Three political parties offered candidates: the Democrats,the Republicans and the Know-Nothings.

VOA: special.2009.05.07

That's why all these arguments that we all get into these days about third-party political candidates what do we really need in our political culture, what would break apart the stagnation of our two-party system, if that's what people want or put more directly, will Michael Bloomberg run or not?

这就是我们今天为何面对这些争论,关于第三方党派的候选人,也就是我们的政治文化中究竟需要什么,什么能打破我们两党制停滞不前的现状呢,如果这是人民所愿,或者更直接的说,迈克尔.布隆伯格的做法行得通吗

耶鲁公开课 - 美国内战与重建课程节选

We're going to imagine that there are two candidates, and what these candidates are doing is they're choosing their political positions for an election.

假设有两个候选人,而这两个候选人,为了选举必须确定自己的政治立场

耶鲁公开课 - 博弈论课程节选

He says various factions are trying to unite these resistance forces to support candidates and influence the political process.

VOA: standard.2009.10.26

So now what I want you to think of is that at every political position there are two voters, and hence two possible candidates.

现在我希望你们考虑的是,在每个政治位置上有两个选民,因此是两个可能的候选人

耶鲁公开课 - 博弈论课程节选

Both candidates wrapped up their campaigns calling for an end to political assassinations.

VOA: standard.2009.07.26

Despite the doubts, many Republican strategists see Palin as a political force to be reckoned with this year, and she is in demand as a campaigner by Republican candidates around the country.

VOA: standard.2010.02.09

Political analysts say if that happens, the two present candidates for the prime minister's post are likely to step down and make way for others who might be able to build a consensus.

VOA: standard.2010.07.29