爱荷华州约翰斯顿——爱荷华州参议院候选人将于周三晚首次进行辩论，双方阵营的操盘手都预计这将是一场激烈的交锋。
JOHNSTON, Iowa — The Iowa Senate candidates are set to debate for the first time Wednesday night, and operatives on both sides of the aisle expect a contentious exchange.
在距离大选日不到一个月的时间里，这场全国最具影响力的参议院竞选之一，核心焦点在于哪位候选人会被描绘成“过于特朗普化”或“过于自由派”。
It’s all about which candidate can be painted as too Trumpy or too liberal with less than one month left until Election Day in one of the most consequential Senate races in the nation.
据接近图雷克竞选团队的消息人士透露，民主党候选人乔什·图雷克预计将攻击共和党众议员阿什利·希金森，指责她纵容对伊朗的战争，并让爱荷华州居民的生活成本变得难以承受。图雷克计划抨击这位国会议员曾投票反对一项战争权力决议，该决议本可限制特朗普在未经国会批准的情况下继续对伊朗发动战争的能力。
Democratic candidate Josh Turek is expected to target GOP Rep. Ashley Hinson for enabling the war in Iran, making life less affordable for Iowans. Turek planned to attack the congresswoman for voting against a war powers resolution that would have limited Trump’s ability to continue the war in Iran without congressional approval, according to someone close to the Turek campaign.
一位爱荷华州共和党政治操盘手告诉MS NOW，与此同时，希金森计划将图雷克描绘成“对爱荷华州来说过于自由派”，因为这位州众议员正寻求成为自2008年以来首位当选参议院的爱荷华州民主党人。
An Iowa GOP political operative told MS NOW that Hinson, meanwhile, plans to paint Turek as “too liberal for Iowa,” as the state representative looks to become the first Democrat elected to the Senate from the Hawkeye State since 2008.
据接近图雷克竞选团队的消息人士透露，图雷克计划抨击这位国会议员曾投票反对一项战争权力决议，该决议本可限制特朗普在未经国会批准的情况下继续对伊朗发动战争的能力。
Turek planned to attack the congresswoman for voting against a war powers resolution that would have limited Trump’s ability to continue the war in Iran without congressional approval, according to someone close to the Turek campaign.
据FiftyPlusOne的数据，图雷克与希金森的民调差距仅为1.6个百分点，处于统计意义上的平局状态，而该州在2024年大选中特朗普以13个百分点的优势获胜。这位民主党人正以落后者的姿态应对这场竞选，其竞选主张聚焦于为爱荷华州居民提供医疗保健服务。他是众多在势均力敌的参议院竞选中参选的民主党候选人之一，他们有望在特朗普赢得上一届总统大选的州中取得进展，从而在大选日不到一个月之际，让该党真正有机会重夺参议院多数席位。
Turek is locked in a statistically tied race with a 1.6-percentage-point polling advantage over Hinson, according to FiftyPlusOne in a state that went for Trump by 13 points in 2024. The Democrat is approaching the contest like he is behind as he campaigns on healthcare access for Iowans. He is part of a wave of Democratic candidates running in close Senate contests who are poised to gain in states that Trump won in the last presidential race, giving the party a real shot at retaking the majority with less than a month to go before Election Day.
图雷克在八月于爱荷华州博览会上接受MS NOW采访时表示：“我的人生一直是在逆境中前行，从经济困境、医疗困境，到出生仅一天就接受第一次手术，12岁之前经历了21次手术。”
“My life has been underdog, from the economic adversity, the healthcare adversity, having my first surgery at 1-day-old, 21 surgeries before the age of 12,” Turek said in an interview with MS NOW at the Iowa State Fair in August.
在参议院竞选之前担任众议院议员并主持2024年爱荷华州初选会议的候选人希森，对全国的聚光灯并不陌生。但对于图尔克来说，今晚的辩论只是这种关注的一个小小的尝尝。
After serving three terms in the House and hosting presidential hopefuls ahead of the 2024 Iowa caucuses, Hinson is no stranger to the national spotlight. But for Turek, tonight’s debate is a small taste of that attention.
图尔克天生患有脊髓开裂症，使用轮椅出行，但这并没有阻止他加入美国帕拉奥林匹克篮球队。他的竞选信息将个人经历与医疗保健行业结合在一起，同时提出恢复医疠补助的全额资助、扩大《平价医疗法案》的覆盖范围以及恢复罗诉韦德案的目标。在怀孕的六周左右，当胎儿心跳被检测到时，爱荷华州就禁止堕杀。但在医疗紧急情况、强奸和乱伦等有限的例外情况下，前提是这些犯罪行为已被报告。
Born with spina bifida, the Democrat uses a wheelchair, though that did not stop him from making the U.S. Paralympic basketball team. His campaign message melds his personal trials with the healthcare industry with his goals of restoring full funding for Medicaid, expanding the Affordable Care Act and restoring Roe v. Wade Abortion is banned in Iowa once a fetal heartbeat is detected, typically around six weeks into pregnancy. There are some limited exceptions, including for medical emergencies and rape and incest, if those crimes have been reported.
在特朗普对伊朗发动战争之后，一些美国人对汽油价格上涨表达了不满，导致共和党人面临一些批评。目前爱荷华州的汽油价格为4.29美元，与一年前的2.79美元相比，上涨了近一倍。
Republicans have faced backlash from some Americans over prices at the gas pump following Trump’s war in Iran, which has constricted the global oil supply. Gas prices are currently $4.29 in Iowa, a huge jump from $2.79 a year ago.
希森在竞选中并不回避讨论经济实惠的问题。她经常提及她在众议院提出的《首次购房储蓄机会法案》，旨在使年轻家庭更容易负担得起购买房屋。
Hinson is not afraid to talk about affordability issues in her campaign. She often touts the First Home Savings Opportunity Act a bill she sponsored in the House, meant to make homeownership more affordable for young families.
但她的竞选一直受到图尔克对她与特朗普的紧密关系的批评，因为她七次投票反对众议院结束伊朗战争的提案。在九月份，她改变立场，呼吁战争“立即成功结束”。
But her campaign has been plagued by criticism from Turek on her alignment with Trump, as she voted seven times against House efforts to end the war in Iran. In September, she pivoted, calling for the “immediate and successful” end of the war.
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