参议院少数党领袖查克·舒默认为民主党在11月大选中存在获胜路径——但一项主要的共和党优势令他担忧。
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer sees a path to victory for Democrats in November — but one major Republican advantage has him worried.
在致民主党同僚的信中，舒默（民主党-纽约州）辩称，他的候选人阵容以及全国各地参选的民主党人正在信息战中战胜共和党，但他发问：“共和党能否用金钱买下参议院？”他写道：“距离选举日仅剩三周，参议院控制权之争归结为一个决定性问题：前所未有的共和党资金海啸，能否击败民主党在候选人、政策和政治气候方面的巨大优势。”
In a letter to his Democratic colleagues, Schumer, D-N.Y., argued that his crop of candidates and Democrats running across the country are winning the messaging battle against the GOP, but asked, "Can Republicans buy the Senate?" "With just three weeks until Election Day, the battle for control of the Senate comes down to one defining question: Will the unprecedented tsunami of Republican money defeat the massive Democratic advantage in candidates, policies, and political climate," Schumer wrote.
民主党看翻红州新机遇——但4亿美元共和党支出优势可能使计划脱轨“距离选举日还有22天，两股巨大力量正在碰撞：选民对共和党的深度不满，以及旨在克服其政治劣势的前所未有的资金洪流，”他继续写道。“哪股力量占上风，可能决定美国参议院的控制权。”共和党确实拏有明显的资金优势，外部团体和唐纳德·特朗普总统的“让美国再次伟大公司”（MAGA Inc.）在参议院选战版图上的支出已达到惊人水平。
DEMOCRATS SEE NEW CHANCES TO FLIP RED STATES — BUT A $400M GOP SPENDING ADVANTAGE COULD DERAIL THEIR PLANS "There are 22 days until Election Day, and two enormous forces are on a collision course: deep voter dissatisfaction with Republicans and an unprecedented flood of money aimed at overcoming their political liabilities," he continued. "Which force prevails could determine control of the United States Senate." Republicans do have a distinct money advantage and have seen outside groups and President Donald Trump’s MAGA Inc. spending at eye-popping levels across the Senate map.
例如，根据联邦选举委员会（FEC）备案文件，“让美国再次伟大公司”拥有逾4亿美元可供支配，据报道计划在中期选举最后几周在爱荷华州、俄亥俄州和阿拉斯加等关键参议院竞选中投入资金。
MAGA Inc., for example, has over $400 million at its disposal, according to Federal Election Commission (FEC) filings, and reportedly has plans to spend in key Senate races like Iowa, Ohio and Alaska in the waning weeks of the midterms.
最高法院推翻政党与候选人协调竞选支出限制此外还有科技亿万富翁埃隆·马斯克，他在本周期已向共和党倾向的政治行动委员会（PAC）捐款约2.76亿美元。值得注意的是，他向参议院领袖基金——一个与参议院多数党领袖约翰·图恩（共和党-南达科他州）关系密切的超级政治行动委员会——捐赠了1.58亿美元。
SUPREME COURT STRIKES DOWN LIMIT ON PARTY CAMPAIGN SPENDING IN COORDINATION WITH CANDIDATES Then there’s tech billionaire Elon Musk, who has contributed roughly $276 million to Republican-aligned political action committees (PACs) this cycle. Notably, he contributed $158 million to the Senate Leadership Fund, a super PAC closely aligned with Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D.
舒默对这笔资金表示遗憾，称其来自“一小群口袋深厚的捐助者”，这些人“想买到赦免、讨好关系，并使局面倾向于他们个人利益”。他还指责，这笔现金的涌入部分归功于最高法院在六月作出的裁决——取消了联邦对政党在候选人身上支出的上限。民主党人认为蓝潮正在形成。以下三股力量可能阻止它“我们没有人天真；自从肯尼迪、罗伯茨、斯卡利亚、阿利托和托马斯大法官决定给他们的亿万富翁和企业朋友们买选举的许可以来，我们就知道这一天会到来，”舒默说。
Schumer lamented the funding, arguing that it was coming from a small field of deep-pocketed donors "looking to buy a pardon, curry favor, and move the needle in favor of their personal interests." He also charged that the influx of cash was thanks in part to the Supreme Court’s decision in June to eliminate federal limits on how much political parties can spend on candidates. DEMOCRATS THINK A BLUE WAVE IS BUILDING. HERE ARE 3 FORCES THAT COULD STOP IT "None of us are naïve; we’ve known this day would come ever since Justices Kennedy, Roberts, Scalia, Alito, and Thomas decided to give their billionaire and corporate friends permission to buy elections," Schumer said.
但与舒默关系密切的民主党参议院多数党超级政治行动委员会——参议院多数党政治行动委员会（Senate Majority PAC），在今年第三季度打破了自己的筹款纪录，筹得1.51亿美元。
But Democrats’ own super PAC, the Senate Majority PAC, which is closely aligned with Schumer, broke its own fundraising records in the third quarter of this year, raking in $151 million.
民主党参议院竞选委员会（DSCC）在法院裁决后不久宣布，将向一系列关键州投入4000万美元。
The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC) announced shortly after the court’s decision that it would be pumping in $40 million in a slew of battleground states.
而参议院共和党竞选机构——全国共和党参议院委员会（NRSC）也在关键州筹集了超过4600万美元。
And the Senate GOP’s campaign arm, the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC), also teed up over $46 million in battleground races.
“查克·舒默的这番可怜的呼吁，正是共和党基层捐助者重新全力以赴、阻止民主党社会主义进军的热情的明证，”NRSC发言人伯纳黛特·布雷斯林对《福克斯新闻数字》说。“对舒默而言，不幸的是，民主党全国委员会的债务危机是其品牌走向衰亡的症状，支持率跌入谷底，捐助者也对翻转参议院的可能性产生怀疑。”
"This pity pitch from Chuck Schumer is a testament to the enthusiasm of Republican grassroots donors who are re-engaging in full force to stop Democrats’ socialist march," NRSC spokeswoman Bernadette Breslin told Fox News Digital. "Unfortunately for Schumer, the DNC’s debt crisis is symptomatic of a dying Democratic brand, with approval ratings in the toilet and donors doubting their own chances of flipping the Senate."