yield center stage to voters
センターを譲るのはAKBだけではないのですね...。大統領選での両候補者の「最後のお願い」が終わり、あとは有権者の賢明な判断にまかせるという比喩的な表現です。面白かったので、upしておきます。(UG)
SUSPENSE TO THE END, OBAMA, ROMNEY YIELD TO VOTERS
WASHINGTON (AP) - Two fierce competitors who've given their all, President Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney now yield center stage to voters Tuesday for an Election Day choice that will frame the contours of government and the nation for years to come. After a grinding presidential campaign that packed suspense to the finish, Americans head into polling places in sleepy hollows, bustling cities and superstorm-ravaged beach towns deeply divided. All sides are awaiting, in particular, a verdict from the nine battleground states whose votes will determine which man can piece together the 270 electoral votes needed for victory.