缅因州参议院竞选中，民主党人特洛伊·杰克逊与共和党参议员苏珊·柯林斯的竞争正在升温。
The Maine Senate campaign between Democrat Troy Jackson and Republican Sen. Susan Collins is heating up.
帕特里克·惠特尔 缅因州波特兰 — — 民主党参议员候选人特洛伊·杰克逊在一场激烈的缅因州美国参议院最终辩论中对共和党参议员苏珊·柯林斯说“闭嘴”，该辩论还包括了一名数据中心抗议者的插话。
PATRICK WHITTLE PORTLAND, Maine — Democratic Senate candidate Troy Jackson told Republican Sen. Susan Collins to “shut up” during a heated final Maine U.S. Senate debate that also included an interruption from a data center protester.
周四晚上在班戈剧院举行的辩论是柯林斯与杰克逊之间的第四场也是最后一场会面，他们正在竞争一个被认为在争夺参议院多数席位的斗争中至关重要的席位。此次辩论与之前的辩论一样，两位候选人就包括国家债务、柯林斯与唐纳德·特朗普总统政府的关系以及他们各自在加剧党派政治分歧中的角色等问题进行了几次尖锐的交锋。
Thursday night’s debate in a Bangor theater was the last of four meetings between Collins and Jackson, who are running for a seat that’s considered crucial in the fight for a Senate majority. The debate, like those that preceded it, included several testy exchanges between the two candidates over issues including the national debt, Collins’ relationship with President Donald Trump’s administration and the candidates’ respective roles in furthering partisan political divisions.
当一名反对数据中心的抗议者在柯林斯发言时开始喊叫时，现场短暂陷入混乱。当主持人要求将抗议者带走时，柯林斯说这个喊叫的示威者“显然是特洛伊的支持者之一”。杰克逊回应道：“哦，闭嘴。我甚至都不认识那个孩子。”
The scene became briefly chaotic when a protester opposing data centers began yelling as Collins spoke. As moderators asked for the protester to be removed, Collins said the shouting demonstrator was “obviously one of Troy’s supporters.”Jackson responded: “Oh, shut up. I don’t even know that kid.”
辩论结束时，两位候选人没有互相致意。缅因州共和党在辩论后的一则社交媒体帖子中表示，杰克逊的“闭嘴”言论是“不可接受的行为”。在辩论过程中，党忠诚问题被提出，有一个问题问柯林斯，要求她举出一个她曾违背共和党的例子。她提到了她反对皮特·赫格塞斯被任命为国防部长的努力，称她组织共和党人投了反对票。但柯林斯承认，尽管她作出了努力，赫格塞斯仍然被确认。
The two candidates did not acknowledge each other when the debate ended. Maine GOP said in a social media post after the debate that Jackson’s “shut up” comment was “unacceptable behavior.”The issue of party loyalty came up during the debate, with one question posed to Collins asking her to cite a time she has defied the Republican Party. She referenced her push to oppose Pete Hegseth’s nomination as defense secretary, saying she organized Republicans to vote no. But Collins acknowledged he was confirmed despite her effort.
柯林斯指责杰克逊是民主党的必票，而她自己有独立的记录。杰克逊驳斥了这种描述，并表示柯林斯在特朗普需要关键票时对其忠诚。
Collins accused Jackson of being a guaranteed vote for the Democratic Party while she has a track record of independence. Jackson disputed that characterization and said Collins is loyal to Trump when he needs key votes.
“我知道的是，当唐纳德·特朗普去找苏珊·柯林斯寻求投票时，他100%的时间都能得到，”杰克逊说。
“What I know is that 100% of the time when Donald Trump goes to Susan Collins for a vote, he gets it,” Jackson said.
寻求连任第六个任期的柯林斯在辩论中试图与特朗普保持距离，包括使用“墨西哥湾”这一说法，而非特朗普偏好的“美国湾”。杰克逊形容柯林斯反对特朗普的投票是“管理投票”，因为她早已知道结果已注定。
Collins, who is seeking her sixth term, has sought to distance herself from Trump during the debates, including using the phrase “Gulf of Mexico” instead of Trump’s preferred “Gulf of America.”Jackson described Collins’ votes against Trump as “managed votes” when she already knows the outcome is decided.
杰克逊竞选团队周四还表示，第三季度筹得2040万美元，以缩小与柯林斯的资金差距。杰克逊是晚加入竞选的候选人，第三季度是他的首个筹资季度。
Jackson’s campaign also said Thursday that it raised $20.4 million in the third quarter as it seeks to close a funding gap with Collins. Jackson was a late entry into the race and the third quarter was his first quarter of fundraising.
柯林斯竞选团队表示，她在同一时期筹得520万美元。柯林斯在竞选开始时在筹资方面对杰克逊拥有相当大的优势，因为截至6月底她已筹得超过1800万美元，而杰克逊直到7月底才成为民主党候选人。
Collins’ campaign said she raised $5.2 million in the same time period. Collins began the race with a considerable fundraising advantage over Jackson, as she had raised more than $18 million by the end of June and Jackson did not become the Democrats’ nominee until late July.