美国新政党走红网络 欲参与总统竞选

　　The new political group “Americans Elect” has quietly been collecting signatures needed for to get on statewide ballots in the 2012 general elections. But the group doesn’t plan to run a candidate, and it doesn’t have a platformor an ideology.

　　新生政治团体“美国人的选择”已经悄然开始行动，为2012年美国大选的全国投票征集选民签名。不过他们却并不打算推出自己的候选人，也没有自己的政治纲领或者政治思想。

　　“This isn’t a third party,” Elliot Ackerman, the group’s chief operating officer said. “It’s a second process.”

　　该政团的首席运营官艾略特 奥科曼说，“我们不是第三党，而是另一种运作方式。”

　　Americans Elect is endorsingan entirely new political process, and here’s how the whole thing goes: All registered voters are invited to participate in a two-week online convention in June 2012. Voters will fill out questionnaires and will be able to see a list of candidates who share their policy positions.

　　“美国人的选择”支持的是一种全新的政治程序，其运行过程是：在2012年6月召开为期两周的网络大会，邀请所有登记注册的选民参与讨论。选民们填写调查问卷之后，就可以看到一张和他们持有相同政见的候选人名单。

　　All online, a party platform will be drafted, and the field of candidates will be narrowed down to six. Each of those six will choose a running mate — from a different party.

　　一切都是通过网络进行的：网上起草政党纲领，将候选人的范围压缩在六个以内，然后六个候选人各自挑选一个来自不同政党的人作为竞选伙伴。

　　Finally, voters registered at AmericansElect.org will choose one of the tickets, and those candidates will take over the ballot line secured with signatures by the group.

　　最后，所有在此网站注册的选民进行投票，而团体募集的签名将保证候选人获得候选资格。