伊利诺伊州众议院议员肖恩·卡斯滕正准备尝试推翻加利福尼亚州众议院议员麦克斯琳·沃特斯，成为众议院金融服务委员会的民主党领袖。
Rep. Sean Casten is preparing to try to topple Rep. Maxine Waters as the Democratic leader on the House Financial Services Committee.
众议院民主党人在中期选举之后将面临一个两极化的选择：将他们党内最著名的黑人进步派之一边缘化，以支持一位政策观点相似的中年白人男性；或者可能将国会中最有影响力的委员会主席职位之一交还给一位即将90岁高龄的人物，因为他们的基层要求代际更迭。
House Democrats are poised to face a polarizing choice on the other side of the midterm elections: Shove aside one of the most prominent Black progressives in their party in favor of a middle-aged white guy with similar policy views, or potentially hand one of the most powerful chairmanships in Congress back to a nearly 90-year-old as their base clamors for generational change.
当他们返回华盛顿时，这场争论有望成为民主党人最具争议性和最高调的斗争之一，因为伊利诺伊州众议院议员肖恩·卡斯滕正准备尝试推翻加利福尼亚州众议院议员麦克斯琳·沃特斯，角逐该党在众议院金融服务委员会的最高职位。卡斯滕对沃特斯的可能举动为争夺该委员会备受瞩目的席位埋下伏笔，该委员会对银行、住房、加密货币、联邦储备等拥有广泛管辖权。
It’s poised to be one of the most contentious and high-profile fights for Democrats when they return to Washington, as Rep. Sean Casten of Illinois prepares to try to topple Rep. Maxine Waters of California in a race for the party’s top spot on the House Financial Services Committee. Casten’s likely move against Waters sets up a momentous clash over the coveted spot on the panel, which has wide-ranging jurisdiction over banking, housing, crypto, the Federal Reserve and more.
卡斯滕的挑战起初看来胜算渺茫，但沃特斯并非毫无弱点。而她最大的弱点是她几乎无法改变的：她的年龄。
Casten’s bid starts as a long shot, but Waters is not without vulnerabilities. And her biggest is one she can do little about: her age.
沃特斯今年88岁，如果众议院控制权易手，她将成为众议院金融服务委员会有史以来年龄最大的主席。在乔·拜登2024年连选连任竞选失败之后，民主党人显然对代际更迭的渴望日益增长，党内有人呼吁结束所谓的“老人政治”。众议院民主党党团规则对委员会领导人没有任期限制，沃特斯已经领导该委员会她这一方14年，其中包括两届主席任期。
At 88, Waters would be the oldest House Financial Services chair ever if control of the chamber flips. Democrats appear increasingly hungry for generational change in the wake of Joe Biden’s collapsed 2024 re-election campaign, with some in the party calling for an end to the so-called gerontocracy. House Democratic caucus rules impose no term limits on committee leaders, and Waters has led her side of the panel for 14 years, including two terms as chair.