事实上，两大党内部的分裂同样深刻，规模庞大、斗志昂扬的派系将两党推向各自的极端 — — 民主党左倾，共和党右倾。
In fact, splits within the two major parties are just as deep, with large and highly motivated factions pulling each to their respective extremes – Democrats to the left and Republicans to the right.