参议员汤姆·蒂利斯（北卡罗来纳州共和党人）正在支持共和党候选人迈克尔·沃特利竞选他即将离任的参议员席位——这是他首次公开表态支持谁。
Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) is backing Republican candidate Michael Whatley for the Senate seat he’s leaving behind — his first public declaration of who he will support.
沃特利与目前在民调中领先的前州长罗伊·库珀（民主党人）展开了激烈的竞争。
Whatley is in a tight race against former Gov. Roy Cooper (D), who is currently favored to win.
蒂利斯周二告诉《国会山报》的姐妹网 NewsNation，他支持沃特利。“我当然不支持罗伊·库珀。
Tillis told NewsNation, the Hill’s sister network, on Tuesday that he supports Whatley. "Of course I don't support Roy Cooper.
我支持迈克尔·沃特利以及选票上的每一位共和党人，”蒂利斯说。
I support Michael Whatley and every Republican up and down the ticket," Tillis said.
“我认为更多的人应该着眼于如何帮助共和党人当选，而不是为了追求完美而牺牲共和党人的当选。”
"I think more people should look at how they can help Republicans get elected versus be perfectionists at the expense of getting Republicans elected."
蒂利斯此前曾就各种问题与特朗普总统公开争执，通常是出于对沃特利竞选活动的担忧。
Tillis has publicly sparred with President Trump over various issues, usually out of concern for Whatley’s campaign.
他曾表示，鉴于总统的支持率较低以及赢得独立选民的需求，沃特利不应与特朗普一同竞选。“我认为这对他没有好处。
我没有看到任何民调显示[特朗普]会帮助我们争取无党派选民，”他说。
He has said Whatley should not campaign with Trump given the president's low approval rating and the need to win over independent voters. “I don’t think it benefits him. I haven’t seen any poll where [Trump] is going to help us with unaffiliateds,” he said.