Let's resist the temptation to fall back on the same partisanship and pettiness and immaturity that has poisoned our politics for so long.とは 意味・読み方・使い方

While the Democratic Party has won a great victory tonight, we do so with a measure of humility and determination to heal the divides that have held back our progress.

if we lose the election the whole legislative merry-go-round will have to start over

How stupid of us to have trusted such unprincipled politicians.

Although the prime minister is determined to have the bills pass, he faces opposition from his own party in the House of Councilors, too.

We deplore the corruption of politics.

But DPJ members criticized him by saying, "We haven't discussed the matter in our own party yet."

the familiar conflict between Republicans and Democrats

The incumbent's defeat dealt a serious blow to the Koizumi Cabinet's efforts to boost its approval ratings.

It was claimed for a long time that the opposition could not take power from the Liberal Democratic Party because they were not prepared for it.

The DPJ and the People's New Party now have 110 seats in the Upper House.

The LDP and its coalition partner, New Komeito, gained a stable majority and now control both houses of the Diet.

It had to be admitted, however, that the opposition parties would have a better chance of winning the general election and coming to power if they joined together.

a political leader who seeks support by appealing to popular passions and prejudices

At the next election we must inflict a crushing defeat on such a corrupt politician.

A rift remains within the Democratic Party between the supporters of the two candidates.

Kan and Ozawa fought a fierce battle against each other during the campaign.

Under its new leader, the DPJ will work hard to defeat the Liberal Democratic Party in the next House of Representatives election.

It took a long time to break down resistance to women voting.

However, approval ratings declined as the prime minister and Ozawa Ichiro, the DPJ secretary general, suffered blows from political scandals.

Any politician who does not toe the main party line would be branded a renegade.

After the democratic election, social tension diminished considerably.

He gained great support from independent voters and defeated four other candidates by a wide margin.

A citizens group critical of the LDP says, "This surely causes the growth of distrust in politics."

Fukuda admits he has weakened people's trust in politics.

However, the resignation may cause lasting damage to Koizumi's administration.

Let's remember that it was a man from this state who first carried the banner of the Republican Party to the White House, a party founded on the values of self-reliance and individual liberty and national unity. Those are values that we all share. And while the Democratic Party has won a great victory tonight, we do so with a measure of humility and determination to heal the divides that have held back our progress.

In the next election, the Democratic Party is expected to get the better of the Republican Party.

It was the beginning of an 11-month slugfest between Obama and the Republicans.

The DPJ wants to prevent the LDP-led coalition from winning a majority.

Meanwhile, the Democratic Party of Japan will try to use this opportunity to win enough seats to form a new government.