民主党候选人乔斯林·本森接受了达娜·巴什的采访，讨论了她竞选密歇根州州长的计划。民调显示她的支持率遥遥领先，但同为民主党人的阿卜杜勒·埃尔-赛义德在参议院选举中与共和党候选人迈克·罗杰斯的竞争非常激烈。达娜·巴什要求她向那些支持她但对埃尔-赛义德持怀疑态度的选民阐明自己的立场。
Democrat Jocelyn Benson joins Dana Bash on "Inside Politics" to talk about her campaign for Michigan governor. Polls show her with a wide lead, but the same can't be said for fellow Democrat Abdul El-Sayed, who's in a close race for Senate with Republican Mike Rogers. Dana Bash pressed her to make the case to voters who like her but aren't sure about him.
“降低成本，让每个人的生活都变得更好。”乔斯林·本森说：“上周我刚刚去了密歇根州。从民调结果来看，我的竞选表现明显优于埃尔-赛义德。对于那些支持我但对他的能力存疑的选民，我想说的是：我们应该关注的是谁能够真正组建一个强大的团队，形成一个有效的联盟，为密歇根州的人民带来实质性的改变。我们的民主党候选人名单中充满了那些致力于实现这些目标的人——无论是州议会成员、参议院候选人还是国会议员，他们都在为提高民众的生活水平而努力：增加人们的收入、降低医疗、住房及电力费用、改善儿童保育服务等。我们都在探讨如何让政府更好地为密歇根州的人民服务。我鼓励所有选民仔细了解候选人的过往表现；我的履历本身就是最好的证明。我曾担任国务卿，致力于改善民众的生活条件；同时，我也曾揭露过一位美国总统的腐败与残忍政策——他根本不在乎我们的福祉。民主党人始终关心人民的利益，而这正是我们奋斗的目标。”
COSTS, MAKING LIFE BETTER FOR EVERYONE. >> I WAS JUST I MENTIONED TO YOU, I WAS JUST ON THE GROUND THERE IN MICHIGAN LAST WEEK. IT'S VERY CLEAR YOU ARE DOING MUCH BETTER IN THE POLLS AND YOUR RACE THAN EL-SAYED IS. IN HIS RACE FOR SENATE. WHAT DO YOU SAY TO VOTERS WHO ARE ALL IN FOR YOU BUT NOT SURE ABOUT HIM? >> WELL, AGAIN, I LOOK AT RESULTS. WHO'S ACTUALLY GOING TO BUILD THE TEAM, THE COALITION, TO GET THINGS DONE FOR THE PEOPLE OF MICHIGAN. AND IF YOU LOOK AT DEMOCRATS UP AND DOWN THE TICKET, INCLUDING OUR STATE HOUSE, OUR STATE SENATE CANDIDATES, OUR CONGRESSIONAL CANDIDATES, OUR TICKET IS FULL OF DEMOCRATS WHO ARE FOCUSED ON GETTING THINGS DONE AND GETTING THINGS DONE THAT PEOPLE REALLY WANT MORE MONEY IN YOUR POCKETS, MORE MONEY IN IN OUR WAGES, COSTS GOING DOWN ON HEALTH CARE, HOUSING, ELECTRICITY, CHILD CARE. AND SO WE'RE ALL TALKING ABOUT THOSE WAYS IN WHICH WE'RE GOING TO MAKE SURE GOVERNMENT WORKS BETTER FOR THE PEOPLE OF MICHIGAN. AND I ENCOURAGE ALL VOTERS TO LOOK AT THE RECORDS OF THE LEADERS WHO ARE RUNNING AND KNOWING THAT MY RECORD SPEAKS FOR ITSELF. I'VE WORKED AS SECRETARY OF STATE TO NOT JUST MAKE LIFE MORE AFFORDABLE, BUT ALSO TAKE ON A PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES WHO HAS SHOWN, THROUGH HIS CORRUPT AND CRUEL POLICIES THAT HE DOESN'T CARE ABOUT US. HE DOESN'T CARE ABOUT MAKING OUR LIVES BETTER. DEMOCRATS DO. AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE FIGHTING FOR.
问题涉及参议院的竞选，这显然会影响到华盛顿的权力平衡。您提到了整个竞选团队，但没有特别提到阿卜杜勒·埃尔-赛义德（Abdul El-Sayed）。没错，我在密歇根州的民主党人中看到了很多共同的目标；我们知道我们必须共同努力才能实现这些目标。因此，我会与任何真正致力于降低成本、改善密歇根州人民生活的人合作。
SO THE QUESTION WAS ABOUT THE SENATE RACE, WHICH OBVIOUSLY COULD TIP THE BALANCE OF POWER HERE IN WASHINGTON. YOU TALKED ABOUT THE WHOLE TICKET, BUT DIDN'T SPECIFICALLY TALKED ABOUT TALK ABOUT ABDUL EL-SAYED >> YEAH. I MEAN, DEMOCRATS ACROSS MICHIGAN, WE'VE GOT A LOT OF SHARED GOALS, AND WE KNOW WE NEED TO WORK TOGETHER TO ACCOMPLISH THEM. AND SO THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE SEEING. I WILL WORK WITH ANYONE WHO IS COMMITTED TO ACTUALLY DRIVING DOWN COSTS AND IMPROVING PEOPLE'S LIVES HERE IN MICHIGAN.
我在整个竞选活动中都明确表达了这一立场。我们组建了一个真正的联盟——一个由持有相同价值观的领导人组成的多元化联盟。我的目标是确保所有选民都能明白：我们正在共同努力降低生活成本，并为所有人创造更多机会。无论你是竞选美国参议员、国会议员、州众议员还是州参议员，或是州长，我们都致力于实现这些目标，让每个人的生活更加美好、机会更加丰富。
AND I'VE MADE THAT CLEAR THROUGHOUT OUR CAMPAIGN. AND WE BUILT A TRUE COALITION, A DIVERSE COALITION OF LEADERS ON THIS TICKET THAT REPRESENT THOSE SAME VALUES. I'M FOCUSED ON MAKING SURE HERE IN MICHIGAN WE ARE COMMITTING AND DELIVERING THAT MESSAGE TO ALL VOTERS THAT WE'RE WORKING TOGETHER TO DRIVE DOWN COSTS, AND THAT WE ALL UNDERSTAND WHAT'S AT STAKE FOR WORKING FAMILIES. AND WE SHARE A COMMITMENT TO MAKING LIFE MORE AFFORDABLE AND EXPANDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR EVERYONE. WHETHER YOU'RE RUNNING FOR U.S. SENATE, FOR CONGRESS, FOR STATE HOUSE, FOR STATE SENATE, FOR GOVERNOR, WE'RE COMMITTED TO THOSE, TO THAT WORK, TO MAKING LIFE MORE AFFORDABLE AND EXPANDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL.