据Axios获悉，众议院议长迈克·约翰逊在第三季度筹得3000万美元，使得他在本选举周期内的总筹款额达到1.56亿美元。目前共和党正竭力保住本已岌岌可危的多数席位。
House Speaker Mike Johnson raised $30 million in the third quarter, bringing his total haul this cycle to $156 million as Republicans fight to hold on to their increasingly endangered majority, Axios has learned.
为何此事至关重要：约翰逊的团队称，这一数额是迄今为止任何一位共和党众议院议长或领袖在选举周期同一阶段所筹得的最高金额。
Why it matters: Johnson's team says that's the most raised by a Republican speaker or leader at this point in an election cycle.
- 据最初向Axios透露的数据，本选举周期内约翰逊已向共和党议员、候选人、委员会及各州党部拨款逾9100万美元。
• Johnson has distributed more than $91 million to Republican members, candidates, committees and state parties this cycle, according to figures first shared with Axios.
- 其中4600万美元已转交至全国共和党国会委员会，照此势头，约翰逊有望成为该委员会有史以来获得最多拨款的共和党议长或领袖。
• That includes $46 million transferred to the National Republican Congressional Committee, putting him on pace to make the largest cycle transfer to the group by a Republican speaker or leader.
- 此外，他还直接向现任共和党议员拨付了2150万美元，另向挑战者们提供了700万美元。
• He's also sent $21.5 million directly to GOP incumbents and $7 million to challengers. Zoom out:
整体情况：自2023年10月就任议长以来，约翰逊主导的筹款行动已为众议院共和党阵营累计筹集逾2.2亿美元。
Johnson's fundraising operation has brought in more than $220 million for House Republicans since he became speaker in October 2023.
- 这一成绩堪称巨大逆转——当初约翰逊刚上任时，共和党人还曾担忧这位名气不大的路易斯安那州议员能否延续前任议长凯文·麦卡锡出色的筹款能力。
• That's a notable turnaround from when Johnson first took the gavel, when Republicans worried whether the relatively unknown Louisiana Republican could replace former Speaker Kevin McCarthy's formidable fundraising operation.
- 据Axios此前报道，在选举日临近之际，约翰逊还奔波于全国各地为众议院共和党人助选，已走访了22个州的40多个选区。
• Johnson is also crisscrossing the country to help House Republicans, traveling to more than 40 districts across 22 states in the final stretch before Election Day, Axios previously reported.
相关表态：“我们的目标就是为那些决定众议院多数席位归属的关键选区提供前所未有的资源支持，”约翰逊在给Axios的声明中说道。
What they're saying: "We are focused on getting unprecedented resources to the Districts that will decide the majority," Johnson said in a statement to Axios.
- “凭借目前的强劲势头，我们定能打破历史规律、保住众议院控制权，从而将美国从极左势力的威胁中拯救出来！”
• "With this continued momentum, we are in place to defy history and defend the House to save America from the far-left!"
当前局势：目前众议院共和党阵营在资金储备方面仍领先于民主党。
State of play: House Republicans have a cash advantage over Democrats.
- 截至8月底，全国共和党国会委员会手中的现金比其对手——民主党国会竞选委员会多出1300万美元，这一差距也是历年来选举周期同一阶段双方资金实力对比的最大值。
• The NRCC ended August with $13 million more in cash on hand than the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, its largest-ever advantage at this point in an election cycle.
- 不过，众议院选情仍在向民主党倾斜。上个月，《库克政治报告》将15个众议院选区的走向判定为有利于民主党；几天后，萨巴托的“水晶球”预测也把11个选区的趋势判定为对民主党有利。
• But the House battlefield has continued to move toward Democrats. Cook Political Report shifted 15 House races toward Democrats last month, while Sabato's Crystal Ball moved 11 races toward Democrats days later.
- 目前，许多竞争最为激烈的选区都位于特朗普总统在2024年赢得胜利的地区。
• Many of the most competitive races are now in districts President Trump carried in 2024.