For an independent voter the only argument for keeping the Republicans in charge is the prospect of something worse (Cromwell, remember, replaced the Rump Parliament with a military dictatorship).

• 对一位独立选民来说，让共和党长期执掌政权会使国家前景不乐观（大家都记得克伦威尔用独裁统治替代了残余国会）。