密歇根州沃伦讯 —— 如果民主党人阿卜杜勒·埃尔-赛义德下月在密歇根州的联邦参议员竞选中获胜，他和该州资深参议员——埃莉萨·斯洛特金——将组成一对独特的搭档。
Warren, Mich. — If Democrat Abdul El-Sayed pulls off a win next month in Michigan’s U.S. Senate race, he and the state’s senior senator — Elissa Slotkin — will make a unique duo.
这两位民主党人都将击败同一位共和党对手——迈克·罗杰斯——赢得席位。他们都将是参议院中最年轻的议员之一。正如斯洛特金所言，他们很可能成为明年参议院中最年轻的州代表团。他们也有着显著的不同。
The two Democrats will both have defeated the same Republican opponent — Mike Rogers — to get the job. They will both be among the youngest lawmakers in the chamber. And they may very well be, as Slotkin has said, the youngest state delegation in the Senate come next year. They also will share some notable differences.
埃尔-赛义德是穆斯林男性，斯洛特金是犹太女性——考虑到媒体花费大量篇幅聚焦埃尔-赛义德在以色列和中东政治问题上的立场，这一区别显得尤为重要。
El-Sayed is a Muslim man and Slotkin is a Jewish woman — a distinction that has taken on particular significance given the number of column inches that have been spent focusing on El-Sayed’s views on Israel and Middle East politics.
密歇根蓝色浪潮能否翻转参议院？埃尔-赛义德在阿里采访中抨击特朗普、“贝塔”共和党等 2026年10月1日 就在两人结束竞选期间首次联合亮相后不久，埃尔-赛义德和斯洛特金本周末接受了MS NOW的独家联合采访，两人宣称他们不同的信仰背景和外交政策观点“对密歇根州有益”。
Can MI blue wave flip the Senate? El-Sayed hits Trump, ‘Beta’ GOP and more in Ari interview October 1, 2026 In an exclusive joint interview with MS NOW this weekend, just moments after the pair wrapped up their first joint appearance of the campaign, El-Sayed and Slotkin touted their different faith backgrounds and foreign policy beliefs as “good for Michigan.”
埃尔-赛义德表示，他期待能够“证明你可以有深刻的分歧，但仍然选择在深刻的共识点上并肩作战”。
El-Sayed said he looks forward to being able “to demonstrate that you can have deeply held disagreements, and still choose to fight together on the deeply held points of agreement.”
他说：“这是一种选择，密歇根人民很久以来一直在做这种选择。我们有可能在美国参议院层面展现这种模式，这令人振奋。”
“That is a choice, and that’s a choice that people in Michigan have been making for a very long time,” he said.
斯洛特金表示赞同，她告诉MS NOW：“人们想看到一位犹太女性和一位穆斯林男性能够相处融洽、辩论交锋、相互推动，并推动州务向前发展。”“这在国际上或许甚至很重要，让世界看到我们实际上能相处融洽，即使在某些问题上我们确实存在严重分歧，”她补充道。
“It’s exciting that we might be able to model that at the level of the United States senate.”Slotkin agreed, telling MS NOW that “people want to see a Jewish woman and a Muslim man being able to get along, debate, push and pull on each other, and move the state forward.”
周六，在两人出席了一场吸引数百名选民、地方政客和活动人士、持续一小时的市政厅会议后，MS NOW对埃尔-赛义德和斯洛特金进行了采访。
“It may be even important internationally for the world to see that we can actually get along, even though there are things where we really disagree on,” she added.
集会的地点本身就颇具象征意义——尤其是考虑到这是他们首次联合举办活动：地点选在了风向标密歇根州麦克奥本县的一座工会大厅。
MS NOW spoke with El-Sayed and Slotkin Saturday following their appearance at an hour-long town hall that drew hundreds of voters, local politicians and activists.
两年前，斯洛特金在麦克奥本县的表现助力她赢得了参议院选举，尽管唐纳德·特朗普总统在同一晚赢得了密歇根州。
The location of the gathering — especially given that it was their first joint event — was notable in and of itself: a union hall in bellwether Macomb County.
斯洛特金在该县的表现优于民主党总统候选人卡玛拉·哈里斯。与哈里斯以14个百分点的差距输给特朗普相比，斯洛特金仅以约9个百分点的差距落败。“麦克奥本县将至关重要，”埃尔-赛义德周六对现场观众说道。当然，斯洛特金在此地的助选可能会起到推动作用。
Two years ago, Slotkin’s performance in Macomb helped propel her to victory in her Senate race, despite President Donald Trump winning Michigan on the same night. Slotkin outperformed Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris in the county, losing by approximately 9 points compared to Harris’ 14 point loss to Trump. “Macomb County is going to be absolutely critical,” El-Sayed told the crowd on Saturday. Of course, a boost from Slotkin here could help.
在等待进入社区座谈会的队伍中，麦克奥本县选民克里斯蒂娜·乔利告诉MS NOW，斯洛特金与埃尔-赛义德一同竞选“意义重大”，她认为这可以向那些对民主党提名人持观望态度的人传递信心。
Waiting in line to enter the town hall, Macomb County voter Christina Jolly told MS NOW that having Slotkin on the trail with El-Sayed “means a lot,” arguing it could serve as a reassurance to those who may be on the fence about the Democratic nominee.
“他们在某些问题上存在分歧，但在对美国至关重要的问题上意见一致，”乔利说。
“You have different beliefs where they do disagree, but they agree on what’s important for America,” Jolly said.
关于可负担性、哈桑·皮克尔引发的争议以及与密歇根州黑人选民合作 2026年9月18日 活动期间，埃尔-赛义德和斯洛特金呼应了这一主题——他们告诉观众，尽管两人在解决国家问题的具体政策方案（例如医疗保健）或外交政策上并非完全一致，但这并不意味着他们在他们认为“真正重要”的事情上存在分歧。两人回答了关于他们将如何打击政府腐败、如何为工会工人发声以及如何保护公共教育的问题。
Abdul El-Sayed on affordability, Hasan Piker backlash, and working with Black voters in Michigan September 18, 2026 During the event, El-Sayed and Slotkin echoed that theme — telling the crowd that just because they did not agree on every policy prescription for the country’s problems (see: healthcare) or foreign policy didn’t mean they disagreed on the things they considered “really important.”The duo fielded questions on what they will do to fight corruption in government, how they will stand up for union workers, and what they will do to protect public education.
在整个活动期间，两人都将自己塑造为斗士——他们渴望应对不断上涨的成本，捍卫中产阶级，并挑战特朗普涉嫌的腐败行为。
Throughout the event, they both cast themselves as fighters — eager to tackle rising costs, defend the middle class, and take on Trump’s alleged corruption.
“我参加了团队战斗，”斯洛特金告诉人群。她指着埃尔-赛义德补充道：“我需要一个参与团队战斗的人和我在一起。”然而，问题仍然是，这些“战士”在华盛顿实际上能做什么。即使民主党在11月成功夺取参众两院的控制权，特朗普仍然拥有否决权。
“I am on Team Fight,” Slotkin told the crowd. Pointing at El-Sayed, she added, “And I need someone with me who is on Team Fight.”The question remains, however, what such “fighters” can actually get done in Washington. Even if Democrats manage to wrest control of both chambers in November, Trump will still have his veto pen.
当被问及期望民主党控制的国会在这种环境下实际实现什么是合理的--超出了行政部门的监督时，两人指出了解决人工智能和食品安全等问题。
Asked what’s reasonable to expect a Democrat-controlled Congress to actually accomplish in that environment — beyond oversight of the executive branch— the duo pointed to issues like addressing artificial intelligence and food safety.
斯洛特金援引了围绕人工智能的草根压力，称其为近几个月“直接蔓延到众议院和参议院”的问题，而这不一定是“民主党与共和党”。埃尔-赛义德依靠自己过去在公共卫生领域的工作来谴责最近的食品召回，尤其是生菜召回，他认为，鉴于美国公众的强烈抗议，“存在主义”问题“应该很容易解决”。
Slotkin invoked the grassroots pressure around AI, casting it as an issue that has “bubbled right up to the House and the Senate” in recent months and that is not necessarily “Democrat versus Republican.”El-Sayed — who leaned on his past work in public health to rail against recent food recalls, including notably of lettuce — argued that “existential” issues “should be easy to get done” given the public outcry from the American public.
“我们应该在美利坚合众国避开生菜的想法是疯狂的，”他告诉MS NOW。
“The idea that we should be dodging lettuce in the United States of America is nuts,” he told MS NOW.
不过，与此同时，如果民主党人的议程被特朗普阻止，两者都没有低估潜在的好处。两人都同意，共和党通过立法履行他们的竞选承诺是明智的，比如解决生活成本问题，并“敢于”特朗普否决或忽视它。
At the same time, though, both did not discount the potential benefit if Democrats have their agenda blocked by Trump. Both agreed it would be wise for the party to pass legislation fulfilling their campaign promises — such as addressing the cost of living — and “dare” Trump to veto or ignore it.
“让唐纳德特朗普投票反对住房法案或投票反对让人们拥有更好生活质量的东西，”斯洛特金说，“让他在美国公众面前这样做。埃尔赛义德和斯洛特金都在竞选活动中提出了一个观点，讨论如何让新一代民主党人上台。
“Challenging Donald Trump to vote against a housing bill or to vote against something that makes people have a better quality of life,” Slotkin said, “dare him to do that in front of the American public.”
斯洛特金在接受MS NOW采访时表示，她对变革的呼吁更多地与策略有关，而不是党内左翼与温和派对峙的任何内讧。
Both El-Sayed and Slotkin have made a point on the campaign to talk about ushering a new generation of Democrats into office.
她表示，她目前的一些同事“在我从未见过或经历过的参议院环境中长大”。“我对政治光谱各方的那些对采取新方式来行使监督和权力感兴趣的人很感兴趣，”她说。
Speaking with MS NOW, Slotkin suggested her call for change has more to do with tactics than any internecine left vs. moderate standoff within the party. Some of her current colleagues, she said, “grew up in a Senate that I have never seen or experienced.”
埃尔-赛义德附和了这一战术论点，他指出社交媒体以及网络上的短视频如何有助于塑造政治叙事。
“I’m interested in people across the political spectrum who are interested in a new approach to exerting oversight and power,” she said.
“当你思考参议院的运作方式时，很明显，这个机构并没有完全认真对待信息通过互联网和短视频传播这一事实，”他说。
El-Sayed echoed that tactical argument, pointing to social media and how short clips online can help craft the political narrative.
埃尔-赛义德补充道：“我们有机会升级的不仅是战术，还有对战略的理解，即我们应该进行什么样的对话。”“民主不仅仅是100名参议员之间的对话。民主是我们所有人以及选出我们所有人的3.5亿人之间的对话。”MS NOW对埃尔-赛义德和斯洛特金的采访正值民调显示埃尔-赛义德与罗杰斯之间的竞选仍处于胶着状态之际。
“You think about how the Senate operates, it is quite clear that the body does not fully take seriously that information moves by way of the internet and clips,” he said. “There is an opportunity for us to upgrade not just our tactics, but also an understanding of strategy about what conversation we ought to have,” El-Sayed added. “Democracy is not just a conversation between 100 senators. Democracy is a conversation between all of us and the 350 million people who elect all of us.”
福克斯新闻最近的一项民调显示，在可能投票的选民中，埃尔-赛义德仅领先1个百分点。其他调查也显示埃尔-赛义德略有领先，但仍在误差范围内。
MS NOW’s interview with El-Sayed and Slotkin came as polling shows that the race between El-Sayed and Rogers remains neck-and-neck. recent Fox News poll put El-Sayed ahead by only 1 point among likely voters.
与此同时，在该国其他更偏红（共和党占优）的地区——如得克萨斯州、阿拉斯加州，甚至堪萨斯州——民主党人在民调中取得了重大进展。如果民主党人在这些对特朗普友好的地区看到势头上升，那么为什么密歇根州的竞选仍然如此扣人心弦？
Other surveys have El-Sayed with a slightly larger lead, but still within the margin of error. At the same time, in other redder pockets of the country — such as Texas, Alaska, and even Kansas — Democrats are making major inroads in the polls If Democrats are seeing the tide rising in these Trump-friendly areas, then why isn’t the race in Michigan less of a nail-biter?
埃尔-赛义德告诉MS NOW，这是因为他所面临的“巨额资金劣势”，因为共和党团体正在向该州投入大量资金。
El-Sayed told MS NOW it’s because of the “deep money disadvantage” that he’s facing, as Republican groups pour money into the state.
“我们团结一致”：阿卜杜勒·埃尔-赛义德详述与舒默议长的“友好”会面 他还指出，共和党人试图将埃尔-赛义德塑造成一个远超密歇根州边界的“稻草人”（负面形象）。
‘We’re united’: Abdul El-Sayed details ‘warm’ meeting with Leader Schumer He also pointed to how Republicans have sought to make El-Sayed a bogeyman well beyond Michigan’s borders.
“JD Vance实际上告诉所有共和党人，让他们与我竞争，”埃尔-赛义德说。“他们想分散这次选举真正关键的一些问题的注意力：汽油价格、杂货价格。你能看医生吗？”就斯洛特金而言，她预测中西部可能成为选举之夜的“故事”。
“JD Vance literally told all of the Republicans to just run against me,” El-Sayed said. “They want to distract some of the issues on which this election is going to really hinge: the price of gas, the price of groceries. Can you see a doctor?”For her part, Slotkin predicted that the Midwest could be “the story” of election night.
中西部的争论选民往往是“非常实际、理性的人”，斯洛特金告诉MS NOW，这里的人们“绝对厌倦了唐纳德·特朗普未能做他说要做的一件事，那就是把钱放进口袋。”周六的市政厅可能是斯洛特金与埃尔·赛义德一起竞选的第一站，但这并不是她本周期第一次踏上竞选之路。
Arguing voters in the Midwest tend to be “very practical, reasonable people,” Slotkin told MS NOW that folks here are “absolutely fed up with the failure of Donald Trump to do the one thing he said he was going to do, which is put money in the pocket.”Saturday’s town hall may have been Slotkin’s first campaign stop alongside El-Sayed but it was hardly her first time on the trail this cycle.
在密歇根州以外，斯洛特金去年在爱荷华州、俄亥俄州、宾夕法尼亚州等地为民主党竞选，这些州尤其是传统的总统战场。未来几天，她还将成为内华达州筹款活动的主角。
Outside of Michigan, Slotkin has campaigned for Democrats over the past year in places such as Iowa Ohio Pennsylvania— states that are, notably, traditional presidential battlegrounds. She is also set to headline a fundraiser in Nevada in the coming days.
当被问及2028年和潜在的总统竞选时，斯洛特金没有将自己排除在竞选之外，但她拒绝透露自己的身份。
Asked about 2028 and a potential presidential bid, Slotkin didn’t count herself out of the running, but she declined to show her cards.
在解释她的竞选之旅时，她回到了她的“下一代”演讲中，告诉MS NOW，“我只是想成为下一代的一员，他们将在这个国家做大事。”
Explaining her campaign travel, she returned to her “next generation” pitch, telling MS NOW, “I just want to be a part of that next generation that’s going to do big things in the country.”
“无论是我，还是其他人，”她说，“新一代，以及某种程度上引领着新一代--我想成为其中的一部分。”如果一个月后事情按照民主党的方式发展，埃尔-赛义德可能会成为新一代的一员。
“Whether it’s me, someone else,” she said “that new generation and kind of shepherding in that new — I want to be part of that.”If things go Democrats’ way in a month, El-Sayed could be one part of that new generation.
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