特朗普总统计划于周二在阿拉斯加瓦西拉主持一次中期选举集会，正值副总统范斯一周前在该州展开竞选活动之后。
President Trump is set to headline a midterm rally in Wasilla, Alaska, on Tuesday, just one week after Vice President Vance hit the campaign trail in the state.
前副总统候选人兼州长萨拉·佩林（共和党）曾于1996年至2002年担任该阿拉斯加城市的市长。
Former vice presidential nominee and Gov. Sarah Palin (R) served as mayor of the Alaska city from 1996 to 2002.
此举发生在范斯本周早些时候在该州进行活动，周一在费尔班克斯举行集会之后。
The development comes after Vance campaigned in the state earlier this week, holding a rally in Fairbanks on Monday.
特朗普和范斯希望提升该州现任参议员丹·苏利文（共和党）的支持率，后者正面临激烈的连任竞争。
Trump and Vance are hoping to boost the state’s incumbent Sen. Dan Sullivan (R), who is facing a competitive reelection bid.
苏利文的对手包括前众议员玛丽·佩尔托拉（民主党-阿拉斯加）以及另一位名为丹·J·苏利文的共和党人。该竞选已在现任参议员与前国会议员之间变得日益激烈。
Sullivan is running against former Rep. Mary Peltola (D-Alaska), as well as another Republican named Dan J. Sullivan. The race has become increasingly competitive between the incumbent senator and former congresswoman.
弗吉尼亚大学的选举预测机构Sabato的水晶球本周早些时候将该竞选从“平局”调至“倾向民主党”。
Sabato’s Crystal Ball, an election handicapper based at the University of Virginia, moved the race from “toss-up” to “leans Democratic” earlier this week.
另一选举预测机构Decision Desk HQ也略微倾向佩尔托拉获胜，而《库克政治报告》则将该竞选列为“平局”。
Decision Desk HQ, another election handicapper, also has Peltola slightly favored to win, while the Cook Political Report has the race in the “toss-up” category.
特朗普一直在努力提升阿拉斯加现任参议员的支持度，最近一次是在宣布一项价值540亿美元的项目，旨在将该州的天然气出口。
Trump has sought to boost the incumbent Alaska senator, most recently involving Sullivan in the announcement of a $54 billion investment in a project to export natural gas from the state.
特朗普上周在椭圆形办公室与该议员一起说：“因此，我特别感谢丹·苏利文促成了这笔交易。”
“So, I want to thank, in particular, Dan Sullivan for getting this deal done,” Trump said alongside the lawmaker last week in the Oval Office.