众议院民主党领袖哈基姆·杰弗里斯表示，他的政党有望重新夺回众议院控制权。
House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries says his party is on track to win back control of the House.
丽莎·马斯卡罗 华盛顿 —— 众议院民主党领袖哈基姆·杰弗里斯周日表示，他的政党有望重新夺回众议院控制权，他坚信民主党能够克服筹款劣势，深入保守地区，翻转两年前由唐纳德·特朗普总统赢得的国会选区。
LISA MASCARO WASHINGTON — House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries said Sunday his party is on track to win back control of the House, confident it can overcome a fundraising disadvantage and reach deep into conservative areas to flip congressional districts won by President Donald Trump just two years ago.
在与记者的电话会议上，杰弗里斯——如果民主党赢得多数席位，他有望成为众议院议长——将这次中期选举比作2018年，当时民主党在特朗普首个白宫任期内大获全胜，夺取了权力。“众议院民主党有望夺回多数席位，”他说。
In a conference call with reporters, Jeffries, who is in line to become House speaker if Democrats seize the majority, compared this midterm election to 2018, when Democrats swept to power during Trump’s first term in the White House. “House Democrats are poised to take back the majority,” he said.
来自纽约的杰弗里斯表示，2018年民主党夺取众议院控制权时，他们翻转的大多数席位都在特朗普2016年获胜的选区。“在2026年，我们有望做同样的事，”他说。
Jeffries, who is from New York, said that when Democrats took control of the House in 2018, most of the seats they flipped were in districts where Trump won in 2016. “In 2026, we’re poised to do the same thing,” he said.
距离11月3日的中期选举还有一个月，这是民主党最近一次展示信心。该党正致力于扩大战场版图，在共和党把持的选区发起进攻，而特朗普则在红州密集奔跑，以提振选民热情并巩固基本盘支持。
His comments were the latest display of confidence from Democrats with a month to go until the midterm elections on Nov. 3. The party is working to expand the map by going on offense in Republican-held districts, while Trump hits the trail in a red-state sprint to boost voter enthusiasm and shore up support from his base.
随着众议院议长迈克·约翰逊带领共和党更靠近特朗普以试图保住多数席位，共和党拥有可观的资金优势。特朗普承诺如果共和党获胜，将向选民发放5000美元现金红利，尽管国会是否会释放预计超过1万亿美元用于此类支出尚不确定。周末，特朗普宣布向老年人发放90美元以帮助支付医疗保险费用。
Republicans have a sizable cash advantage as House Speaker Mike Johnson steers the party closer to Trump to try to keep the majority. Trump is promising voters $5,000 cash dividends if the Republicans win, though it’s not at all certain that Congress would unleash the estimated $1 trillion-plus for such an outlay. Over the weekend, Trump announced $90 payments to seniors to help pay Medicare premiums.
杰弗里斯表示，共和党正在“失败和挣扎”。“美国人民不买MAGA共和党试图兜售的东西，”他说。
Jeffries said Republicans are “failing and flailing.”“The American people are not buying what MAGA Republicans are trying to sell,” he said.
众议院席位分布极其接近，仅几个席位就可能决定哪个党掌握议长权杖。提前投票已开始。由于与伊朗的战争导致汽油价格高企，共和党面临压力。
With the House narrowly split, just a few seats could determine which party holds the gavel. Early voting is underway. Republicans are under pressure because of high gas prices stemming from the war with Iran.
杰弗里斯表示，特朗普主导的重新划分选区工作旨在德克萨斯州、佛罗里达州和其他州划出更有利于共和党的选区，但在某些地方适得其反。与此同时，众议院民主党竞选机构上周晚些时候宣布，将八个选区纳入其竞争选区名单，其中包括堪萨斯州、俄克拉荷马州、弗吉尼亚州和华盛顿州的选区。“共和党的杰利蝾螈式划区阴谋已经失败，”杰弗里斯说。
Jeffries said a Trump-led redistricting effort to draw more favorable Republican districts in Texas, Florida and other states backfired in some places. At the same time, the House Democrats’ campaign arm announced late last week it was adding eight districts to its map of districts in play, including those in Kansas, Oklahoma, Virginia and Washington state. “The Republican gerrymander scheme has failed,” Jeffries said.
然而，杰弗里斯警告说，“任何事情都有可能发生”，并敦促民主党人保持专注。“我们不能掉以轻心，”他说。
Jeffries cautioned, however, that “anything and everything” is possible, and urged Democrats to remain focused. “We can’t afford to take anything for granted,” he said.
共和党议长约翰逊一直在全国奔波，坚称共和党将能够保住多数派地位。他上周在加利福尼亚州为共和党助选，计划在11月大选前的最后几周内跑遍20多个州的40多个选区。
Johnson, the Republican speaker, has been crisscrossing the country and insisted Republicans will be able to protect their majority. He stumped for Republicans in California last week and he is scheduled to be in more than 40 districts across some 20 states in the final weeks before November.
周末也在西部各州活动的杰弗里斯表示，他未来几周也将进行巡回竞选。
Jeffries, who was also in Western states over the weekend, said he too will be traveling in the weeks ahead.