民主党人在2026年中期选举中对其自身党派的态度发生了戏剧性的负面转变，他们不再承诺两党合作，转而发誓要“打击两党的腐败”。
Democrats are adopting a drastically more negative tone toward their own party in the 2026 midterm elections swapping promises of bipartisan collaboration with vows to "take on corruption in both parties."
为什么重要：这种政治内讧的激增反映出，候选人们发现选民对民主党和国家政治建制派感到了极高的愤怒。蒙大拿州众议院候选人萨姆·福斯特塔格（Sam Forstag）在接受Axios采访时表示，当他透露自己以民主党人身份参选时，“许多同事脸上都露出了不悦的表情”。
Why it matters: This surge in political friendly fire reflects the extraordinary level of anger candidates are seeing from their voters toward the Democratic Party the national political establishment • Sam Forstag, a House candidate in Montana, told Axios in an interview that "a whole lot of my coworkers got a sour look on their face" when he revealed he was running as a Democrat.
- 明尼苏达州民主党候选人杰克·约翰逊（Jake Johnson）说：“我们听得很清楚，无论是在市政厅会议上还是在游行路线上……人们对两党日益增长的不满情绪显而易见。”
This surge in political friendly fire reflects the extraordinary level of anger candidates are seeing from their voters toward the Democratic Party the national political establishment • Sam Forstag, a House candidate in Montana, told Axios in an interview that "a whole lot of my coworkers got a sour look on their face" when he revealed he was running as a Democrat.
数据来源：AdImpact；注：政党总数包括作为实际提名人参选的独立人士；图表：安德鲁·索伦德（Andrew Solender）/ Axios
• "We have heard pretty loud and clear, whether it's at our town halls or on parade routes, that ... there's just a growing frustration with both political parties," said Jake Johnson, a Democratic candidate in Minnesota.
用数字说话： Axios对2018年以来联邦和全州选举中的350多则广告进行了分析，发现提到民主党或在负面语境下同时提到两党的民主党广告数量大幅激增。
Data: AdImpact; Note: Party totals include independents running as the de facto nominee; Chart: Andrew Solender/Axios By the numbers: An Axios analysis of more than 350 ads in federal and statewide elections since 2018 found a huge uptick in Democratic ads mentioning either the Democratic Party or both parties in a negative context.
- 该分析研究了每个选举年8月24日至9月22日期间播出的广告，这些广告使用了诸如“我自己的党派”、“两党”和“党派领导人”等短语。
• The analysis looked at ads run between Aug. 24 and Sept. 22 of each election year that used phrases such as "my own party," "both parties," and "party leaders."
- 候选人经常试图将自己塑造为具有两党合作精神的问题解决者，以此来吸引摇摆选民，他们会指出过去的合作事例，或者承诺如果当选将跨越党派进行合作。
• The analysis looked at ads run between Aug. 24 and Sept. 22 of each election year that used phrases such as "my own party," "both parties," and "party leaders."
- 但民主党人今年大力倾斜于更具民粹主义和反建制色彩的言论，广告中谴责破碎的政治体制，或者列举他们过去公然对抗本党的事例。
• Candidates often try to appeal to swing voters by pitching themselves as bipartisan problem solvers, pointing out past instances of collaboration or making pledges to work across the aisle if elected.
“我不在乎他是民主党人，也不在乎我为让这件事平息所受到的压力，”弗吉尼亚州民主党人香农·泰勒（Shannon Taylor）在谈到对前州参议员乔·莫里西（Joe Morrissey）的起诉时在广告中说道。
• But Democrats have leaned hard into more populist, anti-establishment rhetoric this year, with ads denouncing a broken political system or citing past instances in which they defied their party. "I didn't care that he was a Democrat or the pressure that I got to make it go away," Virginia Democrat Shannon Taylor says in one ad about the prosecution of former state Sen.
- 兰迪·维勒加斯（Randy Villegas）是加利福尼亚州的一名民主党候选人，他在其中一则广告中宣称：“华盛顿已经陷入瘫痪，因为两党的腐败政客关心的只有他们的金主和党内高层，而不是我们。”
Joe Morrissey • Randy Villegas, a Democratic candidate in California, declares in one of his ads: "Washington is broken because corrupt politicians in both parties care more about their donors and their party bosses than us."
- “无论是民主党人还是共和党人，只要谁不把正确的事情放在首位，我都敢于站出来对抗他们，”纽约州北部的民主党人布莱克·根德宾（Blake Gendebien）发誓道。
• "I'll stand up to anyone, Democrat or Republican, who isn't focused on what's right for them," vows Blake Gendebien, a Democrat in upstate New York.
就连众议院民主党竞选机构也加入了这一行列，与密歇根州民主党人克里斯蒂娜·海恩斯（Christina Hines）联合播放了一则广告。这位前特殊受害者单位（SVU）检察官在广告中回忆了她如何“在惩治恶魔、恋童癖和谋杀犯时收拾烂摊子”。
Even the House Democratic campaign arm is getting in on the action, running a coordinated ad with Michigan Democrat Christina Hines in which the former SVU prosecutor recounts how she "cleaned up messes when I put away predators, pedophiles, and murderers."
- “我才不在乎他们是共和党人还是民主党人，”她在广告中说道，并补充称“眼下的华盛顿才是一团最大的乱麻”。
• "I didn't care if they were Republican or Democrat," she says in the spot, adding that "right now, D.C. is the biggest mess of all."
- 众议员玛西·卡普图尔（Marcy Kaptur，民主党-俄亥俄州）在一则广告中说：“华盛顿不仅陷入了瘫痪，而且病入膏肓、腐败不堪，两党都必须好好整顿一下了。”
• Says Rep. Marcy Kaptur (D-Ohio) in an ad: "Washington's not just broken, it's deeply corrupt, and both parties need to shape up." Between the lines:
字里行间：据Axios统计，在过去30天里，由民主党人或实际上作为民主党提名的独立人士投放的带有此类负面讯息的广告达到了47条，而2024年和2022年这一数字为19条，2020年为15条，2018年为14条。
Axios identified 47 ads run by Democrats or independents running as the de facto Democratic nominee in the last 30 days with that type of negative messaging, up from 19 in 2024 and 2022, 15 in 2020, and 14 in 2018. • Democrats' positive messaging about the two parties — such as promises to "work with both parties" or "bring Democrats and Republicans together" — has plummeted from 45 ads in 2024 to 18 this year.
- 民主党关于两党的正面讯息——例如承诺“与两党合作”或“将民主党和共和党凝聚在一起”——已从2024年的45条广告骤降至今年的18条。
• That contrasts with Republicans' relatively cheery tone: "Republicans defending a broken status quo should be very nervous," said Eric Koch, a Democratic operative working on House races.
- 这与共和党相对轻松愉快的语调形成了对比：“捍卫破碎现状的共和党人应该感到十分焦虑，”负责众议院竞选工作的民主党操盘手埃里克·科奇（Eric Koch）表示。
What they're saying:
各方言论：福斯塔格（Forstag）表示，他“想不出还有什么比2024年民主党关于经济的正面讯息，更能确切地表达出联邦层面的代表与基层实际感受之间脱节的现象了”。
Forstag said he "can think of no better articulation of the literal disconnect between our representatives at the federal level and what it's been like on the ground" than Democrats' positive economic message in 2024 • "What I hear from people is that even the basic necessities are becoming more and more difficult to afford," the Montana Democrat told Axios.
- “我从人们那里听到的是，连基本的生活必需品都变得越来越难以负担，”这位蒙大拿州的民主党人对Axios如是说。
• Johnson pointed to Minnesota's sprawling fraud scandal as "a huge issue" that "really erodes peoples' trust" in the state's Democratic-led government.
关键观点：
• Johnson pointed to Minnesota's sprawling fraud scandal as "a huge issue" that "really erodes peoples' trust" in the state's Democratic-led government.
- 约翰逊指出明尼苏达州发生的重大欺诈丑闻是一个“严重的问题”，这个丑闻“严重削弱了人们对该州民主党执政政府的信任”。
"Everybody that I talk to and this has become more and more true over the years, hates both parties," said Hines, "hates Democrats, hates Republicans."
- 海因斯表示：“我遇到的每一个人都对两党都感到失望；他们既讨厌民主党，也讨厌共和党。”这种情绪多年来越来越普遍。
• Justin Pearson of Tennessee told Axios voters see "way too many similarities between the Democratic Party and Republican Party."
- 田纳西州的贾斯汀·皮尔森告诉Axios，选民们认为“民主党和共和党之间存在太多相似之处”。
• "Democrats have a responsibility to hold ourselves ... to a higher standard," Pearson added.
- 皮尔森补充说：“民主党有责任要求自己遵循更高的道德标准。”
Yes, but: Some Democrats prefer to keep their cross-party messaging optimistic.
- 然而，一些民主党人仍倾向于保持乐观的态度，试图跨越党派界限进行沟通。
• Swing-district Rep. Greg Landsman (D-Ohio) is running an ad lauding how he "got Republicans and Democrats to work together and change the law" on Social Security benefits for public pensioners.
- 俄亥俄州的民主党众议员格雷格·兰兹曼正在投放广告，宣传自己如何推动民主党和共和党合作，共同修改了关于公共养老金福利的法律。
• Swing-district Rep. Greg Landsman (D-Ohio) is running an ad lauding how he "got Republicans and Democrats to work together and change the law" on Social Security benefits for public pensioners.
- 兰兹曼对Axios表示：“我坚信，打破这种令人不满的现状的唯一途径就是人们齐心协力、共同解决问题。”
• "I really do believe that the opposite of this deeply unpopular status quo is people working together to get shit done," Landsman told Axios.