共和党政治操作人里克·泰勒周三表示，随着共和党争夺国会两院控制权，该党在11月选举前正面临“许多问题”。
GOP political operative Rick Tyler said on Wednesday that the Republican Party is facing “a lot of problems” headed into the November elections, as the GOP vies to maintain control of both chambers of Congress.
他在CNN的“CNN News Central”节目中提到，作为前参议员泰德·克鲁兹（R）2016年总统竞选发言人，他指出阿拉斯加、密歇根、爱荷华和俄亥俄州的中期选举竞争异常激烈。
During an appearance on CNN’s “CNN News Central,” the former spokesperson for Sen. Ted Cruz’s (R) 2016 presidential campaign cited tight midterm races in Alaska, Michigan, Iowa and Ohio.
“共和党将迎来糟糕的一晚，”泰勒说，指的是选举日。“事情就是这样。有多糟？我们不知道。”虽然泰勒承认可负担性问题是选民本轮选举的“主要议题”，但他警告不要将这些选举结果解读为对特朗普总统处理经济和伊朗战争的公投。
“It’s going to be a bad night for Republicans,” Tyler said, referring to Election Day. “It just is. How bad? We don’t know.”While Tyler acknowledged that affordability concerns were “the main issue” for voters this election cycle, he warned against reading these election results as a referendum on President Trump’s handling of the economy and the Iran war.
“事实并非如此；这只是对现状的否定，”他说。“仅此而已，也是民主党应该从中读出的信息。他们不会——他们会过度解读。”这位共和党操作人还指出，两党选民基础之间存在热情差距。据周四发布的美联社-NORC民调显示，76%的民主党选民和63%的共和党选民表示，今年11月的投票对他们而言“极其重要”。
“That’s not what it is; it is just a rejection of the status quo,” he said. “And that’s all it is, and that’s what the Democrats ought to read into it. They won’t — they’ll overreach.”The Republican operative also pointed to the enthusiasm gap between each party’s voter base. In an AP-NORC poll released on Thursday, 76 percent ofed Democratic voters and 63 percent ofed Republican voters said voting this November was “extremely important” to them.
“如果你看看谁对投票感到兴奋，谁不感到兴奋，很明显，民主党在激励选民外出投票方面具有巨大优势，因为他们觉得自己能赢下众议院，”泰勒说。“我认为他们肯定会赢，并且还有可能赢得参议院。而这一点仍有待观察。”选举预测机构Decision Desk HQ在周四表示，民主党重新夺回众议院控制权的概率为77%，赢得参议院多数席位的概率为56%。
“If you look at who’s excited to vote and who’s not excited to vote, it’s clear that the Democrats have a huge advantage in being excited to go out and vote because they feel like they can win the House,” Tyler said. “I think they most certainly will, and they could win the Senate. And that’s what remains to be seen.”Election forecaster Decision Desk HQ pegs Democrats’ chances of winning back control of the House at 77 percent and their chances of winning the majority in the Senate at 56 percent, as of Thursday.