Investors, of course, they're still concerned about the pace of the recovery, the health of the recovery in the United States 當然，投資人仍然非常關注美國經濟復甦的速度以及復甦的健全程度，
and that is clearly one of the huge challenges that President Barack Obama faces in his bid to get reelected. 而這點顯然也是歐巴馬總統在競選連任當中所面臨的一大挑戰。
Our White House correspondent, Dan Lothian, takes a look now at that. 本台的白宮特派員丹‧羅迪安帶來相關報導。
Launching anything into strong headwinds is never considered ideal, but the Obama campaign, with its slick Chicago headquarters, is doing just that -- 逆風而行從來不是理想的做法，但在芝加哥成立了華麗總部的歐巴馬連任之役卻不得不這麼做——
facing down a bad economy in the race to 2012. 在爭取二○一二年連任的道路上必須克服經濟不景氣的挑戰。
Obviously we're experiencing some headwinds, gas prices probably being most prominent. 我們顯然正面臨若干逆境，油價大概是其中最顯著的一項。
It has enormous impact on family budgets and on the psychology of consumers. 油價高漲對家庭預算與消費者心理都會造成重大衝擊。
Dealing with the psychology of the consumer before he or she heads to the polls is a daunting challenge. 設法因應消費者走進投票所之前的心理狀態是一項非常嚴苛的挑戰。
Four more years! Four more years! 再做四年！再做四年！
Well, now, actually, technically, it's about five-and-a-half. 實際上，現在嚴格說起來大概是五年半。
While fundraisers from Michigan to Miami have put the president's campaign on an impressive track to a $1 billion target, 總統的競選資金募款目標為十億美元，而從密西根到邁阿密所舉辦的募款活動，已經帶來了豐厚的收穫。
the U.S. economy is still faltering. 儘管如此，美國經濟卻還是欲振乏力。
And that, says Republican strategist Kevin Madden, will be the fundamental issue GOP candidates use to show the president's economic policies have failed. 共和黨選戰策略家凱文‧馬登說，共和黨候選人將會利用這項基本議題證明總統的經濟政策已經失敗。
The problem that he says he has inherited is now his and he'll be judged by it. 他說他所承繼的問題，現在已經成了他的問題，而且這個問題也會成為別人評判他的標準。
Right. I think you're going to look at an election that's very much about the present and then the future, where we're gonna take the country. 沒錯。我認為這場大選著重的將會是現況，接著則是未來，也就是我們打算把國家帶往什麼方向。
And in the present right now, he can no longer make the argument that he made when he was a candidate in 2008, which this is George Bush's economy. 就目前的現況而言，他已不再能夠提出二○○八年競選時的論點，指稱這是小布希造成的經濟狀況。
This is President Obama's economy. 現在這已是歐巴馬總統造成的經濟狀況。
And you don't need a poll to tell you Americans don't like this economy. They want jobs yesterday. 我們不需要做民調，也可看得出美國民眾對當前的經濟狀況並不滿意。他們要往昔的工作。
Democratic strategist Jamal Simmons says, as long as people are looking for work, they'll keep their minds open to another candidate. 民主黨策略家席蒙斯說，只要民眾還找不到工作，他們就會考慮其他候選人。
He's got to convince people that his policies are actually helping the country turn the corner and do better. 他必須說服民眾相信他的政策確實有助於國家度過難關，並且變得更好。
And at the end of the day, he's gonna have to also run against a real-life Republican who's gonna have flaws and other problems 到頭來，他面對的對手也是個活生生的共和黨候選人，對方也有自己的缺陷和其他問題，
that the president's gonna have to exploit. 而總統也必須善用這些缺點爭取自己的優勢。
And what about national security? 國家安全呢？
Doesn't the killing of Osama bin Laden prove President Obama is a strong, gutsy leader who took a chance to keep America safe? 擊斃賓拉登難道不證明了歐巴馬總統的確是個堅強而有膽識的領導人，懂得掌握機會保護美國的安全嗎？
Madden says getting the elusive terrorist was good news but voters like good jobs much better. 馬登說，逮到那名行蹤飄忽不定的恐怖分子當然是好消息，但選民更希望能有好工作。
It may have been a temporary benefit, but it's actually not going to drive the long-term debate of this campaign. 擊斃賓拉登也許可帶來短暫的好處，但不會是這場選戰長期辯論的主軸。
But Simmons doesn't see dark clouds hanging over the president's campaign. While Republicans will hit him on the economy... 不過，席蒙斯並不認為總統的選戰烏雲密布。共和黨人雖然會以經濟議題攻擊他……
I understand how jobs come, and I understand how jobs go. 我了解工作是怎麼來的，也知道工作會怎麼消失不見。
...he can hit back with his achievements. ……他也能夠以自己的成就反擊。
What the president can say is he can come back at them and say, I put two women on the Supreme Court. 總統可以反駁他們，說：我讓兩名女性進了最高法院，
I passed health care for 30 million people. I have turned the corner... helped the country turn the corner when it comes to the economy 為三千萬人通過了健保法案，在經濟方面也協助國家度過了難關。
and we're growing, not as fast as we need to, but we're doing it much better than we were when George Bush was in office. 我們目前正在成長，雖然速度還沒有達到我們需要的程度，但我們的表現已比當初小布希任內好了許多。
While many Republicans may not see health care reform as a positive achievement, Simmons says that the president needs to defend it vigorously, 許多共和黨人雖然可能不會把健保改革視為正面成就，但席蒙斯認為總統必須積極為這項政策辯護，
making the case that this is good for millions of Americans, good for the economy, and that the benefits will play out over the next year and beyond. 指出這樣的改革有益數以百萬計的美國人，有益經濟，而且這樣的效益將在明年以後逐漸顯現。