But the campaign has in effect been running for months: regardless of the official fripperies, Britain's political parties have been in election mode since Christmas at least.

但实际上选战已于数月前开始：若不计官方浮夸虚饰的表态，英国各政党至少从去年圣诞节起即进入选举状态。

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To Brown University political scientist Wendy Schiller, Obama needs to work harder for results instead of remaining in election campaign mode.

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