内部民调由民主党民调机构进行，结果显示，菲茨帕特里克与挑战者鲍勃·哈维在可能的选民中支持率持平。
An internal poll conducted by Democratic pollsters finds Fitzpatrick and challenger Bob Harvie tied among likely voters.
宾夕法尼亚州亚德利 — — 两年前，共和党人布赖恩·菲茨帕特里克在宾夕法尼亚州第一国会选区轻松赢得连任。但如今，距离选举日仅剩三周多，而公众对唐纳德·特朗普总统任期的看法持续恶化，民主党人闻到了胜利的希望。
YARDLEY, Pennsylvania — Republican Brian Fitzpatrick sailed to reelection in Pennsylvania’s first congressional district two years ago. But now, with just over three weeks to go until Election Day and public opinion continuing to sour on Donald Trump’s presidency, Democrats smell blood in the water.
他们对菲茨帕特里克的民主党对手、巴克斯县专员鲍勃·哈维能够击败这位五届现任议员的乐观情绪在周六下午得到了体现，当时民主党众议院领袖哈基姆·杰弗里斯和宾夕法尼亚州民主党州长乔什·夏皮罗来到费城郊区的树荫下，为哈维拉票造势。
Their optimism that Fitzpatrick’s Democratic opponent, Bucks County commissioner Bob Harvie, can defeat the five-term incumbent was on display on Saturday afternoon, as Democratic House leader Hakeem Jeffries and Pennsylvania’s Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro hit the campaign trail in the leafy Philadelphia suburbs to drum up support for Harvie.
“很多人看待这次选举时会想，‘嗯，这其实不是民主党能赢的选举，’”哈维在一次于巴克斯县下部地区初中体育馆举行的集会后对《政治》杂志说，当时支持者们挥舞着印有“解雇菲茨”口号的红色标语牌。“显然他们错了，因为杰弗里斯领袖认为我们能赢下这场选举，”哈维说。“夏皮罗州长也认为我们能赢下这场选举。”
“A lot of people look at this race and think, ‘Well, this is not really one that Democrats can win,’” Harvie told POLITICO after a rally in a middle school gym in Lower Bucks County, where supporters waved red signs emblazoned with the slogan: “Fire Fitz.”“Clearly they are wrong because Leader Jeffries thinks we can win it,” Harvie said. “Governor Shapiro thinks we can win it.”