民主党正在深红地区大举投入资金，希望赢得众议院大多数席位。民主党正在采取行动，试图确保获得足够大的众议院多数席位，以边缘化进步派和温和派中的顽固分子，这些人如果明年杰弗里斯成为议长，可能会给他带来持续的麻烦。
Democrats are unleashing spending in deep-red territory in hopes of bagging a large House majority. Democrats are making moves to try to secure a big enough House majority to sideline blocs of both progressive and moderate holdouts who could cause constant headaches for Hakeem Jeffries if he becomes speaker next year.
民主党正在投资深红选区，这些选区可能为未来的多数席位增加缓冲，押注于目前看似强劲的政治环境，不仅要赢，而且要大赢。这将增强杰弗里斯的筹码。
Democrats are investing in deep-red districts that could pad a future majority, banking on what appears to be a strong political environment to not just win but win big. That would strengthen Jeffries’ hand.
“一位资深众议院民主党人表示：‘再增加五个左右席位的缓冲将是改变游戏规则的关键。’该议员和其他受访者一样，获准匿名讨论党内动态。该议员补充说，这将帮助杰弗里斯‘超越他将不得不面对的一些胡扯。’”他们赢得的每一个额外席位，都将使杰弗里斯更容易在无需妥协的情况下获得议长之槌。这将让他确保他们无法在立法上“绑架哈基姆”，另一位资深众议院民主党人如此表述。
“Another five-or-so-seat buffer would be a game-changer,” said one senior House Democrat, who like others in this report was granted anonymity to discuss internal party dynamics. That lawmaker added it would help Jeffries “rise above some of the incoming bullshit he’s going to have to deal with.”Every extra seat they pick up will make it easier for Jeffries to secure the speaker’s gavel without having to make concessions. That would let him ensure they can’t “hold Hakeem hostage” on legislation, as another senior House Democrat put it.