式

Need-aware &

Merit-based

GPA均分

申請人數(shù)

29,259

是否提供雙錄取

No

2018年秋季入學(xué)申請時間線如下：

申請方式

ED申請

RD申請

申請截止日期*

11月15日

1月15日

獎學(xué)金申請截止日期*

1月15日

1月15日

錄取通知截止日期

12月15日

4月1日

學(xué)生回復(fù)截止日期

收到錄取通知2周內(nèi)

5月1日

費用與獎學(xué)金

支出項目

項目英文名

2016-2017學(xué)年費用

學(xué)雜費

Tuition and fees

$49,770

食宿費用

Room and board

$15,596

其它花費（含書本費、娛樂及其它個人花費等）

Estimated personal expenses,?Books and

supplies,?Transportation expenses, etc

$7,665

費用合計

Estimated Total

$73,032

第四篇：2012美國總統(tǒng)大選華盛頓州演講

Remarks by the President at a Campaign Event

Seattle, Washington 1:00 P.M.PDT THE PRESIDENT: Give it up for Libby!(Applause.)LIBBY BLUME: Hello.Thank you very much for coming.We're all very honored.I'm Libby.I'm the youngest of the Blumes.And I'm very, very proud to present the President of the United States of America.(Applause.)THE PRESIDENT: Yay!Nice job!(Applause.)Thank you.Libby knows the key to good public speaking--be brief.(Laughter.)That always makes people happy.I just want to thank the entire Blume family--especially Libby--(laughter)--but in addition to Bruce and Ann, their other kids--Max, Rebecca, Jacob, and Scooter--for opening up this extraordinary home to us and for their friendship.I'm so grateful to you guys.Thanks for whoever is in charge of the weather.(Laughter.)I've been told this is typical Seattle weather.(Laughter.)But I've been here before so--(laughter.)What I'm going to do is actually be pretty brief at the top because what I'd really enjoy is just answering questions and getting comments and kind of hearing what you guys are thinking about.We've been through an extraordinary period in American history--worst financial crisis, worst economic crisis since the Great Depression.When you think about the Blume family growing up, what a lot of this younger generation has seen is hardship and recession and people being laid off of work.And yet the good news is that America is full of incredibly resilient, wonderful, decent people who have been willing to buckle down and work through these difficult times, and as a consequence, the country I think is on a path of great strength and great promise.We've seen more than 4 million jobs created over the last two years, more than 800,000 just in the last four months alone;the greatest increase in manufacturing employment since the 1990s--a lot of that having to do with an auto industry that has surged back after a period of time when a lot of us thought that they might go under.Here in this region, the last time I was in Seattle--I think it was the last time--we had a chance to visit Boeing, which is as good of a symbol of American ingenuity and American promise--and I teased the CEO there that I deserve a gold watch because we've been selling a lot of planes all around the world.(Laughter.)

And so slowly, in fits and starts, the economy is getting stronger and businesses are starting to invest again.And in fact, you're starting to see companies that had moved to places like China recognizing why would we abandon the largest market in the world? Wages are going up in China and workers are getting more productive here--let's start bringing companies and businesses back.We've still got headwinds.Europe is still in a difficult state--partly because they didn’t take some of the decisive steps that we took early on in this recession.Gas prices are still pinching a lot of folks.The housing market is still very weak all across the country.But the good news is that we have weathered the storm and are in a position now to make sure that the 21st century is the American Century just like the 20th century was.But in order to do that, we've got to make good choices.And when I ran in 2008, I did not run just to get the country back to where it was before the crisis--because there had been problems that had been building for decades.And so the question was, were we finally going to take on some of these core challenges that had been holding us back for far too long? And that's the reason why, even as we were trying to manage the auto bailout, even as we were trying to deal with the banks and the fact that credit was locked up, even as we were trying to make sure that we could immediately put people back to work, we were also looking at what are the long-term things that are going to make a big difference in the life of this country? That's why we took on health care.And I am very proud of the fact that you got 2.5 million young people who have health insurance because they can stay on their parent's plans right now that didn’t have it before--(applause)--and 30 million who stand to get it over the next couple of years.(Applause.)That's the reason why we took on energy.And not only have we increased traditional energy in this country--oil and gas--but we're looking at the energy sources of the future and have doubled clean energy investment, and raised fuel-efficiency standards, doubling fuel-efficiency standards on cars, which will not only end up saving about $8,000 for the average consumer over the life of a car, but is going to take huge amounts of carbon out of the atmosphere and is part of what's contributing to some of the lowest levels of oil imports that we've seen in years--which obviously has national security implications.It's the reason why we took on education.And in addition to investing in reform at the K-through-12 level, we're also making sure that every young person has access to a college education.And we re-channeled money that was going to banks in the student loan program--tens of billions of dollars that are now going directly to students in the form of Pell grants.And now we've got a little more work to do to make sure that interest on their student loans don't double on July 1st.That's why we made investments during the Recovery Act to rebuild our roads and our bridges and our ports, but also to start looking at things like high-speed rail and new broadband lines into rural areas that didn’t have them before--because the fact is that, historically, America grows not just because a few folks are doing well but because we create a platform where everybody can succeed.Anybody who's working hard, everybody who's willing to put in the time and the effort and the energy, anybody who's got a new idea, no matter what they look like, no matter where they come from, they can succeed.And through their success we all succeed.And we're huge admirers of individual initiative and we insist on individual responsibility, but we also recognize this country succeeds together--not apart.And that is going to be probably the biggest theme in this election, because we've got another party on the other side that just has a fundamentally different view about how to make sure that America succeeds.I think they're patriotic folks.I think they care about this country.But I also think that they have a very narrow vision that says, if I'm doing well, then it's up to everybody else to figure their own way.And that's certainly not the reason I'm here.I'm here because my grandfather, after coming back from World War II, was able to study on the GI Bill.I'm here because my mother, a single mom, was able to get scholarships and grants to help her make her way through school.Michelle and I are where we are today because, although we came from very modest backgrounds, we got some of the best education in the world.When I hear people talk about the free enterprise system and entrepreneurship, I try to remind them, you know, all of us made that investment in DARPA that helped to get the Internet started, so there's no Facebook, there's no Microsoft, there's no Google if we hadn’t made this common investment in our future.And that's what we're going to be debating.There are going to be a lot of ups and downs and a lot of other issues, but the fundamental issue is going to be, do we believe that we grow together, or do we believe that “you're on your own” is a better model for how we advance not just our interests but the future of our children.Now, we've still got a lot of work to do.And the reason I'm running is because there's a lot of unfinished business.Still too many people out of work--and there's some things we could be doing right now to put construction workers back to work rebuilding America.There are things we could be doing right now to invest in science and technology to make sure we maintain a cutting edge.We haven't done as much on energy and climate change as we need to do.And so continuing to push for the kinds of work that a company like McKinstry is doing, making sure that we have energy-efficient buildings and companies and universities and hospitals and schools all across the country--we could reduce our consumption of energy by about 20 percent just by making these simple investments and we haven't done that yet.We've made progress, but we've got more work to do.We've still got to reform an immigration system that is broken, and make sure that young people who are raised in this country with our kids, that they're treated as the Americans that they are, and they're given an opportunity to serve and make of themselves what they will, because that's also part of our tradition.We're a great country because what binds us together isn't just what we look like or our last names, but we share a creed.And if you believe in America, then you can be part of it.So we're going to have a whole lot of work to do over the next five years, and I'm not going to be able to get there on my own.I practice what I preach--in the same way that I don't think a society is successful on its own, well, my campaign is not successful on its own.Back in 2008, we didn’t succeed because of

me;we succeeded because of you, because all of you made a common commitment to a common vision of what America should be.And I'm hoping that you're willing to continue with me on this always fascinating journey.(Laughter.)Thank you.(Applause.)

第五篇：2012美國總統(tǒng)大選西雅圖演講范文

For Immediate Release May 10, 2012

Remarks by the President at a Campaign Event--Seattle, WA

Paramount Theater Seattle, Washington 3:00 P.M.PDT THE PRESIDENT: Hello, Seattle!Thank you.(Applause.)Thank you.Thank you very much.Thank you, Seattle!Thank you.(Applause.)Thank you so much.Thank you.Thank you.Thank you, guys.Thank you, everybody.Please, please, have a seat.Thank you.(Applause.)Thank you.Thank you very much.Thank you.Thank you, guys.(Applause.)Thank you very much.It’s good to be back in Seattle.(Applause.)A few people I want to acknowledge.First of all, please give a big round of applause to Sue for that unbelievable story, the great introduction, her incredible courage.(Applause.)She is just a wonderful person.And I was saying backstage as I was listening, she’s the kind of story that you don’t read about in the papers.That’s a story I’d like to read about--(applause)--somebody overcoming so many challenges, doing the right thing.And I could not be prouder to have her introduce me.A couple of other folks that are here today that I want to acknowledge--your outstanding Governor, Chris Gregoire.(Applause.)Your outstanding Lieutenant Governor, Brad Owen is here.(Applause.)One of the best United States Senators in the country, Patty Murray is in the house.(Applause.)Former U.S.Representative and soon-to-be governor, Jay Inslee is here.(Applause.)I want to thank King County executive Dow Constantine.(Applause.)My terrific friend, former King County executive and somebody who did great work for us at HUD in Washington, Ron Sims.(Applause.)State party chair, Dwight Pelz.(Applause.)And of course, somebody who I just love and I’m just such a huge fan of because he’s a great person in addition to being a great musician, Dave Matthews.(Applause.)AUDIENCE MEMBER: I love you!THE PRESIDENT:(Laughter.)I love you, too.(Applause.)So, Seattle, I’m here not just because I need your help--although I do;you’ll hear more about that.I’m here because your country needs your help.There was a reason why so many of you worked your hearts out in 2008.And it wasn’t because you thought it would be easy.You did support a candidate named Barack Hussein Obama.The odds are rarely in your favor in that situation.(Laughter.)You didn’t need a poll to tell you that might not be a sure thing.You did not join the campaign because of me.You came together--we came together--because of a shared vision.We came together to reclaim that basic bargain that built the largest middle class and the most prosperous nation on Earth.We came together because we believed that in America, your success shouldn’t be determined by the circumstances of your birth.If you’re willing to work hard, you should be able to find a good job.If you’re meeting your responsibilities, you should be able to own a home, maybe start a business.You should be able to give your kids the chance to do even better than you--no matter who you are, no matter where you come from, no matter what you look like, no matter what your last name, no matter who you love.(Applause.)And so we came together.This wasn’t just about me;this was you guys making a commitment to each other to try to bring about change because our country had strayed from these basic values.We’d seen a record surplus that was squandered on tax cuts for people who didn’t need them and weren’t even asking for them.Two wars were being waged on a credit card.Wall Street speculators reaped huge profits by making bets with other people’s money.Manufacturing was leaving our shores.A shrinking number of Americans did fantastically well, but a lot more people struggled with falling incomes and rising costs and the slowest job growth in a century.So it was a house of cards, and it collapsed in the most destructive, worst crisis that we’ve seen since the Great Depression.And sometimes people forget the magnitude of it, you know? And you saw some of that I think in the video that was shown.Sometimes I forget.In the last six months of 2008, while we were campaigning, nearly 3 million of our neighbors lost their jobs;800,000 lost their jobs in the month that I took office.And it was tough.But the American people proved they were tougher.So we didn't quit.We kept going.Together we fought back.When my opponent said we should just let Detroit go bankrupt, we made a bet on American workers, on the ingenuity of American companies, and today our auto industry is back on top of the world.(Applause.)We saw manufacturers start to invest in America again, consistently adding jobs for the first time since the 1990s.Businesses got back to basics, created over 4 million jobs in the last 26 months-– more than 1 million of those in the last six months alone.(Applause.)So we’re making progress.Are we satisfied? Of course not.Too many of our friends, too many of our family are still out there looking for work.Too many homes are still underwater.Too many states are still laying off teachers and first responders.A crisis this deep didn’t happen overnight, and we understand it won’t be solved overnight.We’ve got more work to do.We know that.But here’s what else we know: That the last thing we can afford is a return to the policies that got us here in the first place.Not now.Not with so much at stake.(Applause.)We’ve come too far to abandon the changes that we fought for these past few years.We’ve got to move forward, to the future that we imagined in 2008--where everybody gets a fair shot, and everybody is doing their fair share, and everybody plays by the same rules.That’s the choice in this election.And Seattle, that’s why I’m running for a second term as President of the United States of America.(Applause.)

Now, my opponent in this election, Governor Romney, he's a patriotic American.He’s raised a wonderful family.He should be proud of the great personal success he's had as the CEO of a large financial firm.But I think he’s drawn the wrong lessons from those experiences.He actually believes that if CEOs and the wealthiest investors like him get rich, that the rest of us automatically do, too.(Laughter.)When a woman in Iowa shared the story of her financial struggles, he gave an answer right out of an economics textbook.He said, “Our productivity equals our income,” as if the only reason people can’t pay their bills is because they’re not productive enough.Well, that’s not what’s going on.Most of us who have spent some time talking to people understand that the problem isn’t that the American people aren’t working hard enough, aren’t productive enough-– you’ve been working harder than ever.The challenge we face right now-– the challenge we’ve faced for over a decade-– is that harder work isn’t leading to higher incomes.Bigger profits haven’t led to better jobs.What Governor Romney does not seem to get is that a healthy economy doesn’t just mean maximizing your own profits through massive layoffs or busting unions.You don’t make America stronger by shipping jobs or profits overseas.(Applause.)When you propose cutting your own taxes while raising them on 18 million families, that’s not a recipe for economic growth.And by the way, there’s nothing new about these ideas.I’m just starting to pay a little more attention to this campaign here, and--(laughter)--I keep on waiting for them to offer up something new.But it’s just the same old stuff.(Laughter.)It’s the same agenda that they have been pushing for years.It’s the same agenda that they implemented when they were last in charge of the White House--although, as Bill Clinton pointed out a few weeks ago, this time their agenda is on steroids.(Laughter.)This time they want even bigger tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans.This time they want even deeper cuts to things like education and Medicare and research and technology.AUDIENCE: Booo--THE PRESIDENT: This time they want to give banks and insurance companies even more power to do as they please.AUDIENCE: Booo--THE PRESIDENT: Now, somehow they think that these same bad ideas will lead to different results than they did the last time--or they’re hoping you won’t remember what happened the last time when we tried their bad ideas.(Laughter.)Well, I’m here to say, Seattle, that we were there.We remember.We're not going back there.We're moving this country forward.(Applause.)We're moving forward.We're moving forward.(Applause.)Look, we don’t expect government to solve all our problems--and it shouldn’t try to solve all our problems.I learned from my mom that no education policy can take the place of a parent’s love and

attention, and occasionally, getting in your face.(Laughter.)As a young man, I worked with a group of Catholic churches who taught me that no poverty program can make as much of a difference as the kindness and commitment of a caring soul.(Applause.)And Democrats, we have to remember some things.Not every regulation is smart.Not every tax dollar is spent wisely.Not every person can be helped who refuses to help themselves.We believe in individual responsibility.But that’s not an excuse to tell the vast majority of responsible, hardworking Americans--folks like Sue who've done all the right things--“you’re on your own.” That if you're--had the misfortune, like most people do, of having parents who may not be able to lend you all the money you need for college, that you may not be able to go to college.(Applause.)That even if you pay your premiums every month, you’re out of luck if an insurance company decides to drop your coverage when you need it most.(Applause.)That’s not who we are.That’s not what built this country.That's not reflective of what's best in us.We built this country together.We built railroads and highways, we built the Hoover Dam and the Golden Gate Bridge--we built those things together.We sent my grandfather’s generation to college on the GI Bill-– together.We did these things not because they benefited any particular individual, any particular group;we did these things because we were building a platform for everybody to be able to succeed.We were creating the conditions for everybody to be able to succeed.These things made us all richer.They gave us all opportunity.(Applause.)They moved us all together, all forward, as one nation, and as one people.And that’s the true lesson of our past.We love the free market.We believe in rewarding entrepreneurship and risk.But when I hear my opponent and some of these folks talk as if somehow nobody had anything to do with the success of these businesses and our entrepreneurs, I have to remind them that we--we the people--invested in creating the Internet that allowed Microsoft and Google and Facebook to thrive.There's not a business in this country that's not benefiting from roads and bridges and airports--the investments we make together.Every time we've got a kid who's getting a great education in a public school and able to go to get an outstanding education at a public university, we're contributing to the possibilities of the free market succeeding.And that’s the right vision for our future.That’s the reason I'm running for President, because I believe in that vision.I believe in that vision.(Applause.)I’m running to make sure that by the end of this decade, more of our citizens hold college degrees than any other nation on Earth.I want that to happen here in America.(Applause.)I want to help our schools hire and reward the best teachers, especially in math and science.(Applause.)I want to give 2 million more Americans the chance to go to community colleges and learn the skills that local businesses are looking for right now, because that's what we need in the 21st century.(Applause.)Higher education can’t be a luxury.Education is--higher education is an imperative that every American should be able to afford--not just for young people but for mid-career folks who have to retrain, have to upgrade their skills.That’s the choice in this election.That’s why I’m running for President.I’m running to make sure that the next generation of high-tech manufacturing takes root in places like Seattle and Cleveland and Pittsburgh and Charlotte.I want to stop rewarding businesses that ship jobs

and profits overseas.I want to reward companies that are creating jobs here in the United States of America.That’s the choice in this election.(Applause.)I am running so that we can keep moving forward to a future where we control our own energy.Our dependence on foreign oil is at the lowest point it's been in 16 years.(Applause.)Because of the actions we took, by the middle of the next decade our cars will average nearly 55 miles per gallon.(Applause.)Thousands of Americans have jobs because the production of renewable energy in this country has nearly doubled in just three years.So now is not the time to--(applause)--now is not the time to cut these investments to pay for $4 billion a year in giveaways to the oil companies.Now is not--now is the time to end subsidies for an industry that's just doing fine on its own.Let’s double down on clean energy that's never been more promising for our economy and for our security and for the safety of our planet.That's why I’m running, Seattle, and that's the choice in this election.(Applause.)For the first time in nine years, there are no Americans fighting in Iraq.(Applause.)Osama bin Laden is no longer a threat to this country.Al Qaeda is on the path to defeat.And by 2014, the war in Afghanistan will be over.(Applause.)America is safer and it’s more respected because of the courage and selflessness of our diplomats and our intelligence officers, but most of all, because of the United States armed Forces.(Applause.)And as long as I’m Commander-in-Chief, this country will care for our veterans, and we will serve our veterans as well as they’ve served us because no one who fights for this country should have to fight for a job or a roof over their heads when they come home.(Applause.)My opponent has a different view.He said it was “tragic” to end the war in Iraq.He says he won’t set a timeline for ending the war in Afghanistan.I have set a timeline, and I intend to keep it.(Applause.)After a decade of war that’s cost us thousands of lives, that's cost us over a trillion dollars, the nation we need to build is our own.(Applause.)So we’re going to use half of what we’re no longer spending on war to pay down the deficit, and we’re going to--(applause)--we’re going to invest the rest in research and education, and repairing our roads and our bridges and our runways and our wireless networks.That's the choice in this election.(Applause.)And I’m running to pay down our debt in a way that is balanced and a way that's responsible.After inheriting a trillion-dollar deficit, I signed $2 trillion of spending cuts into law.And now I want to finish the job responsibly and properly, streamlining government, cutting more waste--there’s still more there to be had--but also reforming our tax code so that it’s simpler and fairer and it asks the wealthiest Americans to pay a little bit more.(Applause.)My opponent won’t tell us how he'd pay for his new, $5 trillion tax cut –-a tax cut that gives an average of $250,000 to every millionaire in the country.AUDIENCE Booo--THE PRESIDENT: So we may not know the details, but we know the bill for that tax cut will either be passed on to our children, or it’s going to be paid by a whole lot of ordinary Americans.And I refuse to let that happen again.(Applause.)We’re not going to pay for another millionaire’s tax cut by eliminating medical research projects into things like ovarian cancer or Alzheimer’s.I refuse to pay for another tax cut by kicking children out of Head Start programs, or asking students to pay more for college, or eliminating health insurance for millions of poor, and elderly, and disabled Americans on Medicaid.(Applause.)And as long as I’m President of the United States, I’m not going to allow Medicare to be turned into a voucher that would end the program as we know it.(Applause.)We’ll reform Medicare, not by shifting costs to seniors but by reducing the spending that isn’t making people healthier.There are ways of doing it that preserve this program that is so vital to so many people.So Seattle, that’s what’s at stake.There’s a lot at stake.On issue after issue, we can’t afford to spend the next four years going backwards.America doesn’t need to re-fight the battles we just had over Wall Street reform or health care reform.Listen to Sue.Here’s what I know: Allowing 2.5 million young people to stay on their parents’ health insurance plan--that was the right thing to do.(Applause.)Cutting prescription drug costs for seniors--right thing to do.(Applause.)We’re not going back to the days when insurance companies had unchecked power to cancel your policy, or deny you coverage, or charge women differently from men.We’re not going back.We’re going forward.(Applause.)We don’t need another political fight about ending a woman’s right to choose, or getting rid of Planned Parenthood--(applause)--or taking away access to affordable birth control.I want women to control their own health choices.(Applause.)Just like I want my daughters to have the same economic opportunities as your sons.We’re not going to turn back the clock.(Applause.)We’re not turning back the clock.We’re not returning to the days when you could be kicked out of the United States military just because of who you are and who you love.(Applause.)We’re moving this country forward.We are moving forward to a country where every American is treated with dignity and with respect.And here in Washington you’ll have the chance to make your voice heard on the issue of making sure that everybody, regardless of sexual orientation, is treated fairly.You will have a chance to weigh in on this.(Applause.)We are a nation that treats people fairly.We’re not going backwards.We’re not going backwards.We’re going forwards.(Applause.)We’re going forward.We’re going forward, where everybody--everybody is treated with dignity and respect.We will not allow another election where multimillion-dollar donations speak louder than the voices of ordinary citizens.(Applause.)

And it’s time to stop denying citizenship to responsible young people just because they’re children of undocumented immigrants.(Applause.)This country is at its best when we harness the God-given talents of every individual;when we hear every voice;when we come together as one American family--black, white, Hispanic, Asian, Native American, gay, straight, disabled--everybody striving for the same dream.That’s what we’re fighting for.That’s why I ran for President.That's why I’m running again for President.That’s why I need your help.(Applause.)You know, Seattle, this election is actually going to be even closer than the last.And the reason for that is too many of our friends and neighbors, they're still hurting because of this crisis.And they see what’s going on in Washington, and they don't like it, and so there’s just a frustration level there that will express itself in the election.And I hear it from too many people who are wondering why they haven’t been able to get one of the jobs that have been created.Because even if jobs have been created, until you got a job, that jobs report doesn't mean much.They're wondering why their home is still underwater, or why their family hasn’t been touched by the recovery.So there’s still a lot of--a lot of work to be done.And folks are just--they get so frustrated about Washington.And as I said, the other side, they're not going to--the other side will not be offering these Americans a real answer to their questions.They’re not offering a better vision.They're not offering a new set of ideas.Everybody knows that.There’s nothing you’ve heard from them where you say, man, I didn't think of that.(Laughter.)Now, that's fresh.That's new.Maybe that will work.(Laughter.)That's not what’s going on here.What they will be doing is spending more money than we’ve ever seen before on negative ads –-ads that exploit people’s frustration for some short-term political gain.Over and over again, they’ll tell you America is down and out.America is not working.They’ll say, are you better off than you were--without mentioning that their frame of reference is before the worst crisis in our lifetime.We’ve seen this play before.And here’s the thing, the real question, the question that we have to answer, the question that will actually make a difference in your life and the lives of your children and the lives of your grandchildren-– it's not just about how we’re doing today.It’s about how we’re doing tomorrow and the next day and the day after that.Will we be better off if more Americans get a better education? Will we be better off if we reduce our dependence on foreign oil? Will we be better off if we start doing some nation-building here at home? Will we be better off if we're investing in clean energy? Will we be better off if we ask the wealthiest Americans to pay their fair share? Will we be better off if we invest in new research and science and technology? When we look back four years from now, or 10 years from now, or 20 years from now, won’t we be better off if we have the courage to keep moving forward? AUDIENCE: Yes!

THE PRESIDENT: That’s the question in this election.(Applause.)That's the question in this election.And that outcome is entirely up to you.You’ll have to contend with even more negative ads, with more cynicism, more nastiness--sometimes just plain foolishness.(Laughter.)But if there’s one thing that we learned the last time around, one thing we learned in 2008, there is nothing more powerful than millions of voices calling for change.(Applause.)When you knock on doors;when you pick up the phone;when you talk to your friends;when you decide it’s time for change to happen, guess what? Change happens.Change comes to America.(Applause.)And that’s the spirit that we need again.If people ask you what this campaign is about, you tell them it’s still about hope.You tell them it’s still about change.You tell them it’s still about ordinary people who believe that in the face of great odds, we can make a difference in the life of this country.(Applause.)Because I still believe, Seattle.I still believe.I still believe we're not as divided as our politics suggest.I still believe that we have more common ground than the pundits tell us.I believe we're not Democrats or Republicans first;I think we're Americans first.(Applause.)I still believe in you.(Applause.)I still believe in you, and that's why I’m asking you to still believe in me.(Applause.)I told you in 2008 that I wasn’t a perfect man--maybe Michelle told you.(Laughter.)And I won’t be a perfect President.But I promised back when I was running that first time that I’d always tell you what I thought, and I’d always tell you where I stood, and I’d wake up every single day fighting as hard as I know how for you.(Applause.)And Seattle, I kept that promise.I have kept that promise, and I will keep it as long as I have the honor of being your President.(Applause.)So if you’re willing to stick with me, if you’re willing to fight with me, if you’re willing to work even harder this election than the last one, I guarantee you we will move this country forward.(Applause.)We will finish what we started.I’m still fired up.I’m still ready to go.And we will show the world why it is that the United States of America is the greatest nation on Earth.Thank you, everybody.God bless you.