参议员达尔林·格雷厄姆（R）和儿科医生安妮·安德鲁斯（D）在南卡罗来纳州参议院选举中于周日进行了他们唯一的一场辩论，辩论很快变得尖锐，因为格雷厄姆试图将医生与美国民主社会主义者（DSA）联系起来，而安德鲁斯则暗示这位共和党参议员无法抵抗白宫的压力。格雷厄姆、安德鲁斯以及自由党候选人卡西·惠特纳（一名广播主持人和教授）参加了由南卡罗来纳州教育电视和公共广播（SCETV）在哥伦比亚主办的辩论。
Sen. Darline Graham (R) and pediatrician Annie Andrews (D) faced off in their one and only debate on Sunday in the South Carolina Senate race, which quickly became testy as Graham sought to tie the physician to the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) while Andrews suggested the GOP senator wouldn't be able to stand up to the White House. Graham, Andrews and libertarian Kasie Whitener, a radio host and professor, participated in a debate hosted by South Carolina ETV and Public Radio (SCETV) in Columbia, S.C.
格雷厄姆暗示安德鲁斯支持诸如“全民医保”之类的进步政策，并称她为“激进的自由派”。与此同时，安德鲁斯指出格雷厄姆在之前的初选辩论中关于台湾的失误，认为这表明共和党参议员无法胜任完整的六年任期，并批评她从姓氏中删除了“Nordone”。格雷厄姆被视为11月获胜的热门人选，Decision Desk HQ预测共和党参议员获胜的概率为70%。
Graham suggested Andrews was in favor of progressive policies like Medicare for All and called her a "radical liberal." Meanwhile, Andrews pointed to Graham’s past primary debate gaffe on Taiwan as reason why the GOP senator was not up to the task of a full six-year term and dinged her for dropping “Nordone” from her last name. Graham is seen as the favorite to win in November, with Decision Desk HQ forecasting a 70 percent probability that the GOP senator wins next month.
以下是南卡罗来纳州参议院唯一辩论的五个要点：格雷厄姆和安德鲁斯互相攻击。格雷厄姆和安德鲁斯在辩论伊始就定下了基调，就在政策问题甚至他们各自的姓名上互相攻击。“我现在已经在参议院任职三个月了。我已经共同提出了几项保护农民、保护美国纳税人的法案，”共和党参议员在辩论开始不久就说道。“我的民主党对手在假装自己不是她本来的样子。她是有史以来参加南卡罗来纳州州级选举中最激进的自由派。”
Here are 5 takeaways from the South Carolina Senate’s lone debate: Graham, Andrews take swipes at each other Graham and Andrews set the tone for the debate early, taking swipes at each other on policy issues and even their own personal names. “I’ve been in the Senate for three months now. I've already co-sponsored several bills that protect farmers, that protect the American taxpayer,” the GOP senator said just minutes into the debate. “My Democratic opponent is pretending to be someone she is not. She's the most radical liberal that's ever run for state office in South Carolina.”
格雷厄姆还暗示，作为儿科医生的安德鲁斯支持“全民政府运营的医疗保健”。“我们目前的国家债务已经达到40万亿美元。这将花费数万亿美元，”格雷厄姆继续说道。“我们的国家债务将飙升至难以想象的高度。”
Graham also suggested that Andrews, a pediatrician, supported “government-run health care for all.”“We are already $40 trillion in national debt. That will cost trillions of dollars,” Graham continued. “Our national debt will be through the roof. She will bankrupt our country with government-run healthcare for all.”
她将通过全民政府医疗保健使我们的国家破产。”参议院民主党候选人在八月称“全民医保”为“几十年前的政策”，并表示她支持为《平价医疗法案》（ACA）创建一个公共选项。与此同时，安德鲁斯批评格雷厄姆在加入参议院后从她的名字中去掉了“诺德恩”，暗示她试图依靠她已故的哥哥、参议员林赛·格雷厄姆（R）的名字来提升自己。
The Senate Democratic candidate called Medicare for All in August “a policy from a few decades ago,” saying she was in favor of creating a public option for the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Meanwhile, Andrews dinged Graham for dropping “Nordone” from her name after joining the Senate, insinuating that she was trying to ride on the tailcoats of her late brother Sen. Lindsey Graham’s (R) name.
“我告诉过你们，我的对手会称我为社会主义者，而她果然又这样做了。她被指示出来这里称我为伯尼、奥卡西奥、马姆达尼。这就是她的剧本内容，”安德鲁斯说。“但事实是，我的名字是安妮·安德鲁斯，这一点不应该有任何混淆，因为，与我的对手不同，我最近没有改名。”格雷厄姆就此抨击安德鲁斯，称“格雷厄姆”这一名字出现在她所有签署的文件中，她说她保留这个名字是为了与已故的父母保持亲近，她父母在她年幼时去世。
“I told you my opponent was going to call me a socialist, and there she's done it again. She's been told to come out here and call me Bernie, Ocasio, Mamdani. That's what's in her script,” Andrews said. “But the truth is, my name is Annie Andrews, and there shouldn't be any confusion about that because, unlike my opponent, I haven't changed my name recently.”Graham slammed Andrews over the statement, saying the name "Graham" appears in all of her signed documents and said she kept the name to feel close to her parents who died when she was young.
这位民主党儿科医生还暗示，格雷厄姆在上议院将无法站出来对抗总统或白宫。“这份工作是代表南卡罗来纳州。她认为这份工作就是读他们的剧本并执行他们的指令，而我们可以做得更好，”安德鲁斯说。格雷厄姆为台湾失误辩护安德鲁斯引用了格雷厄姆在初选决选辩论中对阵众议员拉尔夫·诺曼（R）时犯下的失误——她曾表示国家安全“不是我的事”，暗示这位共和党参议员缺乏胜任此职所需的经验。
The Democratic pediatrician also suggested Graham wouldn’t be able to stand up to the president or White House while in the upper chamber. “The job is to represent South Carolina. She considers the job to be to read their scripts and do their bidding, and we can do better,” Andrews said. Graham defends Taiwan gaffe Andrews referenced a gaffe the GOP senator made during her primary runoff debate against Rep. Ralph Norman (R) in which she said that national security "is not my thing,” suggesting that the GOP senator lacked the experience needed to do the job.
“在这次辩论中，我的对手是唯一曾有机会投票结束战争的人，但她却连续三次投票支持继续战争，”安德鲁斯在回答关于伊朗战争的问题时说道。“而在她投下其中一票几天之后，她竟然有胆量走上这个舞台，承认国家安全其实并不是她的强项。”
“My opponent is the only one on this stage who had the opportunity to vote to end the war, but three times in a row she voted to continue it,” Andrews said at one point in response to a question about the war with Iran. “And several days after one of those votes, she had the audacity to walk out onto this stage and admit that national security isn't really her thing. South Carolina, if your surgeon said that appendectomies aren't really his thing, would you still hand him a scalpel? No.” During a debate between Graham and Norman in August, the GOP senator was asked a national security question pertaining to Taiwan and the South China Sea.
“南卡罗来纳州的选民们：如果你的外科医生告诉你‘阑尾切除手术其实不是他的强项’，你还会把手术刀交给他吗？显然不会吧。”在8月份的一场辩论中，共和党参议员格雷厄姆被问及一个与台湾和南海相关的国家安全问题。格雷厄姆回答说：“说实话，我对国家安全问题的了解并不深入……但我确实支持军队。”事后她为自己辩护，称“我不是政客”，选民更关心国内问题而非国际事务。
“I’m just going to be honest here. … I’m not that informed on national security,” Graham said, adding later, “but I do support the military.”Graham defended herself afterward, saying that “I’m not a politician” and that voters care more about domestic issues than those abroad. The GOP senator defended herself again on the debate stage, saying that constituents respected that she was honest about what she did and did not know.
然而格雷厄姆再次在辩论台上为自己辩护，称选民们认可她对自己所知所不知的坦诚态度。对此，格雷厄姆反驳道：“显然，你并不诚实——你一直在欺骗南卡罗来纳州的人民。”安德鲁斯要求格雷厄姆承诺参加更多的辩论。这位儿科医生两次敦促格雷厄姆同意再举行一场辩论，认为在选举（还有三周时间）之前，选民应该再次听到两位候选人的观点。
“Your thing apparently is not being honest with the people of South Carolina,” Graham shot back. “At least I'm honest. If I don't know something, I am glad to say it, and I'll say it again tonight. But ... you are deceiving the people of South Carolina.”Andrews presses Graham to commit to more debates The pediatrician pressed Graham twice to commit to another debate between the pair, arguing that voters should hear from the candidates again before the election, which is three weeks away.
安德鲁斯强调：“这场美国参议院选举有很多议题需要讨论，不幸的是，我的对手只同意参加这场60分钟的辩论，而我已同意参加另外三场辩论。我们还有很多事情需要讨论。”他问道：“那么，我想问格雷厄姆参议员：在11月3日之前，你是否愿意至少再和我一起参加两次辩论？”在第二次被追问后，格雷厄姆拒绝了这一要求：“我在华盛顿代表南卡罗来纳州的选民工作，因此对我来说，倾听选民的意见比参加这场辩论更重要。”
“There's a lot to talk about in this U.S. Senate race, and unfortunately, my opponent has only agreed to this one 60-minute debate. I've agreed to three additional debates. We have a lot to talk about. That is very clear,” Andrews said. “So I want to ask Senator Graham this evening if she'll commit to standing on another debate stage with me at least two more times before Nov. 3?”Graham brushed off the request after she was pressed a second time. “I've had a job representing the people of South Carolina in Washington, D.C., so I think it's more important for me to hear from voters than to stand with you on this debate stage,” Graham said.
格雷厄姆回避关于特朗普与俄罗斯柴油交易的提问 这位共和党参议员回避了一个关于她是否支持总统最近与俄罗斯达成的柴油交易的问题。
Graham sidesteps question on Trump deal with Russia on diesel The GOP senator sidestepped a question about whether she supported a recent deal the president made with Russia on diesel.
特朗普周五表示，俄罗斯已同意“立即”向美国和全球市场供应30万吨柴油。这一举措标志着总统于9月签署成为法律的立法出现逆转，该立法以已故参议员林赛·格雷厄姆（共和党）命名，对俄罗斯主要能源买家征收高达100%的关税。
Trump said on Friday that Russia had agreed to supply the U.S. and the global marketplace with 300,000 tons of diesel “immediately.”The move marked a reverse on legislation the president had signed into law in September, which was named after the late Sen. Lindsey Graham (R), that placed as much as 100-percent tariffs on Russia’s top energy buyers.
总统因与俄罗斯的交易遭到两党抨击。“我认为每个人都希望乌克兰战争结束。当乌克兰战争结束时，我们都会更安全，”格雷厄姆在辩论中说，并表示她为帮助通过实施更严厉制裁的立法而感到“自豪”。“这赋予了总统一些工具，如果他选择的话，可以通过经济制裁结束战争。所以这取决于他是否想使用这些工具，还是想用其他手段，”她说。“但我认为其目的是降低天然气价格，并最终结束战争。战争一结束，天然气价格就会下跌。”
The president fielded blowback from his deal with Russia from both parties. “I think that everybody wants the war in Ukraine to end. We will all be safer when the war in Ukraine ends,” Graham said during the debate, saying she was “proud” to help pass the legislation that enacted stricter sanctions. “It gives the president tools that he can use if he so chooses to end the war through economic sanctions. So that's up to him as to whether or not he wants to use it or whether he wants to use something else,” she said. “But I think the purpose of it is to bring down the gas prices and ultimately end the war. And when the war ends, gas prices will fall.”
格雷厄姆将安德鲁斯与民主社会主义者联盟挂钩 这位共和党参议员在辩论中多次试图将安德鲁斯与极左派联系起来，因为共和党人很大程度上试图将中期选举变成对民主社会主义者和该党进步派的公投。
Graham ties Andrew to DSA The GOP senator sought to tie Andrews to the far-left multiple times during the debate as Republicans have largely looked to make the midterms a referendum on democratic socialists and the progressive faction of the party.
“安妮·安德鲁斯不会对抗社会主义民主党。她只会加入他们，”格雷厄姆一度说道，批评一些进步派民主党人对2023年10月7日针对以色列袭击事件的回应。安德鲁斯指责格雷厄姆用辱骂来转移注意力。“我的对手今晚将站在这里称我为社会主义者，因为这是她的剧本，”安德鲁斯说，“也是因为她不想跟你们谈谈你们面临的高昂天然气价格、食品杂货价格，或你们当地乡村医院的关闭。”
“Annie Andrews will not stand up to the Socialist Democratic Party. She's only going to join them,” Graham said at one point, criticizing the response from some progressive Democrats to the Oct. 7, 2023 attack against Israel. Andrews accused Graham of using the name-calling as a distraction. “My opponent is going to stand up here tonight and call me a socialist because that's what her script says,” Andrews said, “and also because she doesn't want to talk to you about your high gas prices, grocery prices or your closing rural hospital.”