俄亥俄州扬斯敦——美国总统唐纳德·特朗普宣布计划将一处新的潜艇零部件维修设施设在俄亥俄州，同时他还在中期选举前大力宣传自己在该关键摇摆州创造就业的努力。
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – US President Donald Trump announced plans to locate a new repair facility for submarine parts in Ohio, as he touted his efforts to boost jobs in a crucial battleground state ahead of midterm elections.
特朗普表示，五角大楼将把美国潜艇零部件维修中心的新址设在克利夫兰，并称这是“一项所有人都期待的重要工程”。他补充说，这座占地4.6万平方英尺的设施“将为几乎所有新型和现有潜艇制造、维修和保养关键零部件”。
Trump said the Pentagon would place the new home of the US Submarine Component Repair Centre in Cleveland, calling it “a big deal that everybody wanted.”The 46,000sq ft facility “will manufacture, repair, maintain key parts for virtually all new and existing submarines,” he added.
此次项目获批，源于特朗普于8月签署的一份备忘录。该备忘录要求国防部长皮特·赫格塞思在指令发布后90天内提交一份计划，以建立这样一个维修中心，“根据潜艇维修工业基地的需求，接收新零部件并翻新旧有部件”。
The award follows a memorandum Trump signed in August that called for Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth to submit a plan to establish such a repair centre “to receive new and refurbish old components and parts as required by the submarine repair industrial base” within 90 days of the directive.
特朗普是在10月12日于俄亥俄州扬斯敦举行的一场集会上宣布这一消息的。在距离11月3日中期选举仅剩约三周之际，他正奔走于全国各地，为共和党候选人拉票。
Trump made the announcement during a rally on Oct 12 in Youngstown, Ohio, as he barnstorms the country to boost Republican candidates with roughly three weeks until the Nov 3 midterm election.
为了安抚对经济管理和伊朗战争处理表现评价不佳的选民，特朗普一直在大力宣传私人投资和政府支持的项目。
The president has touted private investments and government-backed projects in a bid to assuage voters who give his handling of the economy and the war in Iran poor marks.
此次选举的结果预计将很大程度上取决于不断高企的生活成本，这已给众多家庭带来沉重压力。
The election is expected to hinge largely on high costs of living that have squeezed households.
尽管特朗普在多个关键州宣布了新项目——其中许多州此前都投票支持他竞选总统——但选民似乎更关注与自身经济利益相关的问题。
While Trump has touted new projects in key states – many of which voted for him for president – voters appear more focused on pocketbook issues.
顽固的通货膨胀促使美联储在9月加息，而特朗普则试图降低因乌克兰和伊朗战争而飙升的能源成本。
Stubborn inflation led the Federal Reserve in September to raise interest rates and Trump has sought to lower energy costs that have soared because of the wars in Ukraine and Iran.
超过7%的抵押贷款利率已导致美国待售房屋数量骤降至12年来的最低水平。
Mortgage rates above 7 per cent have sent pending US home sales plummeting to a 12-year low.
与此同时，在特朗普和以色列于2026年初对伊朗发动战争之前，美国零售汽油价格还低于3美元，而本周已上涨至4.35美元以上。
Meanwhile retail petrol – below US$3 before Trump and Israel launched a war against Iran earlier in 2026 – has now risen to more than US$4.35 this week.
共和党在维持对国会的控制方面面临艰难挑战，而俄亥俄州正是这场斗争中的关键战场。
Republicans face a tough path to retain control of Congress and Ohio is a crucial battleground in that fight.
特朗普的集会是在10月初在俄亥俄州代顿附近举行的一次集会之后进行的。
Trump’s rally follows one earlier in October near Dayton, Ohio.
虽然这位总统在其三次总统竞选中都赢得了该州，但本轮选举中，共和党人发现自己在全国范围内处于防守状态。
While the president won the state in all three of his presidential campaigns, this cycle Republicans find themselves on the defensive across the map.
共和党参议员乔恩·赫斯特德正试图抵御前民主党参议员谢罗德·布朗的激烈竞争。
Republican Senator Jon Husted is trying to fend off a competitive challenge from former Democratic Senator Sherrod Brown.
RealClearPolitics的民调平均值显示，布朗在10月12日大约领先三个百分点。
The RealClearPolitics average of polls had Brown with a roughly three percentage point edge on Oct 12.
参议院多数派政治行动委员会（Senate Majority PAC）——一个顶级民主党超级政治行动委员会——计划在俄亥俄州花费700万美元（约合896万新元），将资源从北卡罗来纳州的参议院竞选中转移出来，在那里该党的候选人现在是明显的获胜热门人选，有望赢得并夺下共和党占据的席位。
The Senate Majority PAC – a top Democratic super political action committee – plans to spend US$7 million (S$8.96 million) in Ohio, redirecting resources from a North Carolina Senate race, where the party’s candidate is now the clear favourite to win and pick up a GOP-held seat.
俄亥俄州也正在进行一场激烈的州长竞选，共和党人维韦克·拉马斯瓦米——曾是2024年总统竞选对手，现已转为特朗普的盟友——正与民主党人艾米·阿克顿展开激烈竞争，以接任现任共和党州长迈克·德怀因。
Ohio also hosts a competitive gubernatorial race as Republican Vivek Ramaswamy – a onetime 2024 presidential rival-turned-ally of Trump’s – is in a tight race with Democrat Amy Acton to succeed incumbent GOP Ggovernor Mike DeWine.
RealClearPolitics在10月12日之前的民调平均值显示，阿克顿领先拉马斯瓦米近四个百分点。
The RealClearPolitics polling average earlier on Oct 12 showed Acton leading Ramaswamy by nearly four percentage points.
尽管总统的支持率处于历史低位，但他正依赖于能够重新激发并动员足够多的可靠共和党州的基本盘选民，以遏制民主党的势头并避免一场可能将他的政治对手送上执政位置的选举浪潮。彭博社
Even though the president is suffering from approval ratings at historic lows he’s banking on being able to reinvigorate and turn out enough of his base in reliably Republican states to bunt Democratic momentum and avoid a wave election that could sweep his political opponents into power. BLOOMBERG