Even worse, the crisis makes a mockery of many of the campaign promises laboriously crafted in focus groups and policy workshops, and methodically laid out on the stump and via the internet.

• 更为糟糕的是，危机极大嘲讽了各焦点小组和政策研究小组精雕细琢而出，并在候选人巡回演说中或是互联网上精心展现的许多竞选承诺。