爱荷华州参议院候选人、民主党人乔什·图雷克与共和党众议员阿什利·欣森将于周二展开第二轮辩论，双方均希望接替即将退休的共和党籍参议员乔妮·欧内斯特的职位。
Iowa Senate candidate Josh Turek (D) and Rep. Ashley Hinson (R-Iowa) are set to clash in their second debate on Tuesday as they fight to succeed retiring Sen. Joni Ernest (R-Iowa).
此次辩论将为两位候选人提供机会，让他们进一步阐述自己在伊朗战争及油价问题上的立场。这些议题也是上周首轮辩论的核心内容。
The debate will offer the candidates a chance to reiterate their stances on the Iran war and fuel prices, which proved to be a focal point of their first debate last week.
这场辩论由《国会山报》的母公司Nexstar Media旗下的得梅因新闻频道WHO 13主办。据Nexstar介绍，辩论将由WHO 13的阿曼达·克伦兹与KCAU电视台的蒂姆·西曼共同主持，讨论内容将围绕对爱荷华州选民至关重要的议题，包括移民、教育、医疗、农业及科技等。
WHO 13, a Des Moines news station owned by The Hill’s parent company, Nexstar Media, will host the debate. Moderated by WHO 13’s Amanda Krenz and KCAU’s Tim Seaman, it will focus on topics important to Iowa voters, according to Nexstar, such as immigration, education, health, agriculture and technology.
在首轮辩论中，两人着重强调了各自的跨党派政绩以及打破党派界限的举动：图雷克曾投票支持将某些移民违规行为定为刑事犯罪；欣森则曾与前众议院议长、加利福尼亚州民主党人南希·佩洛西展开合作。
During the first debate, the pair notably highlighted their bipartisan records and times they broke from their respective parties — particularly Turek’s vote to criminalize some immigration violations and Hinson’s work with former Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.).
上周末，埃默森学院民意调查机构与《国会山报》联合发布的最新民调显示，欣森的支持率领先于图雷克及自由意志党候选人托马斯·莱恩。欣森获得了47%的支持率，图雷克则获得45%的支持率，两人的差距处于民调误差范围之内。莱恩的支持率为2%，另有7%的选民尚未决定投票对象。
A new survey from Emerson College Polling and The Hill released late last week had Hinson leading Turek and Libertarian candidate Thomas Laehn. Hinson notched 47 percent support, while Turek received 45 percent. Her lead is within the survey’s margin of error. Laehn received 2 percent support, and 7 percent of voters were undecided.
由于未能满足Nexstar设定的参选资格要求，莱恩将不会出席本次辩论。
Laehn will not be participating, as he failed to meet Nexstar’s qualifying requirements.
图雷克获得了包括前总统奥巴马在内的民主党主流派人士的支持。今年7月，图雷克竞选团队发布的一段视频显示，他与前总统进行了一场名为“IOWA”的篮球游戏对决——该游戏是传统篮球游戏“HORSE”的变体。与许多红州民主党人一样，图雷克拒绝了前副总统哈里斯的支持；他目前将重点放在伊朗战争背景下不断上涨的物价问题上。
Turek has garnered support from establishment Democrats, including former President Obama. In a video from the Turek campaign released in July, he battled the former president in a game of “IOWA” — a spin on the basketball game “HORSE.”He has rejected support from former Vice President Harris, as with many red state Democrats, and has put focus on rising prices amid the ongoing war in Iran.
“眼下正值农民们的收割季节，柴油价格却处于历史高位，这必然会导致化肥等生产成本的进一步上升，”图雷克在首场辩论中说道。他还补充称，爱荷华州的农民们向他反映，这种情况严重影响了他们的盈利水平。
“We’re looking at diesel prices being at an all-time high as our farmers are going into harvesting time and leading to a furthering increase of input costs, like fertilizer,” Turek said during the first debate, adding Iowa farmers are telling him it affects their bottom lines.
由于特朗普总统的支持率处于历史低位，希森不得不在维持与总统的关系与自身政治立场之间寻求平衡。
Hinson has had to balance her links to President Trump amid his historically low approval ratings.
她呼吁结束伊朗战争。在首场辩论中她表示，希望迅速终止这场战争，以避免更多美军士兵伤亡。
She called for the war in Iran to end, saying in the first debate that she wanted a quick end to prevent the further loss of American troops.
“我不希望这场战争无休止地打下去，因此我决心竭尽全力促成和平，”希森说道，“我坚信我们美国军队——世界上最强大的武装力量——能够尽快结束这场战争，毕竟民众正承受着巨大的压力。”
“I don’t want this to be a forever war, so I want to make sure we do everything we can,” Hinson said. “I trust in our U.S. military, the greatest fighting force in the world, to bring this to a close as quickly as possible, because I know people are getting squeezed.”
《国会山报》的合作机构Decision Desk HQ于周一指出，希森以微弱优势领先于图雷克。而无党派的选举分析机构库克政治报告则将这场竞选判定为“胜负难料”。
Decision Desk HQ, a partner of The Hill, stated on Monday that Hinson is “narrowly favored” over Turek. The Cook Political Report, a nonpartisan election handicapper, rates the race as a “toss-up.”