唐纳德·特朗普总统决定先在俄克拉荷马州和阿拉巴马州等红州举行集会，开启为期一个月的中期选举竞选巡回活动。这让一些共和党人感到不解，但参与策划的人士称，此举背后有其战略考量。
President Donald Trump’s decision to kick off a month of midterm campaign travel with rallies in red states like Oklahoma and Alabama has confounded some Republicans, but those involved in the plans argue there’s a strategy behind them. Both rally sites — Durant, Oklahoma, and Mobile, Alabama — “hit multiple states and media markets” because of their proximity to neighboring states, a Republican official familiar with the strategy said.
一位熟悉这项策略的共和党官员表示，由于俄克拉荷马州达兰特和阿拉巴马州莫比尔靠近周边州，这两个集会地点能够“覆盖多个州和媒体市场”。
Trump officials hope to turn out low-propensity voters, particularly in close races that Republicans need to win to keep control of Congress.
特朗普团队希望动员投票意愿较低的选民，尤其是在共和党必须赢下才能继续控制国会的胶着选举中。
The Republican official also emphasized that Trump will travel to actual battleground states like Florida, Texas, Ohio, Iowa, and Michigan.
这位共和党官员还强调，特朗普将前往佛罗里达州、得克萨斯州、俄亥俄州、艾奥瓦州和密歇根州等真正的战场州。特朗普阵营并非所有人都相信这一解释。
Not everyone in Trump’s orbit is convinced. “I don’t really buy it, but it’s a well-thought-out explanation,” one person close to the White House told Semafor.
一名接近白宫人士告诉Semafor：“我并不太信服，但这套解释考虑得很周全。我觉得，他们是想举办大型集会。”——谢尔比·塔尔科特
“I think they want big rallies.”— Shelby Talcott