Mr Thompson himself is said to prefer John McCain. But any of these candidates could grab some of his supporters, as could Rudy Giuliani.

据说汤普森个人支持约翰·麦凯恩，但这些参选人都可以瓜分他的支持者，就像瓜分朱利安尼的支持者一样。

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I decided to make Rudy chief of staff, have Steve oversee a lot of the policy initiatives, and release John Danner and his wife, Nancy, from their responsibilities.

我决定让鲁迪当办公室主任，让史蒂夫负责监督大量的政策提案，还有，解除约翰·丹纳和他的妻子南希的职责。

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Rudy, Steve, and John all had beards and were less constrained in their dress code.

鲁迪、史蒂夫和约翰却都留着胡子，在着装上也没有禁忌。

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In contrast, John McCain and Rudy -- two of Romney's rivals in 2008 -- are quintessential conviction politicians.

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