传统思维总认为当经济危机来临时，当权的政党和政治家都会遭到选民的惩罚。 但在整个大选过程中，安吉拉·默克尔总理的地位和受欢迎程度却是无可置疑的。
Conventional wisdom claims that incumbent parties and politicians are punished by voters in times of economic distress.  Throughout the campaign there was never any doubt about the position or tpopularity of Chancellor Angela Merkel.