达里亚利萨·阿维拉·谢瓦利耶和梅拉特·基罗斯正试图证明左派确实能够取得成果。本周，这两位民主社会主义者与达莎·伯恩斯坐下来接受《对话》节目采访，谈论她们几乎可以肯定会赢得的众议院选举，以及新一代进步派叛乱者如何让本党领导人 — — 甚至总统 — — 承担起责任。2026-10-15 民主社会主义者计划震动国会内幕（2201513）她们还透露，一直在向最初的“小队”成员学习如何施展影响力、建立关系并让党派承诺变为现实。
Darializa Avila Chevalier and Melat Kiros are out to prove leftists can actually get results. The two democratic socialists sat down with Dasha Burns for The Conversation this week about their all-but-guaranteed House elections and how a new cohort of insurgent progressives can hold their party’s leaders — and the president — accountable. 2026-10-15 Inside the democratic socialists’ plan to shake up Congress (2201513)They also reveal they have been taking lessons from the original Squad about how to flex their power, build relationships and make party promises materialize.
“我们在这里要证明左派确实能够交付成果，”阿维拉·谢瓦利耶说。“我们对此非常认真，也非常认真地确保我们在深思熟虑地制定战术。”首先要面对的问题是：谁应该当选为民主党党团领袖。阿维拉·谢瓦利耶和基罗斯都不愿承诺支持哈基姆·杰弗里斯担任议长。两人表示，下一位领袖的议程对她们来说远比该领袖是谁更重要。
“We’re here to prove that the left can actually deliver,” Avila Chevalier said. “We are very serious about that and very serious about making sure that we’re thinking through our tactics thoughtfully.”First up: the question of who to elect as leader of the Democratic caucus. Neither Avila Chevalier or Kiros would commit to backing Hakeem Jeffries as speaker. Both said the next leader’s agenda is far more important to them than who they are.
“我只想确保无论谁成为下一任议长，此人都会优先考虑诸如全民医保、诸如普惠托儿服务、诸如撤销对以色列的援助以及从伊朗战争中撤出”等议题，”基罗斯说。阿维拉·谢瓦利耶表示，她一直在与杰弗里斯进行持续对话，并觉得“我们应该能够展示出，一个民主党多数派实际上是在为全国各地的劳动人民而战。”杰弗里斯的发言人在被联系置评时表示，他专注于“夺回众议院，以便我们能够结束这场全国性噩梦。”
“I want to just make sure that whoever the next speaker is, is someone who’s going to prioritize things like Medicare for All, things like universal child care, things like withdrawing aid from Israel and withdrawing from this war in Iran,” Kiros said. Avila Chevalier said she is in ongoing conversations with Jeffries and feels “we should be able to show that a Democratic majority is one that’s actually fighting for working people across this country.”A spokesperson for Jeffries when reached for comment said he’s focused on “taking back the House so we can end this national nightmare.”
“杰弗里斯议长正忙于全国巡演，与我们的红转蓝候选人和前线现任议员一起拉票，并与那些在失败的共和党经济中挣扎的普通美国人建立联系，”贾斯汀·切莫尔说。阿维拉·谢瓦利耶和基罗斯还告诉达莎，她们一直在从“小队”成员那里获得“令人难以置信的建议”，包括众议员。
“Leader Jeffries is busy barnstorming the nation, stumping with our Red to Blue candidates and Frontline incumbents and connecting with everyday Americans who are drowning in the failed Republican economy,” Justin Chermol said. Avila Chevalier and Kiros also told Dasha they’ve been getting “incredible advice” from the Squad members, including Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, on how to navigate Hill dynamics.
亚历山德拉·奥卡西奥-科尔特斯谈如何应对国会山动态。他们希望在特朗普第一任期当选的进步派团体的成功与失败基础上取得更大成就。基罗斯表示，该团队进入国会时处于“非常敌对的环境”。“我真的很感激他们所做的工作，以确保我们能够有一个更加柔和的着陆，这样我们就可以摆脱所有这些内斗的干扰和表演，真正开始工作。”
They’re hoping to build on the successes and failures of the progressive group that was elected during Trump’s first administration to achieve even more. The Squad entered Congress in “very hostile environments,” Kiros said. “I’m really grateful for the work that they’ve done to make sure we have a much more softer landing, so that we can dispense with the distraction and the theater of all of this infighting and actually just get to work.”
他们已经警惕的一个表演机会是弹劾总统唐纳德·特朗普。虽然两人都认为特朗普犯有可被弹劾的罪行，但他们质疑第三次尝试是否会导致实际问责。“这似乎是特朗普自己想要的东西，”阿维拉·谢瓦利埃说。“我们将不得不考虑什么才能真正让他们付出代价。”她还说，这可能意味着扣留资金、发出传票以及调查针对特朗普和官员的腐败指控：“在我看来，过去我们并没有动用所有这些工具。”
One opportunity for theater they’re already wary of: impeaching President Donald Trump. While both believe Trump has committed impeachable offenses, they questioned whether a third attempt would lead to actual accountability. “That is something that Trump himself seems to want,” Avila Chevalier said. “We are going to have to think about what is actually going to hold their feet to the fire.”That could instead mean withholding funding, issuing subpoenas and investigating corruption claims against Trump and officials, she said: “It seems to me in the past that we have not engaged in all those tools.”
我们还在关注的其他事情： — 没有人想要的参议院议槌：参议院可能很快需要一名新的内部监督者。没人想要这份工作。参议院伦理委员会的两位最高法律制定者明年有望接管其他委员会：现任主席参议员詹姆斯·兰克福德有望可能领导国土安全委员会，而现任最高民主党人参议员克里斯·昂斯将担任外交关系委员会主席 — 具体结果取决于中期选举的成果。
What else we’re watching: — THE SENATE GAVEL NO ONE WANTS: The Senate could soon be in the market for a new internal cop. Nobody wants the job. The top two lawmakers on Senate Ethics are poised to take over other panels next year: Sen. James Lankford, the current chair, is in line to potentially lead Homeland Security, while the current top Democrat, Sen. Chris Coons, would chair Foreign Relations — with either outcome depending on the midterms’ results.
当被问及他是否愿意继续担任伦理委员会主席时，兰克福德笑了。“没人要求加入伦理委员会，”他说。 — 民意调查：共和党未实现的减税选举：共和党希望其巨额法案中的减税措施能够挽救中期选举，但这一希望正在落空。
Asked if he’d want to stay on as Ethics chair, Lankford laughed. “No one asks to be on the Ethics Committee,” he said. — POLL: THE GOP'S TAX-CUT ELECTION THAT WASN'T: Republicans’ hopes that tax cuts in their sweeping megabill could save the midterms are falling flat.
一项POLITICO民意调查显示，该党的标志性法案《一揽子美好法案》（One Big Beautiful Bill Act），甚至其更友好听起来的重新命名——“减税惠及家庭”（Working Families Tax Cuts）——并未引起选民共鸣。事实上，不到十分之一的美国人将减税列为特朗普第二任期最大成就之一。仅有9%的美国人认为税收是当前最重要的议题，因为生活成本以及伊朗持续的战争正在掩盖共和党的首要立法成就。
A POLITICO Poll shows the party’s signature One Big Beautiful Bill Act, or even its friendlier-sounding rebrand — the “Working Families Tax Cuts” — is not resonating with voters. In fact, fewer than 1 in 10 Americans name the tax cuts as among the biggest successes of Trump’s second term. And only 9% see taxes as the most important issue right now, as the costs of living and the ongoing war in Iran overshadow Republicans’ top legislative accomplishment.