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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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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Senator Robert Casey - considered the most popular Democratic Party office holder in the state and an Obama backer - says he will not predict what will happen when voters go to the polls on Tuesday.

凯西参议员支持奥巴马。 他说，他无法预料星期二选民前往投票时会出现什么情况。

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Republicans are fighting to retake Congress from the Democratic Party of President Obama and make gains in state elections.

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