至于共和党方面，两个字：明摆。

On the Republican side, two words: It's over.

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在国会中，南方来的共和党人太多了，以至于他们几乎控制了国家共和党，这就使得共和党变得很保守，这种保守是许多非南方人不能忍受的。

There are so many southern Republicans in Congress that they pretty much call the shots in the national Republican Party, making it more socially conservative than many non-southerners can stomach.

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而且共和党人声称自己太忙，以至于没时间参加本周在白宫举行的两党会议。

And they decided they were too busy for a bipartisan meeting with the White House this week.

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