Mr Paul placed second, just one percentage point behind Mrs Bachmann, but pundits still put his chances of winning the nomination at next-to-nothing.

保罗仅一个百分点之差输给了巴赫曼，屈居第二。 不过许多专业人士并不看好保罗，认为他赢得提名候选人的机会几乎为零。

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He congratulated Bachmann and Paul for their strong showings in Iowa.

他祝贺巴克曼和保罗在爱奥华州取得强有力的成绩。

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The two who are themselves members of the House—Michele Bachmann and Ron Paul—voted against it.

米歇尔•巴赫曼和让•保罗两人本身都是国会议员，他们对此曾投票表示反对。

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He knows he would face the same hurdle faced by the other two House of Representatives presidential candidates, Ron Paul and Michele Bachmann: Mounting an effective presidential campaign from a House seat is extremely difficult.

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Its adherents (including Mr Paul's fellow Republicans Paul Ryan and Michele Bachmann) differ a lot in their preoccupations and prescriptions.

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As for the bipartisan effort to stop SOPA I mentioned earlier, it is opposed by individuals as diverse as Republican Representatives Michelle Bachmann, Darrell Issa and Ron Paul, as well as Democratic Representative Zoe Lofgren and Democratic Senators Ron Wyden and Maria Cantwell.

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