本月，在华盛顿Centrolina餐厅的一场私人晚宴上，拉姆·伊曼纽尔为十几位竞选美国众议院的顶尖民主党新秀提供了冲刺秋季选战的指导。这个角色对他来说并不陌生。
At a private dinner of branzino and salad at Centrolina in Washington this month, Rahm Emanuel offered a dozen of the top Democratic recruits for the U.S. House some guidance for the final fall sprint.
二十年前，伊曼纽尔先生领导众议院民主党竞选委员会，当时该党在全国红色地区取得了巨大进展。如今，他逐一列举当前环境与2006年“诡异地相似”。“不得人心的战争：对，对，”伊曼纽尔在后来的采访中回忆道。“不得人心的总统：对，对。系统性的大规模腐败：对，对。能源价格飙升：对，对。”
The role was familiar for him. Twenty years ago, Mr. Emanuel led House Democrats’ campaign arm when the party made big gains in red corners of the country. Now he ticked through how the current environment was “eerily similar” to 2006. “Unpopular war: check, check,” Mr. Emanuel recounted in a later interview. “Unpopular president: check, check. Massive corruption throughout the system: check, check. Spiking energy prices: check, check.” As Mr. Emanuel, the longtime Democratic insider, not so quietly explores a run for president in 2028, he has emerged as a behind-the-scenes force in his party’s push to flip the House this fall.
作为资深民主党内部人士，伊曼纽尔并不低调地探索2028年竞选总统的可能性，他已成为本秋季该党争取夺回众议院控制权的幕后推手。
“Unpopular war: check, check,” Mr. Emanuel recounted in a later interview. “Unpopular president: check, check. Massive corruption throughout the system: check, check. Spiking energy prices: check, check.” As Mr. Emanuel, the longtime Democratic insider, not so quietly explores a run for president in 2028, he has emerged as a behind-the-scenes force in his party’s push to flip the House this fall.