距离选举日已不足一个月，唐纳德·特朗普的自尊心正经历着艰难的一周。
With less a month until Election Day, Donald Trump’s ego is suffering through a rough week.
近日，得克萨斯州的共和党州长与其本州内特朗普的集会保持距离；密歇根州的共和党参议员候选人则在一则新广告中批评了总统议程的关键内容；其他共和党参议员候选人在电视辩论中也与白宫划清了界限。对于一位以敏感脆弱、且始终需要关注与肯定而闻名的总统而言，这无疑是一种刺痛。
In recent days, Texas’ Republican governor kept his distance from a Trump rally in his home state; Michigan’s Republican Senate candidate denounced key elements of the president’s agenda in a new ad; and other GOP Senate candidates distanced themselves from the White House during televised debates For a president known for his delicate sensibilities and a constant need for attention and affirmation, this has to sting.
但更令他难堪的，或许是更广泛的大局：随着特朗普的支持率暴跌，其政党为中期选举可能遭遇的重大失利做准备，而他的所谓盟友在全国提前投票窗口开启之际纷纷与其保持距离，民主党人却似乎对巴拉克·奥巴马赞不绝口。
But what likely hurts even more are the broader circumstances: As Trump’s approval ratings tank, as his party prepares for significant midterm losses and as his ostensible allies give him the stiff-arm amid early voting windows opening nationwide, Democrats can’t seem to get enough of Barack Obama.
《政治报》本周报道称，前总统巴拉克·奥巴马即将重启他持续近十年的卸任后生涯，成为民主党的“首席收尾人”——不仅活跃于竞选活动，还将出现在电视媒体上。
Politico reported this week Former President Barack Obama is set to reprise his nearly decadelong, post-presidential career as the Democratic Party’s closer-in-chief — not just on the campaign trail, but on the airwaves, too.
上周，奥巴马为24场参议员和州长竞选活动拍摄了广告，其办公室首先向《政治报》的“Playbook”时事通讯证实了这一消息。这些广告很快便会出现在您的屏幕上。
Last week, Obama cut ads for 24 Senate and gubernatorial campaigns, his office confirmed first to [Politico’s Playbook newsletter]. Expect them on your screens soon.
如果这一点还不够明显，那么需要指出的是，在具有竞争力的选区中，并没有24位共和党参议员和州长候选人会敦促特朗普为他们拍摄广告。
In case this isn’t obvious, there aren’t 24 Republican Senate and gubernatorial candidates in competitive races who are urging Trump to cut ads on their behalf.
相比之下，奥巴马则备受追捧。例如，周四，MS NOW报道称，这位前总统公开支持特洛伊·杰克逊在缅因州的民主党参议员竞选活动，并发布了一段视频，在视频中奥巴马赞扬了杰克逊的背景和立法成就。
Obama, on the other hand, is in high demand. On Thursday, for example, MS NOW reported on the former president throwing his support behind Troy Jackson’s Democratic Senate campaign in Maine, which included a video in which Obama touted Jackson’s background and legislative record.
几小时后，佐治亚州民主党参议员乔恩·奥索夫的竞选团队同样宣传了奥巴马为其拍摄的新广告。
Hours later, Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff’s campaign in Georgia similarly touted new ads that Obama filmed on the senator’s behalf.
就在密歇根州宣布前总统将于本月晚些时候主持一场竞选集会，支持阿卜杜勒·埃尔-赛义德（Abdul El-Sayed）的民主党参议员竞选以及乔西琳·本森（Jocylyn Benson）的州长竞选之后，这一消息随即传出。此前，奥巴马还曾出现在爱荷华州的一则竞选广告中，支持民主党州众议员乔什·图雷克（Josh Turek）的候选人资格。
This came on the heels of an announcement in Michigan that the former president will lead a campaign rally later this month in support of Abdul El-Sayed’s Democratic Senate campaign and Jocylyn Benson’s gubernatorial campaign, which followed Obama appearing in a campaign ad in Iowa in support of Democratic state Rep. Josh Turek’s candidacy.
这背后并无什么深奥之谜。与特朗普不同，奥巴马至今仍是一位广受欢迎的全国性人物：近期的民意调查显示，他的支持率高于任何一位在世的前总统。此外，NBC新闻的最新民调发现，相当一部分选民更倾向于支持获得奥巴马背书的人选，而多数选民则表示，如果特朗普背书某位候选人，他们很可能会支持该候选人。
There’s no great mystery here. Unlike Trump, Obama remains a popular national figure: recent polls showing him enjoying greater support than any other living president. What’s more, the latest NBC News poll found a plurality of voters would be more inclined to support a candidate endorsed by Obama, while a majority of voters said a Trump endorsement would make them likely to back a candidate.
当下任总统再次抨击其任期内的民主党前任时，请记住：特朗普很可能正因奥巴马享有那种他只能假装拥有的尊重与钦佩而感到嫉妒。
The next time the incumbent president lashes out at his first-term Democratic predecessor, remember Trump is likely jealous that Obama enjoys the kind respect and admiration that the Republican can only pretend to have. The post As Republicans flee Trump, Obama remains Democrats’ midterms star MS NOW