据朱莉·法恩和乔·洛文格报道，民主党人詹姆斯·塔拉里科自9月下旬以来首次公开露面，重新投入到竞选活动中。此时他与共和党人肯·帕克斯顿之间的美国参议院竞选已进入最后阶段。
James Talarico appeared in public for the first time since late September, returning to the campaign trail as his US Senate race against Republican Ken Paxton goes down to the wire.
塔拉里科的竞选团队称，他于周五出席了奥斯汀城市极限音乐节。社交媒体上发布的视频显示，他在现场漫步并与观众合影留念。
Talarico attended the Austin City Limits music festival on Friday, his campaign said. Video posted on social media showed him walking through the outdoor venue and posing with people at the event.
塔拉里科竞选团队发言人JT·埃尼斯表示：“詹姆斯·塔拉里科重返竞选一线，在奥斯汀城市极限音乐节上与选民们亲切交流。”
“James Talarico is back on the campaign trail talking to voters at Austin City Limits,” said JT Ennis, a spokesman for the Talarico campaign.
此前，塔拉里科于9月下旬感染流感，因此连续10天未参加任何线下活动。9月30日，他在纽约参加完一场筹款会后，通过远程方式出席了一场商业论坛。当时他表示自己病情严重，不得不前往急诊中心就诊。他最后一次在德克萨斯州参与竞选活动是在9月26日，距今已近两周。
The candidate’s appearance followed a 10-day absence from in-person events after he caught the flu in late September. Speaking remotely to a business forum on Sept. 30, a day after attending a fundraiser in New York, Talarico said he got sick enough to go to an urgent-care facility. His last campaign event in Texas was on Sept. 26, almost two weeks ago.
本周，帕克斯顿在圣安东尼奥与唐纳德·特朗普总统共同出席集会时，带领现场群众高呼：“詹姆斯·塔拉里科在哪里？”根据西埃纳大学近期开展的民调显示，塔拉里科以51%对45%的得票率领先于帕克斯顿。
At a rally in San Antonio with President Donald Trump this week, Paxton led the crowd in a chant of “Where is James Talarico?”Talarico led Paxton 51% to 45% in a recent poll by the and Siena University.
德克萨斯州的提前投票将于10月19日正式启动。该州近四十年来始终未能选出一名民主党籍的美国参议员。
Early voting in Texas begins on Oct. 19. The state hasn’t elected a Democrat to the US Senate in almost four decades.