[视频] 塔拉里科因流感缺席竞选活动接受质疑 德克萨斯州民主党人、参议员候选人詹姆斯·塔拉里科周三晚在CNN镇民厅会上与友好、犹豫不决和持怀疑态度的选民进行了交锋，此时距离该国最激烈的中期选举之一的提前投票开始仅剩五天。
[video] Talarico Answers Questions Over Staying Off Campaign Trail With the Flu Texas Democrat and Senate hopeful James Talarico faced off with friendly, undecided and skeptical voters during a CNN town hall Wednesday night, five days before early voting starts in one of the country’s most hotly contested midterm contests.
塔拉里科与德克萨斯州总检察长肯·帕克斯顿之间的竞争正吸引日益增长的全国关注度，并在民调显示竞争激烈的情况下接受日益加强的审视。民主党人认为塔拉里科是他们一代人中赢得深红色孤星州州级选举的最佳希望，而共和党人则正在投入数亿美元以守住这一可能有助于决定参议院控制权的席位。
The race between Talarico, a state representative and seminary student, and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has been drawing mounting national attention and intensifying scrutiny as polls show a close contest. Democrats see Talarico as their best hope in a generation to win a statewide race in the deeply red Lone Star State, while Republicans are spending hundreds of millions of dollars to hold a seat that could help determine control of the Senate.
主持此次活动的CNN主持人艾琳·伯内特表示，帕克斯顿也被邀请参加镇民厅会但未作回应。塔拉里科多次呼吁帕克斯顿与他进行辩论。以下是此次活动的五个要点：塑造竞选中断的叙事 CNN为塔拉里科提供了首次主要平台，以应对他最近九天缺席竞选活动以及随之而来的阴谋论。塔拉里科表示自己患了流感。帕克斯顿的竞选团队利用这一空档分发了失踪人员传单照片，并启动了“塔拉-惊恐-出击举报热线”，而右翼影响者则传播了一则此后被证伪的故事，称塔拉里科曾前往俄亥俄州的一家心理健康治疗中心。
CNN’s Erin Burnett, who moderated the event, said Paxton was also offered an opportunity to participate in the town hall but didn’t respond. Talarico has repeatedly called for Paxton to debate him. Here are five takeaways from the event: Shaping the narrative on campaign break CNN gave Talarico his first major platform to address his recent nine-day absence from campaigning and the conspiracy theories that accompanied it. Talarico said he was sick with the flu. Paxton’s campaign had seized on the break to distribute photos of missing person fliers and launch a “Tala-Freak-Out Tip Line,” while right-wing influencers spread a since-discredited story that Talarico had gone to a mental health treatment center in Ohio.
“我认为当你患有类似流感这样的疾病时，负责任的做法是待在家里，”塔拉里科对在场的民主党人、共和党人和独立人士说道。
“I think the responsible thing to do when you have something like the flu is to stay at home,” Talarico told an audience of Democrats, Republicans and Independents.
他试图将阴谋论与他更广泛的政治信息联系起来，称它们是“愤怒经济”的一部分。
He sought to tie the conspiracy theories to his broader political message, calling them part of “the rage economy.”
“他们能获得点击量，”他说。“拥有这些平台的亿万富翁们变得富有。我们都变得愤怒，但没有人生活变得更好。”
“They get clicks,” he said. “The billionaires who own these platforms get rich. We all get angry, and nobody’s life gets any better.”
澄清观点的明显转变[视频] 塔拉里科称当前美国经济体系为“寡头资本主义”在选民提问之间，伯内特追问塔拉里科在他观点似乎有所转变或缓和的领域。
Clarifying apparent shifts in views [video] Talarico Calls Current U.S. Economic System ‘Crony Capitalism’ Between voter questions, Burnett pressed Talarico on areas where his views seemed to have shifted or moderated.
她引用了塔拉里科此前的一句话，当时他称资本主义是一种“压迫性体系”，并提到了“拆解它的过程”。塔拉里科表示，这句话缺乏上下文，指的是他所说的当前“寡头资本主义”状态。
She cited a previous quote by Talarico in which he called capitalism an “oppressive system” and referenced “the process of dismantling it.”Talarico said the quote lacked context and referred to what he called a current state of “crony capitalism.”
“在这个经济体系中，得到回报的是那些能够为进入和控制付费的人，”塔拉里科说。“我想回到我们在这个国家20世纪中期所拥有的那种资本主义。我想要竞争，但必须是公平的竞争。”
“What’s rewarded in this economy is people who can pay for access and pay for control,” Talarico said. “I want to get back to the kind of capitalism we had in the middle of the 20th century in this country. I want competition, but it’s got to be fair competition.”
被问及他过去呼吁“拆除美国移民和海关执法局秘密警察力量”的言论时，塔拉里科表示他不支持废除ICE。
Asked about a past comment calling to “tear down the secret police force” of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Talarico said he doesn’t support abolishing ICE.
“我们需要移民和海关执法局，”他说。“我们不希望戴着面具、乘坐无标识车辆的人闯入我们的社区并制造恐怖。”选民辩论[视频] 塔拉里科与天主教徒就堕胎政策展开辩论塔拉里科在与选民的一系列“改变我的想法”迷你辩论中表现不俗。
“We need Immigration and Customs Enforcement,” he said. “We don’t want masked men in unmarked vehicles coming through and terrorizing our communities.”Voters debate [video] Talarico Debates Catholic On Abortion Policy Talarico held his own in a series of “Change My Mind” mini-debates with voters.
他试图说服一位女性，她表示自己的天主教信仰认为生命始于受孕，让她明白他们可以在堕胎政策上持不同意见，但仍可共同努力减少意外怀孕。他与另一位自称是基督徒的女性进行了神学辩论，该女性表示她质疑他信仰的真实性。他告诉她，对《圣经》的不同解释应当被鼓励而非打击。就他过去的一些言论而言，他说他仍在学习如何撰写既能吸引注意力又不失礼貌或令人烦恼的宗教信息。
He sought to convince a woman, who said her Catholic faith believes life begins at conception, that they could disagree on abortion policy and still work together to reduce unwanted pregnancies. He debated theology with another woman who described herself as a Christian who said she questioned the authenticity of his faith. He told her that differing interpretations of Scripture should be encouraged, not discouraged. Regarding some past comments, he said he was still learning how to craft religious messaging that is attention-getting but not disrespectful or annoying.
面对对支持乌克兰持怀疑态度的学生选民，塔拉里科表示，他将对乌克兰的援助视为一种“节省成本的措施”。他告诉一位担心政府越权的教授，他支持对未成年人实施全国性的性别肯定手术禁令，但认为父母和医生应当决定其他医疗护理。
To a student voter who is skeptical about supporting Ukraine, Talarico said he sees aid to Ukraine as a “cost-saving measure.”He told a professor worried about government overreach that he supports a national ban on gender-affirming surgeries for minors but believes parents and doctors should determine other care.
塔拉里科对民主党的批评 塔拉里科在某些时刻批评了前总统乔·拜登，两次称其边境政策是失败的。
Shots at Democrats Talarico lodged criticisms of former President Joe Biden at moments, twice calling his border policies a failure.
针对一位询问他将如何保护石油和天然气行业的选民，塔拉里科表示，如果自己的党派“干涉我们的石油和天然气行业”，他将站出来反对。他后来多次重复他最喜欢的竞选口号：“我已经有宗教信仰，我也已经有支持的体育队伍”，因此在必要时他不会犹豫脱离民主党。
Responding to a voter who asked how Talarico planned to protect the oil-and-gas industry, Talarico said he would stand up to his own party “if they mess with our oil-and-gas industry.”He later repeated a favorite campaign line that “I already have a religion and I already have a sports team” so wouldn’t hesitate to break from Democrats when necessary.
保持信息一致 [视频]《我厌倦了我们被分裂》，塔拉里科在CNN市政厅会议上表示 塔拉里科多次抓住机会重申他或许是两个最重要的竞选主题：他想让人们团结在一起，以及他的重点是对抗他认为腐败的系统。
Staying on message [video] ‘I’m Tired of Us Being Divided,’ Talarico Says at CNN Town Hall Talarico took frequent opportunities to reiterate perhaps his two biggest campaign messages: That he wants to bring people together and that his focus is working against a system he considers corrupt.
“看看今晚这个演播室是怎么布置的，”他在活动开始时说，当时选民是按政治倾向坐的。“我厌倦了我们被分成不同的阵营。”被问及正在德州建设的众多数据中心时，塔拉利科说：“被这些数据中心公司买通、付钱给的腐败政客们正在给它们甜头税收优惠。”他说他支持让数据中心自行承担用电成本、回收用水，并在获批前获得社区成员的认可。
“Just look at how this studio is set up here tonight,” he said near the beginning of the event, where voters were seated by political leanings. “I’m tired of us being divided by teams.”Asked about the numerous data centers in the process of being built in Texas, Talarico said “corrupt politicians who are bought and paid for by these data center companies are giving sweetheart tax deals” to them. He said he supports making data centers pay for their own power, recycle water and receive buy-in from community members before being approved.
他指出帕克斯顿的一系列争议行为，这些行为引起了审查，包括他在任期间积累财富和房产，但他称帕克斯顿代表着更大的问题。
He called out Paxton for a series of controversies that have drawn scrutiny, including his accumulation of wealth and property while in office, but referred to him as representative of something larger.
“在这场竞选中，我们不仅有机会击败德州最腐败的政客，我们还有机会击败整个腐败系统，”塔拉利科说。
“We have an opportunity in this race not just to defeat the most corrupt politician in Texas, we have an opportunity to defeat this entire corrupt system,” Talarico said.
帕克斯顿没有立即对这次市政厅会议发表评论，但在社交媒体上，他在活动期间发布了塔拉利科之前言论的片段，内容是化石燃料正在毁灭地球，并暗示可能加税。
Paxton didn’t immediately comment on the town hall, but on social media he posted clips during the event of Talarico’s previous comments saying fossil fuels are destroying the planet and referencing a possible tax increase.
“詹姆斯·塔拉利科一生都在拥抱人们所能想象的最激进政策，”帕克斯顿写道。
“James Talarico has spent his career embracing the most radical policies imaginable,” Paxton wrote.
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