共和党人完全承认，在11月的中期选举中他们将面临巨大的政治阻力；随着选举日的临近，这种阻力正在逐渐加剧，竞争也变得愈发激烈。
Republicans fully acknowledge they are facing political headwinds going into the midterm elections in November, and those winds are swirling in a race that has become quietly competitive as Election Day nears.
近一个世纪以来，堪萨斯州一直选举共和党人担任参议员。然而，在这次中期选举中，由于选民对特朗普政府的政策及其对经济的影响感到不满，共和党参议员罗杰·马歇尔（Roger Marshall）与大型教会牧师亚当·汉密尔顿（Adam Hamilton）之间的竞争比一些共和党人预期的要激烈得多。
Kansas has, for nearly a century, consistently elected Republicans to the Senate. But in a midterm election year when voters are unhappy with the Trump administration’s actions and its impact on the economy, the race between Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kan., and megachurch Pastor Adam Hamilton has tightened more than some in the GOP would have liked.
南卡罗来纳州共和党参议员蒂姆·斯科特（Tim Scott）表示，虽然竞争非常激烈，但他仍相信马歇尔能够获胜。
Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., the Senate GOP’s campaign chief, acknowledged that the race is close but remained confident Marshall would hold on.
这位属于“激进派”的大型教会牧师以及民主党候选人呼吁会众悔改——因为他们认为人们开车、吃牛肉等行为都是“罪恶”的行为。斯科特说：“堪萨斯州的竞争非常激烈，超出了我的预期；但事实是，我们一定会赢得这场选举。”
WOKE MEGACHURCH PASTOR, DEM NOMINEE CALLED ON CONGREGATION TO REPENT FOR DRIVING, EATING BEEF "Listen, I think if you look at Kansas, it's a very competitive state, more competitive than I'd like to see it. But the fact of the matter is that we're gonna win in Kansas," Scott said.
共和党人试图维持并扩大他们在参议院的53个席位优势，但他们面临着全国范围内许多竞争激烈的选区；同时，选民们对高油价、关税以及伊朗战争感到愤怒，这些因素都可能威胁到他们的执政地位。
Republicans are trying to maintain and expand their 53-seat majority but face many toss-up contests across the map and voters that are frustrated with high fuel prices, tariffs and the war in Iran, which could threaten that grip on power.
虽然堪萨斯州目前仍属于“共和党可能获胜”的地区，但根据《库克政治报告》（Cook Political Report）和福克斯新闻（Fox News）的选举预测，该州的选举局势已从“共和党很可能获胜”下调为“共和党略占优势”。
Kansas isn’t in that toss-up category, but it was recently downgraded by "Likely Republican" to "Lean Republican" by the Cook Political Report and in Fox News’ election power rankings.
汉密尔顿的发言人泰森·布罗迪（Tyson Brody）对福克斯新闻表示：“亚当提出的‘从中间立场出发、共同努力’的竞选理念在堪萨斯州引起了广泛共鸣，这并不令人意外。”
"No one should be surprised that Adam’s message of leading from the middle and working together is resonating across Kansas," Tyson Brody, a spokesperson for Hamilton told Fox News Digital.
这位民主党候选人还恳求卡玛拉·哈里斯（Kamala Harris）不要到他的选区进行竞选活动，称：“请不要来我的州。”他继续说道：“罗杰·马歇尔在过去18个月里一直躲藏在自己的选民面前，投票支持削减医疗保健政策，并支持无休止的战争；这些行为导致了汽油和食品价格的飞涨。”
KANSAS DEMOCRAT BEGS KAMALA HARRIS NOT TO CAMPAIGN WITH HIM, ‘PLEASE DO NOT COME TO MY STATE’ "Roger Marshall has spent the past 18 months hiding from his constituents, voting to slash health care and supporting and endless war that’s led to skyrocketing gas and grocery prices," he continued. "Kansans are ready for something different, and that’s why we’ll vote to elect Adam in November."
“堪萨斯州的选民渴望看到一些不一样的变化，因此我们会在11月投票支持亚当（Adam）。”尽管如此，斯科特还是给罗杰·马歇尔（Roger Marshall）以及其他候选人一些建议，这些建议或许能在竞争激烈的选举中帮助他们取得成功。
Still, Scott gave Marshall and others some advice that could be the recipe for success, even in close contests. "I told Roger Marshall the same thing I told all the candidates nearly two years ago: "You do one of two things. You either run afraid or you run unopposed,’" Scott said.
“我两年前对所有候选人都说过同样的话：要么带着恐惧去参选，要么以‘无人竞争’的状态参选，”斯科特说，“但事实上，这次选举并非‘无人竞争’的情况。”
"And, frankly, it's not unopposed. "And, therefore, you can't run to the tape. You have to run through the tape.
“因此，你不能只是简单地完成选举流程（即获得足够的选票就能获胜）；你必须真正全力以赴地去争取选民的支持。我相信堪萨斯州是一个竞争激烈的州，”他继续说道，“不过根据所有数据来看，我认为罗杰·马歇尔会取得成功。”
I believe that Kansas is a competitive state," he continued. "I will, however, say that, as I look at all the data, it tells me that Roger Marshall will be successful."
共和党参议员指控舒默（Schumer）幕后操纵了关于马歇尔前患者的负面报道罗杰·马歇尔已经获得了支持——副总统杰德·万斯（JD Vance）就是他的得力帮手。万斯在本月早些时候为马歇尔进行了宣传，向选民强调：马歇尔作为一名前妇产科医生，一生致力于帮助新生儿出生，并确保来自各行各业的母亲和儿童都能获得所需的医疗照顾。万斯对选民说：“女士们、先生们，让我们支持马歇尔医生，把那些疯狂的人赶出去吧！”
GOP SENATOR ALLEGES SCHUMER BEHIND 'HIT JOB' REPORT ON FORMER PATIENTS He has already gotten reinforcements in the form of Vice President JD Vance, who earlier this month rallied for the lawmaker and pitched to voters that Marshall, a former obstetrician, was a man who devoted his life to delivering babies and making sure that moms and children from every walk of life were safe and had the healthcare that they need." "Let’s stand for Doc Marshall and send the crazy people packing, ladies and gentlemen," Vance said.
马歇尔很快还会得到更多支持。周三晚些时候，共和党参议院多数党领袖约翰·图恩（John Thune）在离开参议院时对Fox News Digital表示，他计划前往堪萨斯州。当被问及共和党是否还能保持多数席位时，图恩回答：“当然可以。”马歇尔正瞄准在参议院连任，他的对手是汉密尔顿（Hamilton）——这位政治新人原本也是共和党人，但现在却转而支持中间派立场。
He will get more backup soon, too. Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., told Fox News Digital as he exited the Senate late Wednesday night he planned to travel to Kansas. When asked if Republicans would keep the majority, Thune said, "Of course we are." Marshall is eying a second term in the Senate against Hamilton, a political newcomer who was previouslyed as a Republican now running a centrist-aligned campaign.
马歇尔于2020年首次当选参议员，当时他以11个百分点的巨大优势获胜；而当时正值特朗普的第一个任期即将结束，整个共和党阵营都遭遇了重大打击。
Marshall was first elected to the upper chamber in 2020, cruising to an 11-point victory while Republicans across the country took hits as Trump’s first term came to an end.
自那以后，马歇尔像许多共和党人一样，重新站到了特朗普的一边。
Since then, he has aligned himself with Trump as many Republicans did during their time in total control of Washington.
但近几周以来，马歇尔开始逐渐与政府保持距离——比如他敦促美国移民与海关执法局（ICE）与当地执法部门加强合作；或者在特朗普发动贸易战期间，他公开表示要为在加拿大庞巴迪飞机维修中心工作的近1500名堪萨斯州工人争取他们的就业权益。
But in recent weeks and months, Marshall has started to distance himself from the administration, like pushing for ICE to coordinate with local law enforcement as agents descended upon southern Kansas or vowing to fight for jobs at Bombardier, a Canadian aircraft maintenance center that employs nearly 1,500 Kansans as Trump’s trade wars ensues.
汉密尔顿自己也有麻烦。马歇尔一直将汉密尔顿描绘成一位“激进派”牧师，曾在该州最大的联合卫理公会教堂里就“黑人的命也是命”（Black Lives Matter）以及气候变化等问题发表过布道。
Hamilton has his own headaches, too. Marshall has consistently painted Hamilton as a "woke" pastor who has delivered sermons to Kansas’ largest United Methodist congregation on Black Lives Matter and climate change, among others.
“随着选民们对民主党人亚当·汉密尔顿的了解越来越多，他们逐渐意识到他的观点其实与华盛顿其他所有‘激进派’自由派人士的观点如出一辙，”马歇尔的老顾问布伦特·罗伯逊对福克斯新闻数字频道（Fox News Digital）表示。
"As voters continue to learn more about Democrat Adam Hamilton, they are realizing his views are just a carbon copy of every other woke liberal in Washington," Brent Robertson, a longtime senior advisor to Marshall, told Fox News Digital.
“选民们对他的反感正在迅速加剧。”六年前，汉密尔顿曾在一次布道中呼吁会众为食用和饲养牛肉而‘忏悔’；值得注意的是，堪萨斯州是美国第三大牛肉生产州。
"Voters are turning on this guy quicker than cider." During one sermon six years ago, Hamilton called on his congregation to repent for eating and producing beef. Notably, Kansas is the third-largest cattle producer in the country.
“我们种植的一些作物（比如牛肉），仅仅因为人们喜欢吃它们，反而会排放比其他作物或食物更多的二氧化碳，”汉密尔顿说，“因此，从这些方面来看，我们实际上是在增加地球上的温室气体排放量。”
"Some of the things that we grow, because we like to eat them, like cattle, end up producing more carbon dioxide than other crops that we could grow, other forms of food that we could have," Hamilton said. "And, so, in all of these ways, we are creating or adding to the amount of greenhouse gases in our world."