梅格·金纳德、朱莉·卡尔·斯迈思俄亥俄州哥伦布市——前总统巴拉克·奥巴马即将前往俄亥俄州，为民主党在参议院及州长选举中的候选人争取支持。这两场选举竞争异常激烈，也吸引了大量竞选资金涌入该州。
MEG KINNARD, JULIE CARR SMYTH COLUMBUS, Ohio — Former President Barack Obama is heading to Ohio to shore up support for Democratic candidates in the Senate and governor’s races, both of which have been highly competitive and brought a flood of campaign cash into the state.
10月24日，奥巴马将在克利夫兰与连任三届的前参议员谢罗德·布朗一同开展竞选活动。布朗试图将现任共和党参议员乔恩·休斯特赶下台，后者接替了副总统J.D.万斯此前占据的席位。
Obama is set to campaign in Cleveland on Oct. 24 with three-term former Sen. Sherrod Brown , who is looking to oust Republican Sen. Jon Husted from the seat formerly held by Vice President JD Vance.
此外，奥巴马还将与民主党州长候选人艾米·阿克顿共同亮相。阿克顿的竞选重点集中在那些近年来倾向于投票给共和党的地区。她正与科技界亿万富翁、前总统候选人维韦克·拉马斯瓦米争夺连任受限的共和党州长迈克·德温的职位。
He’s also set to appear with Dr. Amy Acton , the Democratic nominee for governor, who has been focusing her campaign on parts of the state that have been voting Republican in recent elections. She and tech billionaire and former presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy are vying to succeed term-limited Republican Gov. Mike DeWine.
俄亥俄州曾是一个摇摆州，如今则已成为参议院控制权争夺的关键战场。近期，万斯与总统唐纳德·特朗普均到访过此地。周一，特朗普为休斯特助选时，重点谈到了自己一贯倡导的移民议题。
A former swing state , Ohio has emerged as a battleground for control of the Senate, with Vance and President Donald Trump visiting recently. As Trump stumped for Husted on Monday, much of his focus was on one of his signature issues: immigration.
此次出访是奥巴马加大对中期选举支持力度的一部分。民主党希望借此重新掌控国会，而此次选举也被视为对该党而言最为关键且胜负难料的战役之一。同一天，奥巴马还将在底特律为密歇根州参议院候选人阿卜杜勒·埃尔-赛义德助选。在经历了一场暴露党内分歧的激烈初选后，奥巴马将为这位倾向进步路线的候选人提供支持。
The trip is part of Obama’s expanded outreach into some of the midterm races deemed most consequential — and possibly some of the closest — in his party’s quest to return to power in Congress. On the same day, Obama will campaign with Michigan U.S. Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed in Detroit, lending his support to the progressive nominee after a bruising Democratic primary exposed divisions within the party.
此次活动还将有密歇根州其他重要民主党候选人出席，其中包括该党推举的州长候选人、州务卿乔斯林·本森。
That event also will feature other top Democratic candidates in Michigan, including Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson , the party’s nominee for governor.
据美联社率先获得的计划显示，前总统正日益深度参与中期选举工作，预计在选举临近阶段还将安排更多竞选行程。
According to plans shared first with The Associated Press, the former president is getting significantly more involved in the midterm elections, with additional campaign stops and s expected to come in the closing weeks.
两年前，布朗在激烈的连任角逐中败给了共和党人伯尼·莫雷诺。不过他依然是俄亥俄州最成功的政治家之一，因此民主党决定重新招募他重返政坛再试身手。在一段新发布的视频中，奥巴马提醒选民们，布朗曾“与我携手努力，致力于保护俄亥俄州的就业机会”。
Ousted two years ago by Republican Bernie Moreno in a bitter reelection battle, Brown remains one of Ohio’s winningest politicians, prompting Democrats to recruit him back into politics to try again. In a new video, Obama reminds voters of how Brown “worked with me to protect Ohio jobs.”
“这场竞选势均力敌。其结果将决定哪个政党掌控参议院，也关系到俄亥俄州的民众能否指望华盛顿的政客们为他们发声。”奥巴马在视频中说道，“请大家和我一起支持谢罗德·布朗吧。他永远都会为俄亥俄州的利益而奋斗。”金纳德于南卡罗来纳州哥伦比亚市发回报道，联系方式如下：
“This race is going to be close. It could determine which party controls the Senate and whether Ohioans can count on the people in Washington to be fighting for you,” Obama says in the video. “Please join me in supporting Sherrod Brown. He’ll always fight for Ohio.”Kinnard reported from Columbia, S.C., and can be reached at