斯派塞表示他对堪萨斯州参议院选举结果“非常担忧”前白宫新闻秘书肖恩·斯派塞周一表示，他对共和党在堪萨斯州参议院选举中落败感到“非常担忧”；据选举专家分析，这场选举的结果很可能会转向民主党一方。
Spicer says he’s ‘absolutely’ concerned about Kansas Senate race Former White House press secretary Sean Spicer on Monday said he is “absolutely” concerned about Republicans losing the Kansas Senate race, which election handicappers say could flip in favor of the Democrats.
NewsNation旗下的《The Hill》节目主持人布莱克·伯曼询问斯派塞：他是否担心共和党会失去目前由罗杰·马歇尔（Roger Marshall）参议员（共和党，堪萨斯州）掌控的参议院席位——民主党候选人亚当·汉密尔顿（Adam Hamilton）正试图夺取该席位。
NewsNation’s “The Hill” host Blake Burman asked Spicer if he had any worry that Republicans could lose the Kansas Senate seat helmed by Sen. Roger Marshall (R-Kans.), with Democrat Adam Hamilton eyeing to win his seat.
斯派塞回答道：“当然非常担心。事实上，上周五我在节目中邀请了南卡罗来纳州参议员蒂姆·斯科特（Tim Scott，他是共和党参议院委员会的主席）进行采访。在采访结束时，我问他：‘参议员，如果特朗普打电话给您，告诉您只能去三个州参选，您会选择哪三个州？’他首先提到了阿拉斯加（特朗普已经表示会去那里参选），接着又提到了堪萨斯州。当他承认堪萨斯州也在候选名单上时，他应该意识到了这意味着什么……毫无疑问，堪萨斯州肯定会在候选名单上。”
“Absolutely. Absolutely,” Spicer replied.
斯派塞预测，堪萨斯州、阿拉斯加州和爱荷华州的选举结果都将对共和党有利。他还预测共和党可能会在众议院失去5到7个席位。
“In fact, when I had Tim Scott, the senator from South Carolina, who’s chairman of the Republican Senatorial Committee, on my show on Friday, I ended the interview very Blake Berman-esque.”
他补充说：“距离选举还有22天的时间，如果我们能够提高选民投票率，尤其是那些通常不参与中期选举的特朗普支持者……过去三次中期选举我们都遇到了这个问题。如果我们能够说服这些选民投票，并向他们说明民主党的所作所为是多么极端、以及他们的政策会将国家引向何方，那么我们就有可能赢得这场选举。”
“And I said, ‘Senator, if Trump calls you and says, I can only go to three states, what are they?'”Spicer continued. “And he mentioned Alaska, where Trump was already going. And then he said Kansas. And I said, ‘Really?’ And I think he realized when he admitted that Kansas would be on that list, what that meant, and there’s no question Kansas on the list.”Spicer added that he predicts Kansas, Alaska and Iowa “will all come home” for Republicans. He then predicted that the GOP could lose five to seven seats in the House.
根据《Cook Political Report》的预测，马歇尔和汉密尔顿之间的竞争势均力敌；不过目前马歇尔仍以8个百分点的优势领先。
“Again, 22 days out, if we can get our numbers to perform better, get some of these low-propensity voters that are Trump supporters that don’t generally vote in midterms, and we’ve had this problem the last three midterms,” he said. “If we can do something to turn them out and make the case as to why what the Democrats are doing is utterly extreme, and we’ll take this country in a very different direction, I think that we can pull this over the finish line.”The Cook Political Report shows the race between Marshall and Hamilton as a toss-up. But it still gives Marshall the advantage by 8 points.
选举分析人士指出，汉密尔顿在竞选中的表现更倾向于温和派立场；此外，由于燃料和化肥价格飙升（这一问题在伊朗战争爆发后的几个月内尤为严重），特朗普总统的支持率有所下降。
The election handicapper cited Hamilton’s performance in the race as being more of a moderate voice and that support gained by President Trump has eroded due to struggles with agriculture over rising fuel and fertilizer costs, which have soared in the months after the Iran war began.
汉密尔顿还获得了多位知名人士的支持，其中包括前堪萨斯州州长迈克·海登（共和党）和比尔·格雷夫斯（共和党）。
Hamilton has also received several high-profile endorsements, including from former Kansas Govs. Mike Hayden (R) and Bill Graves (R).
不过，他也因处理教会内儿童性虐待事件而受到舆论的质疑。与此同时，马歇尔则因滥用纳税人资金以及起诉数百名患者偿还医疗费用的问题而面临批评。
But he has also received scrutiny over his handling of a child sexual abuse scandal at his church. Meanwhile, Marshall has faced pushback scrutiny over his handling of taxpayer funds and for suing hundreds of patients over medical debt.
根据《The Hill》旗下机构 Decision Desk HQ 的综合民调数据，马歇尔获胜的概率为 65%，而汉密尔顿的概率为 35%。
Aggregate polling from The Hill’s election partner Decision Desk HQ shows Marshall with a 65 percent probability of winning compared to the 35 percent probability for Hamilton.
如果汉密尔顿获胜，他将成为自 1932 年前参议员乔治·麦吉尔（民主党）以来首位由堪萨斯州选民选出的民主党参议员。
Were Hamilton to win, he would be the first Democrat elected by Kansans to the Senate since former Sen. George McGill (D-Kan.) in 1932.