前新泽西州州长克里斯·克里斯蒂（共和党）周日表示，在中期选举对共和党极为不利的情况下，共和党试图维持对国会的控制，这种做法属于“职业失责”。
Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) said on Sunday the GOP is committing “malpractice” in its effort to retain control of Congress amid a tough midterm environment for the party.
克里斯蒂曾是一名共和党总统候选人。他在接受美国广播公司（ABC）《本周》节目采访时，谈到了堪萨斯州参议院选举出人意料地激烈竞争。他说：“作为一名共和党人，我坐在这里，对汤姆·埃默在节目中（与主持人乔恩·卡尔）所表现出的政治失责感到摇头不已。”他指的是众议院多数党鞭汤姆·埃默（明尼苏达州共和党人）。
Christie – a former Republican presidential candidate – discussed the surprisingly competitive Senate election in Kansas while appearing on ABC’s “This Week.”“As a Republican, I sat here shaking my head at the political malpractice that was committed on this air with you [host Jon Karl] by Tom Emmer,” he said, referring to House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.).
克里斯蒂表示，他已总结出“共和党过去三周论点”的三大支柱。首先，他提到了特朗普总统备受争议的石油交易，并声称这笔交易将给俄罗斯提供资金，“用来杀害自由的乌克兰人”。
Christie said he identified 3 cornerstones to “the Republican argument for the last three weeks.”He first drew attention to President Trump’s controversial oil deal which Christie argued will give Russia the money “to kill free Ukrainians.”
这位前州长还指出，“超市和加油站”的价格不断上涨，而共和党正试图回避这一问题，并将其重新包装为“美国人民没有意识到经济其实很好”。随后，克里斯蒂提到了五角大楼最近决定直播被定罪的福特胡德基地枪击案凶手尼达尔·哈桑的处决过程。
The former governor also pointed to rising prices “at the grocery store and at the gas station” which he says the GOP is trying to avoid and reframe as “American people don’t get the fact that the economy is great.”Christie then mentioned the Pentagon’s recent decision to livestream the execution of convicted Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan.
克里斯蒂继续说道：“这就是职业失责。事实上，汤姆比这聪明得多，他理应知道得更好。但你在整个过程中听到的，是一种绝对的要求：你必须支持唐纳德·特朗普所说所做的一切。”
“This is malpractice, and the fact is Tom is smarter than that. He knows better than that. But what you heard throughout it is this absolute requirement that you must stand by everything Donald Trump says and does,” Christie continued.
他还说：“如果你想在众议院或参议院继续担任领导职务，那么对于美国各地关心我们所关心问题的优秀共和党人来说，这种做法就是职业失责。”
“If you want to remain in leadership in the House or the Senate, and it is, it is malpractice to good Republicans all across this country who care about the issues we care about,” he said.
克里斯蒂曾在2016年竞选总统，但在特朗普总统的第一个任期内成为其盟友。然而，在2024年共和党初选中，他转而与特朗普对抗。今年9月，他曾暗示可能第三次参选总统，但表示这将取决于2026年中期选举的结果。
Christie ran for president in 2016 before becoming a Trump-ally during the president’s first term. That changed when he ran against Trump in the Republican primaries in 2024. In September, he teased a third potential presidential bid but said it would depend on the 2026 midterm results.
根据《国会山报》合作伙伴Decision Desk HQ的最新预测，在总统支持率低迷、共和党主导的华盛顿政府因经济问题引发选民日益愤怒的背景下，民主党有望在今年秋季赢得众议院，并在参议院中取得较为微弱的领先。
The upcoming election has Democrats favored to win the House and, more narrowly, the Senate this fall, according to the latest forecasts from Decision Desk HQ, a partner of The Hill, amid problematic approval numbers for the president and growing voter anger over the economy under a Republican-led Washington.
堪萨斯州的参议院竞选似乎正是这一趋势的缩影：现任参议员罗杰·马歇尔（共和党，堪萨斯州）正面临民主党对手亚当·汉密尔顿的强劲挑战。DDHQ在一份民意调查分析中还指出，汉密尔顿让民主党“有机会”赢得堪萨斯州的参议院席位。
Kansas’s Senate race seems to be emblematic of this pattern as incumbent Sen. Roger Marshall (R-Kansas) struggles against Democratic opponent Adam Hamilton. DDHQ also wrote in a polling analysis that Hamilton gives Democrats an “outside shot” of flipping Kansas’s Senate seat.