阿拉斯加共和党现任参议员丹·沙利文在周四与前民主党众议员玛丽·佩尔托拉的最终辩论中，试图制造一个“抓住把柄”的时刻，但以失败告终，此次辩论是11月中期选举前的最后一次交锋。
Alaska Republican incumbent Sen. Dan Sullivan failed an attempt at a “gotcha” moment against former Democratic Rep. Mary Peltola as they clashed Thursday in their final debate ahead of November’s midterm elections.
双方正在角逐一场可能决定哪个党控制上院的关键美国参议院竞选，他们就特朗普总统的政策对阿拉斯加经济的影响以及如果当选将如何为该州服务交换了机智的言论。
The pair, who are competing in a key U.S. Senate race that could determine which party controls the upper chamber, traded quips over the impact of President Donald Trump’s policies on Alaska’s economy and their plans to deliver for the state if elected.
在一次尖锐的交锋中，沙利文是特朗普的亲密盟友，正在总统的背书下竞选第三个任期，他出现失误，指责佩尔托拉在辩论前就提前收到了问题。
In one testy exchange, Sullivan, a close ally of Trump who is running for a third term with the president’s endorsement, made a blunder when he accused Peltola of having received the questions in advance of the debate.
“我可以问主持人一个问题吗？”沙利文在佩尔托拉说阿拉斯加人因霍尔木兹海峡持续关闭而承受更高的汽油价格后不久说道。“我们本来不应该提前拿到这些问题的，对吧？”
“Can I ask the moderator a question?”Sullivan said shortly after Peltola said Alaskans are suffering higher gas prices due to the ongoing closure of the Strait of Hormuz. “We weren’t supposed to get these questions beforehand, were we?”
“你们两个人都没有提前拿到问题，”阿拉斯加公共媒体的总编辑、本次辩论的主持人洛里·汤森德说。“绝对没有。”“好的，我只是看着我的对手在读一些似乎已经有答案的问题，”沙利文说。“我已经做好准备了，”佩尔托拉回应道。
“Neither one of you got questions beforehand,” said Lori Townsend, the chief editor at Alaska Public Media, who moderated the debate. “Absolutely not.”“Okay, I’m just watching my opponent read from questions that seem to be answered,” Sullivan said. “I’m prepared,” Peltola responded.
沙利文显然是在指责佩尔托拉因在小组讨论前收到问题而违反了辩论规则。但这次交锋看来是共和党人一次失败的“抓住把柄”尝试，凸显了佩尔托拉在回答问题时的从容镇定。
Sullivan was apparently accusing Peltola of violating the debate rules by receiving questions from the panel beforehand. But the exchange instead appeared to be a failed attempt at a “gotcha” moment by the Republican, which highlighted Peltola’s calm demeanor as she delivered her answers.
此事让人想起参议员埃里克·施密特上个月在参议院司法委员会对杰克·史密斯听证会中的类似尴尬失误。密苏里州共和党人施密特指控前特别顾问史密斯就他未曾参加的亚特兰大一场NBA篮球赛作伪证。当时史密斯正在马里兰大学学院园分校，观看马里兰大学对阵爱荷华大学的比赛。
The incident recalls Sen. Eric Schmitt’s similarly embarrassing misfire in Jack Smith’s hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee last month. The Missouri Republican accused the former special counsel of perjuring himself about an NBA basketball game in Atlanta that he did not attend. Smith was at the University of Maryland in College Park that night, watching Maryland play the University of Iowa.
总体而言，佩尔托拉和苏利文在本次竞选中已在广告上花费超过5600万美元，这些广告在数月来一直主导着阿拉斯加有限的广播频道。大选竞争也很可能打破支出纪录。
Overall, Peltola and Sullivan have spent more than $56 million on ads in the race, which have dominated Alaska’s limited airwaves for months. The general election contest is also likely to shatter spending records.
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