拉姆·伊曼纽尔并没有等待2028年总统竞选正式拉开序幕。这位曾任国会议员、白宫幕僚长、芝加哥市长和美国驻日本大使的前政要，一直在南卡罗来纳州活动——这是民主党总统初选日历上的第一个州。
Rahm Emanuel isn’t waiting for the 2028 presidential race to officially begin. The former congressman turned White House chief of staff, Chicago mayor and U.S. ambassador to Japan has been making the rounds in South Carolina, the first state on the Democratic presidential primary calendar.
就在最近几个月的第二次，他上周花了几天时间，参加募捐活动并为中期选举候选人助阵，同时推广自己的策略和主张。
For the second time in recent months, he spent a couple of days this past week, appearing at fundraisers and campaigning for midterm candidates, while pushing his own strategy and message.
伊曼纽尔也曾到其他早期州走访，包括内华达州、新罕布什尔州和密歇根州，他在那里与参选中期选举的候选人同台活动，但也明确表达了自己的意图和政治抱负。
Emanuel has been to other early states too, including Nevada, New Hampshire and Michigan, campaigning alongside candidates running in the midterms but also making clear his intentions and political ambitions.
他还几乎成为了电视和广播节目的常客，在总统竞选中，他的曝光度超过了所有潜在竞争对手。
He has also become a near-permanent fixture on the airwaves, outperforming all of his potential competitors in the presidential race.
在过去几周里，伊曼纽尔无处不在，他出现在NBC的《Meet the Press》、NewsNation与克里斯·库莫共同主持的市政厅节目、PBS的《Overheard With Evan Smith》以及福克斯新闻主持人肖恩·汉尼蒂的播客节目中——该节目时长达两个小时。
In the last few weeks, Emanuel has been everywhere, appearing on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” a NewsNation town hall with Chris Cuomo, PBS’s “Overheard With Evan Smith,” and Fox News host Sean Hannity’s podcast, which went on for two hours.
“他喜欢忙碌，也热爱政治游戏，而且没有人可能比他一天安排更多会议或打更多电话，”民主党策略师埃迪·韦尔说。
“He loves the hustle, and he loves the game, and no one is likely to take more meetings or make more phone calls a day,” Democratic strategist Eddie Vale said.
政治观察人士表示，伊曼纽尔不仅仅是在试探水温。他一直试图用思想主导对话，一位捐助者曾称他为“民主党的首席顾问”，试图填补民主党在这段时间里对领导力的渴望所留下的空白。
Emanuel isn’t simply testing the waters, political observers say. He has sought to drive the conversation with ideas, playing what one donor called “the Democratic consultant-in-chief,” trying to fill a void at a time when Democrats have been thirsty for leadership.
但从许多方面来看，他的观点与党内左翼的能量背道而驰——在那里，民主社会主义候选人正在获得越来越多的支持。
But in many ways, his views run counter to the energy in the left flank of the party, where democratic socialist candidates have been gaining steam.
就在本周，他在SiriusXM的《The Briefing With Steve Scully》节目接受采访时表示，如果民主党在中期选举中赢得众议院控制权，他们不应寻求弹劾特朗普总统。相反，他说民主党应推动一个道德规范套餐。
In an interview this week on SiriusXM’s “The Briefing With Steve Scully,” Emanuel said Democrats shouldn’t seek the impeachment of President Trump if they win the House in the midterm elections. Instead, he said Democrats should pursue an ethics package.
“在2026年，也就是从现在起三周后，共和党将输掉选举。民主党在2027年所做的事情将决定我们是否通过带来变革而赢得选举，”埃马努埃尔对斯库利说。“道德套餐带来变革。到2030年将最低工资提高20美元正在带来变革。
“In 2026, in three weeks from now, the Republicans are going to lose the election. What the Democrats do in 2027 will determine whether we won the election by bringing change,” Emanuel told Scully. “An ethics package brings change. A raise in the minimum wage 20 bucks by 2030 is bringing change.
“你进行弹劾，那不过是另一场食物大战，”埃马努埃尔补充道。“我对这位总统所做的一切感到冒犯。他实际上把椭圆形办公室变成了类似eBay的放大版。要有变革。实现它。”在接受《国会山报》采访时，斯库利表示，埃马努埃尔“希望确保他的声音在竞选前季被听到”。
“You do impeachment, it’s just another food fight,” Emanuel added. “I’m offended by everything this president has done. He has literally turned the Oval Office into eBay on steroids. Get change. Deliver that.”In an interview with The Hill, Scully said Emanuel “wants to make sure his voice is heard” during the precampaign season.
“我认为他想成为总统。我认为他正试图为政党设定辩论框架，”斯库利说。“我认为他正试图抢先一步，在政党更中间派的派系中插上自己的旗帜。”“他想领导这场战斗，”斯库利说，并补充道，埃马努埃尔不仅仅是在对民主党听众讲话，还在前往包括密西西比州和路易斯安那州在内的红州进行活动。“我认为他在广泛铺开画布，以展示他看到政党将走向何方。”
“I think he would like to be president. I think he is trying to set the debate up for the party,” Scully said. “I think he’s trying to get ahead of the game to plant his flag in the more centrist wing of the party.”“He wants to lead that battle,” Scully said, adding that Emanuel isn’t just speaking to Democratic audiences but traveling to red states including Mississippi and Louisiana. “I think he’s casting a wide canvas on where he sees the party going.”
通过提前竞选，尤其是在其他潜在候选人忙于执政或竞选的时候，斯库利说，“这为拉姆现在提供了一条清晰的道路。”
By campaigning early, particularly while other would-be candidates are busy governing or campaigning, Scully said, “it gives Rahm a clear path right now.”
埃马努埃尔还试图论证民主党可以继续在推动可负担性的同时反腐败，称这两个问题是“同一枚硬币的正反面”。“美国总统从卡塔尔那里得到了一份价值4.5亿美元的礼物——空军一号——而你却只能得到每加仑4.50美元的汽油，”他补充道。
Emanuel has also tried to make the case that Democrats can continue to push affordability along with corruption, saying the two issues are “heads and tails of the same coin.”“The president of the United States gets a $450 million gift from Qatar — Air Force One — and you’re getting $4.50 a gallon of gas,” he added.
伤残律师和民主党巨额捐助者约翰·摩根表示，埃马努埃尔之所以吸引选民，是因为“他直言不讳”。“我喜欢他方方面面，”摩根补充道。“他的立场考虑得非常周全，他能够简洁有效地表达出来。
John Morgan, an injury lawyer and Democratic mega-donor, said Emanuel is appealing to voters because “he tells it like it is.”“I love everything about him,” Morgan added. “His positions are very well thought out and he articulates them succinctly and effectively.
“他非常直率和直接。问题在于这能否奏效？”其他民主党人表示，埃马努埃尔在这个时刻不是该党的合适传声筒。
“He’s very brash and direct. The question is will that sell?”Other Democrats say Emanuel is the wrong messenger for the party at this moment.
一位民主党策略人士表示：“他被视为既得利益者的一部分。”该人士补充道：“这将成为他最大的障碍：当大多数人希望摆脱过去时，他如何能够带领人们前进？”一位要求匿名以表达真实观点的民主党捐助者称，埃马纽埃尔“非常聪明，经验丰富，但性格粗暴[且]极不受欢迎。”不过，该捐助者补充说，埃马纽埃尔自在白宫和国会任职以来一直在努力缓和自己的方式。
“He is seen as part of the establishment,” one Democratic strategist said. “And that’s going to be his biggest obstacle: How does he bring people along when they largely want to move away from the past?”One Democratic donor, who asked for anonymity to express their authentic views, said Emanuel is “really smart, really experienced, but abrasive [and] incredibly disliked.”Still, the donor added that Emanuel has sought to soften his approach since his days in the White House and in Congress.
“很多人喜欢他们所听到的内容，因为他正以前所未有的方式采取更务实的方法，”该捐助者说。“他是个锋利的肘部、像斗牛犬一样的人，但最近他表现得要柔和得多。”
“A lot of people are liking what they hear because he’s taking a [more] pragmatic approach than ever before,” the donor said. “He’s a sharp-elbowed, pit-bull kind of guy, but lately he’s acting in a much softer way.”
资深共和党策略人士、不支持特朗普的苏珊·德尔·珀西奥表示，埃马纽埃尔“目前是我唯一能够支持的民主党人。”德尔·珀西奥说：“他所做的事是在为民主党提供巨大服务。”她补充道：“他正试图消除一些来自DSA（美国民主社会主义者）的污名，这些污名导致该党的支持率一直很低。他正试图以一种能够吸引选民的方式发起初选。”
Susan Del Percio, the veteran Republican strategist who does not support Trump, said Emanuel “right now is the only Democrat I could support.”“What he’s doing is doing a great service for the Democratic Party,” Del Percio said. “He’s trying to take away some of the stigmas from the DSA [Democratic Socialists of America] that keeps the party’s approval rating so low. He’s trying to start a primary in such a way that can be appealing to voters.
“如果你看他的巡回演讲，那就是在制定民主党所主张的议程，同时也在探讨他们如何能够吸引摇摆州，以便在2028年大选中获胜，”她说。
“When you look at his tour, if you will, it’s all about setting up an agenda of what Dems are for, and also how they can appeal to the swing states that it will take to win a general election in 2028,” she said.
德尔·珀西奥特别指出了埃马纽埃尔关于DSA希望成为独立政党的言论。
Del Percio specifically pointed to Emanuel’s comments about how the DSA wants to be its own party.
“民主党人一直在谈论建立一个大帐篷，”她说。“但DSA不希望其他党员进入他们的帐篷。他们想要自己的帐篷。”
“The Dems are all talking about having this big tent,” she said. “But the DSA doesn’t want the rest of the party in their tent. They want their own tent.
“他在高举这块巨大的霓虹灯牌，说‘请注意这一点’，”德尔·珀西奥补充道。
“He’s waving this big neon sign saying pay attention to this,” Del Percio added.