I guess they're elected officials and their voters are not finance theorists and don't think of this in these terms.

我想这是因为他们是当选的官员,而投票的不是金融学家,也就不会用金融术语思考和表达。

耶鲁公开课 - 金融市场课程节选

regardless of whether I run or not, if some other candidate is elected other than me, then they're not going to have my ideal policies.

不论我是否参选,如果除了我以外的其他候选人获胜,那么他们将不会采用我的政治理念

耶鲁公开课 - 博弈论课程节选

he was thinking of getting re-elected.

因为他想再次当选。

斯坦福公开课 - 经济学课程节选