中新网评：美国众议长选举“连续剧”暴露美式民主痼疾******
中新网北京1月9日电(蒋鲤)在15轮投票表决后，美国众议院议长选举这场“连续剧”终于落下帷幕，众议院共和党领袖凯文·麦卡锡最终成功当选第55任美国众议院议长。这是美国国会过去164年来耗时最久的一次议长选举记录，将美国“对抗式民主”的弊端暴露无遗。
资料图：美国众议院共和党领袖麦卡锡。中新社记者 沙晗汀摄
由于两党对立加剧、党派内斗、利益分配不均等因素，众议长选举陷入一场拉锯战。在此次众议长竞选中，美国民主党议员继续抱团，多轮投票中，一票不投麦卡锡，共和党右翼“强硬派”领头的约20人小团体也拒绝投票麦卡锡。
麦卡锡的当选之路一波三折，除了本人的“政治投机派”角色在国会不受欢迎外，与共和党内部政治分歧关系密切。
一方面，共和党党内反对者认为，麦卡锡对民主党态度过于软弱，无力对抗民主党控制的参议院和拜登政府，另一方面，因为共和党的多数优势微弱，党内一些影响力较小的派系的政治力量则被放大，有利于他们巩固自己的选票。
此外，党内反对者也认为，自己的选票没有换取更多利益，希望以此作为筹码换取麦卡锡更大的让步，比如让他们获得众议院重要委员会中的职务。
作为仅次于美国总统、副总统的政坛三号人物，众议院议长通常由众议院多数党领袖担任，选举几乎没有悬念。然而，麦卡锡此次为当选，不得不做出多个关键让步，其中可能包括恢复一项罢黜议长动议机制，使得众议长的权力被削弱，难以掌控众议院。
美国有线电视新闻网CNN称，麦卡锡在这场不合时宜的政治勒索中作出让步，这种绥靖政策只会让极端主义势力更加强大。
这场引发全世界围观的尴尬选举暴露出美国政治存在严重的对立和分化。在权力博弈思维的裹挟下，党派利益凌驾于国家和人民利益之上，美国两党相互拆台，陷入“为反对而反对”的无脑对垒。而即便是一党内，也会因为利益分配问题产生不同的小派系，相互对抗，选票变成了谋利益的工具。
从国会山骚乱到打破记历史记录的15轮众议长选举，“对抗式民主”让美国政治陷入瓶颈，长期对抗势必会让政客们丧失客观公正的判断能力，其政治阶层是否有能力治理国家也会引发质疑。
两党之争和党派内斗进一步放大了美国政治体制弊病，美国所谓的“民主”形象，让全世界大跌眼镜。鼓吹以选民利益为先的美式选举，变成了政客们利益置换的游戏，进一步彰显出美国“民主政治”日渐失能，不断极化的党争已使美国政治制度陷入死循环。
House speaker election reveals deep-rooted problems in U.S. democracy
(ECNS) -- The Republican leader Kevin McCarthy was elected as the 55th speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives after 15 ballots. As the most grueling House speaker election in the past 164 years, the election has highlighted the defects of the country’s "confrontational democracy".
The election once reached a stalemate due to intense partisan strife, inner-party struggle among the Republicans, uneven distribution of interests, and more. Democratic Party members forged a close alliance, refusing to vote for McCarthy, while about 20 Republicans also declined to cast ballots for the GOP leader.
Except for his unpopular role as a "political speculator" in Congress, McCarthy’s hard-won election can be attributed to turmoil within the Republican Party.
On the one hand, opponents in the Republican Party believe that the GOP leader's attitude toward the Democrats is too weak to confront the Senate controlled by Democrats and the Biden administration.
On the other hand, the political power of some less influential factions in the Republican Party has been amplified due to the Party’s weak majority advantage in the House of Representatives, which is conducive to consolidating their ticket warehouses.
Meanwhile, these opponents believe that their votes failed to win them more benefits, hoping to use this as a bargaining chip for McCarthy's further concessions, such as getting them positions in important House Committees.
As the third political figure after the President and Vice President of the U.S., the speaker, by tradition, is the head of the majority party in the House of Representatives.
But McCarthy has made many concessions in order to bring the ultra conservatives along, involving what’s known as the “motion to vacate,” a mechanism by which members can force a vote to depose the speaker. The reported concessions will empower individual members at the expense of McCarthy’s sway as speaker.
CNN thought the concessions he made during this unseemly political shakedown would only make the extremist faction more powerful.
This embarrassing election, which has drawn global attention, exposed the serious opposition and polarization in American politics. Both Democrats and Republicans put their interests before that of the country and its people, attacking and opposing each other irrationally.
Besides, different factions arise within a single party and confront each other because of the distribution of interests. Votes have become a tool to win more benefits.
From Capitol riots to the House Speaker election with record-breaking ballots, "confrontational democracy" has become a bottleneck of American politics. Long-term confrontation will surely impede politicians to think objectively and fairly while their capacity of governing the country will also raise doubts among the public.
Both parties’ struggle and infighting among the Republicans have further amplified the defects of the American political system, with its "democratic" image shocking the world.
The U.S.-style election, which advocates putting voters' interests first, has become a game of interest exchange among politicians. In addition, it further demonstrates the malfunction of American "democratic politics" and the constantly polarized party struggle that has trapped the American political system into an infinite cycle.
业界论道体育产业发展：“新物种”涌现 尝试才有机会******
中新网北京1月12日电(记者 王昊) 11日，以“等待上场”为主题的懒熊体育•第七届体育产业嘉年华在北京举行。诸多中国体育业内人士齐聚一堂，探讨中国体育产业发展相关话题。虽然过去几年中国体育产业受到疫情影响，但冬奥营销成为很好的范例，一些“小众项目”发展迅速，而在女性体育领域，同样不乏亮点。
活动现场。主办方供图活动中，懒熊体育创始人、CEO韩牧做了“等待上场”的主题演讲。他认为，过去三年间的体育产业，一些投资行为受到疫情影响，但依旧涌现出新的增长点。“那就是众多我们称之为‘小众运动’的项目陆续出现。2021年的飞盘、滑雪，2022又出现了桨板、腰旗橄榄球、匹克球、露营的大热。” 韩牧介绍。
他说，这些小众的项目在争夺大众项目用户的同时，彼此之间也形成了红海，优胜劣汰后开始自我进化，进而诞生了很多新的“物种”。“在过去三年，事实上体育产业一直在涌现这样的‘新物种’，虽然有些并没有活下来，但对体育产业来说，尝试才有机会。”
北京冬奥会的举办是近几年中国体育产业发展的重要事件，北京冬奥会的招商从2017年2月份正式启动，与比较大的赞助商签约后，形成了品牌效应，很多大企业形成了做冬奥营销、深度参与冬奥筹办的示范效应。
活动现场。主办方供图北京冬奥组委赞助销售处处长王剑在嘉年华论坛上分享：“原来的规划是一边着手寻找与奥运相关或者有体育基因的大品牌，一边去寻找结合冬奥会倒计时的时间节点。但是2020年疫情之后很多事需要调整，有很多工作推倒重来，已签约的赞助商要共同去面对这些赛事筹办过程中的改变。”
“冬奥会期间，我们做了很多赞助企业商业权益兑现的案例，挖掘、整合了各个闭环之间的商业资源。此外，我们还挖掘了一些赛场内非闭环的区域，给消费者留下一个想象空间。”王剑介绍。
活动现场。主办方供图此外，在过去的2022年，女性体育有诸多亮点。中国女篮前队长邵婷在嘉年华的相关主题论坛分享了自己观察到现象。“现在的女性运动员更加自信、更加主动，她们更愿意、更希望去展现自己。”
邵婷说，希望通过自身的力量去影响、扩大女性参与体育运动的方式和途径。“其实对于女性运动员的关注更多是在竞技水平上面。但我们除了要去在竞技比赛中展现实力，在平时也应该去说好女性体育的故事。”(完)
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