据Axios获悉，在2026年中期选举的最后几周，众议院民主党领导层正面临党内成员的压力，原因是获得党内高层支持的黑人候选人寥寥无几。
Democratic House leaders are being pressured by their members over the lack of Black candidates receiving top-level party support in the final weeks of the 2026 midterms, Axios has learned.
为何重要：距离选举仅剩33天，民主党人陷入两难：是集中调配资源，还是满足党内多元却派系林立的种族联盟各方的诉求。
Why it matters: With 33 days to go, Democrats are torn between triaging their resources and satisfying all corners of their party's diverse but fractious racial coalition.
深入了解：据一位众议院民主党资深助理透露，一些黑人议员已向少数党领袖哈基姆·杰弗里斯（纽约州民主党人）以及民主党国会竞选委员会主席、众议员苏珊·德尔贝尼（华盛顿州民主党人）表达了他们的担忧，指出DCCC的“红转蓝”名单上缺乏黑人候选人。
Zoom in: Some Black lawmakers have taken their concerns to Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) and DCCC chair and Rep. Suzan DelBene (D-Wash.) about the lack of Black candidates on the DCCC's " Red to Blue " list, according to a senior aide to a House Democrat.
- 据两位知情人士透露，国会黑人核心小组主席伊薇特·克拉克（纽约州民主党人）亲自与德尔贝尼就“红转蓝”名单上缺乏黑人候选人的问题进行了交谈。
• Congressional Black Caucus Chair Yvette Clarke (D-N.Y.) spoke personally with DelBene about the lack of Black candidates on Red to Blue, according to two sources familiar with the matter. The intrigue:
幕后细节：据三位人士向Axios透露，9月在华盛顿举行的国会黑人核心小组年度会议上，黑人代表不足是议员们热议的话题。
The dearth of Black representation was a hot topic of conversation among legislators at the Congressional Black Caucus' annual conference in D.C. in September, three people told Axios.
- “成员们公开谈论这件事，他们非常愤怒，”一位民主党操盘手说。
• "Members were openly talking about it, and they were pissed," said one Democratic operative.
- “红转蓝”计划为摇摆选区的竞争者提供筹款和人员配备方面的支持。
• "Red to Blue" provides fundraising and staffing assistance to contenders in swing districts.
在他们施压之际，一些议员主张，鉴于最高法院近期的一项裁决可能威胁黑人在国会的代表权，民主党应加大对黑人候选人的支持力度。
Their push comes as some legislators argue that Democrats should do more to support Black candidates in the wake of a recent Supreme Court ruling that could threaten Black representation in Congress.
- 国会黑人核心小组成员、众议员阿亚娜·普雷斯利（马萨诸塞州民主党人）对Axios表示，“在国会黑人核心小组因选区重划和选民压制而遭受攻击之际，民主党必须投资于黑人候选人。”
• Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.), a CBC member, told Axios that "with the CBC under attack through gerrymandering and voter suppression, it's essential that the party invest in Black candidates."
- 她特别敦促DCCC帮助贾斯汀·皮尔森——一位正在竞选田纳西州第九国会选区、胜算不大的黑人候选人。
• In particular, she urged the DCCC to help Justin Pearson, a Black candidate running in a long-shot bid for Tennessee's 9th House District.
- “贾斯廷·皮尔逊是一位杰出的候选人。他已经证明，建立联盟、以社区为中心的竞选活动能够取得进展——即使形势对他极为不利，”她说，“他正是民主党国会竞选委员会（DCCC）应当投入资源的候选人类型。”有道理，但：CBC的其他成员表示，在2026年选举的最后冲刺阶段，民主党必须在资金支出方面采取强硬态度。皮尔逊和北卡罗来纳州第3选区的雷蒙德·史密斯等黑人候选人所在的选区对共和党过于有利，不值得投入大量资源。
• "Justin Pearson is an exceptional candidate who has proven that coalition-building and community-centered campaigns can make strides — even with the odds stacked against him," she said. "He is exactly the type of candidate the DCCC should be investing in." Yes, but: Other CBC members say the party must be hard-nosed about its spending in 2026's final stretch, and that Black candidates such as Pearson and Raymond Smith in North Carolina's 3rd District are simply in territory that is too favorable to Republicans to warrant a serious investment.
- 一名众议院民主党议员在发给Axios的短信中表示：“杰弗里斯、CBC政治行动委员会、DCCC等机构绝不能做不负责任的受托人，把钱花在毫无胜算的选举上。”
• "Jeffries, CBC PAC, DCCC, etc. can absolutely not be poor fiduciaries and spend money on races that are not attainable," one House Democrat told Axios in a text.
- 这名议员补充道：“在下一个选举周期，我们必须确保在真正有望‘由红转蓝’的席位中更好地招募黑人候选人……而不是在我们一厢情愿希望由红转蓝的席位中。”
• Added this lawmaker: "We need to make sure, next cycle, that we do a better job of recruiting Black candidates ... in actual Red to Blue seats. Not seats we wish were Red2Blue."
- 一些民主党人承认，皮尔逊和史密斯在共和党占优势的红区选区面临艰难战役。不过，他们认为，DCCC的“由红转蓝”名单上还列有其他难度较大的竞选项目，《库克政治报告》分别将这些选区评为共和党稳胜和共和党胜算较大。大局来看：记者周三在新闻发布会上问杰弗里斯，为什么“由红转蓝”计划中缺少黑人候选人。
• Some Democrats acknowledge that Pearson and Smith are facing an uphill battle in red districts. However, they argue, the DCCC has other ambitious races on its "Red to Blue" list that Cook Political Report rates solidly Republican and likely Republican, respectively. The big picture: Jeffries was asked at a press conference on Wednesday about the lack of Black candidates in the "Red to Blue" program.
- 杰弗里斯表示：“这在很大程度上是初选流程造成的——在这些竞争激烈的选区中，实际上没有很多候选人主动站出来参选。”
• Jeffries said it is "largely a result of, you know, the primary process — there were in fact not a lot of candidates who stepped forward in these competitive districts."
- 他还为DCCC支持身处选战前线的黑人候选人的成绩辩护，例如俄亥俄州民主党籍众议员埃米莉娅·赛克斯和康涅狄格州民主党籍众议员贾哈娜·海斯。
• He also defended the DCCC's record of supporting frontline Black candidates, such as Reps. Emilia Sykes (D-Ohio) and Jahana Hayes (D-Conn.). • "When I came into Congress, I think there were 38 members of the Congressional Black Caucus.
- “我刚进入国会时，CBC大概有38名成员。现在有62名，”他说，“这是因为DCCC确实与CBC政治行动委员会合作，推动CBC在白人占绝对多数的选区增加成员人数。”他们的说法：“加拿大广播公司（CBC）与杰弗里斯议长保持步调一致，”CBC政治行动委员会（CBC PAC）发言人克里斯·泰勒在一份声明中表示。
Right now, there are 62," he said. "That's because the DCCC has actually partnered with the Congressional Black Caucus political action committee to grow the number of members of the CBC in districts that are overwhelmingly white." What they're saying: "The CBC is in lockstep with Leader Jeffries," said CBC PAC spokesperson Chris Taylor in a statement.
- “在他的指示下，民主党国会竞选委员会（DCCC）支持了我们共同致力于招募和投入资源以选举黑人候选人，并通过切实的投入触达黑人选民的承诺。我们将共同实现民主党多数席位，并让哈基姆·杰弗里斯担任众议院议长。”
• "At his direction, the DCCC has backed our shared commitment to recruiting and investing to elect Black candidates and reach Black voters with real investment. Together, we will deliver the Democratic majority and make Hakeem Jeffries Speaker."
- “我们与CBC PAC建立了强有力的合作伙伴关系，”DCCC执行主任朱莉·梅茨在一份声明中表示。声明指出，该组织“在本选举周期中比以往任何时候都更早地开始与关键选区的黑人选民沟通并组织他们”。
• "We have enjoyed a strong partnership with the CBC PAC," said DCCC executive director Julie Merz in a statement. It noted that the group "began investing in talking to and organizing Black voters in key districts earlier than ever this election cycle." Between the lines:
言外之意：这并非DCCC今年首次因战略决策而受到众议院民主党内部派系的批评。
This is not the first time the DCCC has caught heat from House Democrats' internal factions this year for its strategic decision-making.
- 六月，国会西班牙裔和进步派小组的成员对众议院民主党竞选机构花费13.5万美元反对由西班牙裔和进步派小组支持的初选候选人一事表示愤怒。
• Members of the Congressional Hispanic and Progressive Caucuses raged at the House Democratic campaign arm in June for spending $135,000 against a CHC- and CPC-backed primary candidate. What's next:
下一步： DCCC的“红转蓝”候选人名单在不断演变，近几周来，民主党圈内传出一些黑人候选人可能很快会被纳入该计划的消息。
The DCCC's "Red to Blue" slate is ever-evolving, and there have been rumblings in Democratic circles in recent weeks that some Black candidates may soon be added to the program.
- 杰弗里斯周三表示，在南方各地出现了“我们正密切关注的潜在机会”。
• Jeffries said Wednesday that there "emerging opportunities in places throughout the South that we're closely monitoring."
- 一位熟悉DCCC规划的消息人士称，预计将进一步扩大竞选战场。
• A source familiar with the DCCC's planning said it expects to expand the battlefield further.