中立派的新民主党联盟正在将其支持范围扩展到原本属于共和党的选区，这进一步表明该党对其在中期选举中的胜算充满信心。该联盟的竞选机构“NewDem Action Fund”正在支持七名目前由共和党控制的议员候选人——其中一些人是在2024年以高票优势当选的。这些候选人包括：内布拉斯加州的克里斯·巴克迈耶（Chris Backemeyer）对阵众议员迈克·弗拉德（Mike Flood）；俄亥俄州的克里斯蒂娜·尼克伯克（Kristina Knickerbocker）对阵众议员迈克·特纳（Mike Turner）；威斯康星州的米切尔·伯曼（Mitchell Berman）对阵众议员布莱恩·斯泰尔（Bryan Steil）；以及北卡罗来纳州的雷蒙德·史密斯（Raymond Smith）对阵众议员格雷格·墨菲（Greg Murphy）。
The centrist New Democrat Coalition is expanding its endorsements into firmly Republican territory, another sign of the party’s ballooning confidence in their midterm prospects. The group’s campaign arm, NewDem Action Fund, is endorsing seven candidates running in seats currently held by the GOP — including several that President Donald Trump won by double digits in 2024. They are Chris Backemeyer against Rep. Mike Flood in Nebraska, Kristina Knickerbocker against Rep. Mike Turner in Ohio, Mitchell Berman against Rep. Bryan Steil in Wisconsin, and Raymond Smith against Rep. Greg Murphy in North Carolina. They are also endorsing Nancy Lacore in South Carolina, Teresa Benitez-Thompson in Nevada and Blake Gendebien in New York, who are running for open seats.
此外，该联盟还支持南卡罗来纳州的南希·拉科雷（Nancy Lacore）、内华达州的特蕾莎·贝尼特斯-汤普森（Teresa Benitez-Thompson）和纽约州的布莱克·詹德比恩（Blake Gendebien），他们都是正在争夺空缺席位的候选人。巴克迈耶在一份声明中表示：“我在国家安全领域为国家服务了21年，我们的工作重点始终是完成任务。新民主党正是秉持这种务实的态度进入国会的，而这正是内布拉斯加州第一选区所需要的。”
“I spent 21 years serving our country in national security roles, where the focus is on the mission and getting the job done,” Backemeyer said in a statement. “That's the pragmatic approach the New Dems bring to Congress, and it's what Nebraska's First District deserves.”Rep. Greg Stanton of Arizona, who chairs the fund, said that the endorsed candidates will have access to money, support and advice, as well as likely future visits from New Democrat members.
该基金的主席、亚利桑那州众议员格雷格·斯坦顿（Greg Stanton）表示，获得支持的候选人将获得资金、支持和建议，未来还可能得到新民主党成员的访问帮助。斯坦顿计划与这些候选人在亚利桑那州和爱荷华州共同开展竞选活动。这些新的支持决定是在唐纳德·特朗普总统在选举日前积极游说那些传统上支持共和党的地区的背景下做出的。
Stanton said he intends to campaign with candidates in Arizona and Iowa. The new endorsements come as President Donald Trump campaigns in deep-red regions ahead of Election Day. Stanton and his fellow New Dems see the move as a sign Trump and House Republicans are on their back foot. “I'm not sure where friendly Trump territory is in the United States of America,” Stanton said in an interview.
斯坦顿及其同僚认为，这一举动表明特朗普和共和党在国会中处于劣势。斯坦顿在接受采访时说：“我不确定在美国哪些地方还属于特朗普的支持者……美国人对这位总统的糟糕决策感到非常愤怒，但他们更愤怒的是那些在国会中毫无抵抗地任由他为所欲为的共和党人。”如果越来越多获得新民主党支持的候选人能够赢得选举，那么这个拥有100多名成员的党团在下届国会中将拥有更大的影响力。
“Americans are very upset at the poor decisions of this president … but they're even more mad at the Republicans in Congress who have rolled over and let him do whatever he wants without any resistance.”The more New Dem-endorsed candidates that flip their seats, the more influential the already 100-plus-member caucus will be next term.
斯坦顿表示，这个联盟将处于有利的位置，能够得到有望成为议长的哈基姆·杰弗里斯的支持与信任。“所有获得我们支持的候选人都支持哈基姆·杰弗里斯成为众议院议长，”斯坦顿在采访中说，“我们将与哈基姆·杰弗里斯紧密合作，确保他的任期能够取得最大的成功。”
The coalition will be well positioned to have would-be-speaker Hakeem Jeffries’ ear and his back, Stanton said. “Every single endorsed candidate supports Hakeem Jeffries for speaker of the House,” Stanton said in an interview. “We will be a strong governing partner with Hakeem Jeffries to make sure that his speakership is as successful as possible.”