华盛顿，10月12日——距离大选日仅剩三周多时间，唐纳德·特朗普总统本周将再度展开竞选之旅，造访一些向来对他较为友好的地区，而当地的部分共和党候选人正面临激烈的竞选挑战。
WASHINGTON, Oct 12 - With little more than three weeks to go until Election Day, President Donald Trump will make a new campaign swing this week through normally friendly territory where some Republican candidates are facing tough fights.
此次行程中，特朗普将前往俄亥俄州、阿拉斯加州、亚利桑那州以及蒙大拿州——这些都是他在2024年大选中获胜的州。最新民调显示，在总统任期的最后两年里，共和党人若想保住对美国国会的控制权，将面临巨大压力。
Trump's latest foray will take him to Ohio, Alaska, Arizona and Montana, all states he won in 2024, as polls show Republicans at risk as they try to hang on to control of the US Congress for the president's last two years in office.
由于汽油价格居高不下以及美国在伊朗问题上的军事行动，特朗普目前面临诸多政治阻力。在距离11月3日大选还有32天的时间里，他大多选择在支持他的地区开展竞选活动。
Trump, facing political headwinds due to high gasoline prices and his war in Iran, has largely stuck to friendly turf during his 32-day sprint to the November 3 elections.
截至本周末，特朗普将在两周内造访11个州。其中，他在德克萨斯州和俄亥俄州各停留两次，周二还将在阿拉斯加州举行集会。这些州的共和党人正试图在竞争激烈的联邦参议院选举中守住胜果。
By the end of the week, Trump will have campaigned in 11 states in two weeks. This includes two stops each in Texas and Ohio, as well as a Tuesday rally in Alaska. These are all states where Republicans are hoping to hang on in competitive US Senate races.
周六晚间，特朗普在田纳西州克拉克斯维尔结束行程后对记者表示，他选择前往这些支持自己的地区是为了向选民表达谢意。不过他也表示，今后也会前往竞争更为激烈的选区开展竞选活动。
Trump told reporters on Saturday night after a trip to Clarksville, Tennessee, that he was stopping in friendly areas to thank voters in states that backed him in the past. But he said he would also campaign in more contested areas.
“我想向那些一直坚定支持我的地区表示感谢，比如田纳西州；同时我也会去俄亥俄州，那里虽然也支持我，但选举形势十分胶着，”他说道。
"I want to give some recognition to places that have just backed me automatically, like Tennessee, and I'll be going to Ohio, which backed me, but we have very close races," he said.
周一，特朗普将在俄亥俄州扬斯敦为共和党参议员乔恩·休斯特德助选。后者目前与民主党人谢罗德·布朗的竞争十分激烈。在阿拉斯加州，共和党参议员丹·沙利文也正在与民主党人玛丽·佩尔托拉展开激烈角逐。
In Youngstown, Ohio, on Monday, Trump will rally for Republican Senator Jon Husted, who is locked in a close race with Democrat Sherrod Brown. In Alaska, Republican Senator Dan Sullivan is in a close contest with Democrat Mary Peltola.
弗吉尼亚大学政治中心主任拉里·萨巴托指出，特朗普的行程安排显然具有战略考量。
Larry Sabato, director of the Center for Politics at the University of Virginia, said Trump's travel appears to have strategic objectives.
“他的工作人员正把他安排在可能吸引友好人群参加集会的地方，”萨巴托说。“而他正在为之竞选的这些候选人很可能获胜。”特朗普在竞争激烈地区的出现也在激励他的对手。59岁的民主党选民玛丽莲·马基维茨在俄亥俄州范达利亚特朗普最近一次集会外接受采访时说：“这是我参加的第一次抗议。”她认为特朗普举办这些集会是因为他担心选举结果。
"His staff is putting him in places where he's likely to be able to draw a friendly crowd to the rally," Sabato said. "And these candidates he's campaigning for might well win." Trump's presence in competitive areas is also energizing his opponents. “This is my very first protest,” 59-year-old Democratic voter Marilyn Makiewicz said in an interview outside Trump’s recent rally in Vandalia, Ohio. “I think he is doing these rallies because he's worried about the election.”
白宫官员表示，特朗普竞选之旅的停靠点旨在动员总统最忠诚的支持者出来投票。特朗普多次敦促他的追随者“假装我在选票上”。一位官员谈到特朗普的支持者基础时说：“除非特朗普给他们一个理由，否则他们中的一些人可能不会为某个候选人出现。”
White House officials said the stops on Trump's campaign swings are geared toward drawing the president's most loyal supporters to get out and vote. Trump has repeatedly urged his followers to "pretend I'm on the ballot." "Some of them may not show up for a candidate unless Trump gives them a reason,” one of the officials said of Trump's base of supporters.