但下一个阶段 — — 在日趋丑陋的竞赛中获胜的那一方是否拥有采取与其对手截然不同的政策的奢侈 — — 的不确定性要大得多。
But the next step in the argument – that the winner of an increasingly ugly contest will have the luxury of pursuing significantly different policies from his opponent – is much more uncertain.