州长乔什·夏皮罗启动了一个联邦政治行动委员会，以支持民主党人在下个月该州最具竞争力的美国众议院选区的竞选，进一步引发了人们对其2028年总统抱负的质疑。
Governor Josh Shapiro launched a federal political action committee to support Democrats running in the state’s most competitive US House races next month, stoking further questions about his 2028 presidential ambitions.
夏皮罗的“新路径”政治行动委员会（New Path PAC）允许州长直接向一批民主党人提供资金，这些民主党人正试图击败四个共和党人持有的席位的现任议员。如果民主党在这些席位上实现全胜，且夏皮罗的名字位于选票首位，这将是他可以在总统初选期间宣传的一个胜利。
Shapiro’s New Path PAC allows the governor to contribute directly to a slate of Democrats attempting to oust incumbents in four Republican-held seats. A sweep of those seats by Democrats, with Shapiro’s name at the top of the ticket, would be a victory for the party he could point to during a presidential primary.
尽管他的党在全国范围内难以与共和党在筹款方面匹敌，但夏皮罗已证明自己是几位强大的民主党筹款人之一，自2023年上任以来，他在州级政治行动委员会中筹集了6000万美元。这些资金只能用于他对抗共和党州财政司斯泰西·加里蒂的连竞选，在大多数民意调查中，他对加里蒂保持着双位数的领先优势。
Even as his party has struggled to match the GOP in fundraising nationally, Shapiro has proven to be one of several formidable Democratic fundraisers, amassing $60 million in his state PAC since taking office in 2023. That money can only be used for his reelection bid against Republican state Treasurer Stacy Garrity, over whom he holds a double-digit lead in most polls.
根据AdImpact的数据，截至目前，州长在自己的竞选中已花费约4100万美元用于广告，而加里蒂仅花费了260万美元。
To date, the governor has spent about $41 million on advertising in his own race, compared to $2.6 million for Garrity, according to AdImpact.
上周，夏皮罗在费城为四名民主党众议院候选人——鲍勃·哈维、鲍勃·布鲁克斯、佩奇·科涅蒂和珍内尔·斯蒂尔森——举办了一场筹款活动，据《Punchbowl新闻》报道，该活动筹得26万美元。在整个选举周期中，他从自己的竞选资金中向州民主党的协调竞选活动捐款近600万美元，该活动正致力于连任夏皮罗并夺取州参议院的控制权。
Last week, Shapiro held a Philadelphia fundraiser for the four Democratic House candidates — Bob Harvie, Bob Brooks, Paige Cognetti and Janelle Stelson — that raised $260,000, according to Punchbowl News. Throughout this election cycle, he’s contributed nearly $6 million from his war chest to the state Democratic Party’s coordinated campaign, which is working to reelect Shapiro and flip the state Senate.
在本月与加里蒂的辩论中，沙皮罗——曾在2024年被审查为卡玛拉·哈里斯的潜在副总统候选人——坚称他只专注于连任、中期选举，以及“试图激发那种投票率和支持那种能够抵御唐纳德·特朗普的混乱、残酷和腐败的候选人。”然而，沙皮罗若在2028年对民主党至关重要的州取得强势连任胜利，将助长对他政治前景的猜测。
During his debate this month with Garrity, Shapiro, who was vetted as potential vice presidential candidate for Kamala Harris in 2024, insisted he was only focused on his reelection, the midterms, and “trying to generate the kind of turnout and support the kind of candidates who will push back on the chaos, cruelty and corruption of Donald Trump.”Yet a strong reelection victory by Shapiro — in a state critical to Democrats in 2028 — would fuel speculation about his political future.
沙皮罗并非唯一一个超越中期选举考虑未来的州长：加州的加文·纽森、伊利诺伊州的JB·普利兹克以及肯塔基州的安迪·贝谢尔已经各自启动了联邦政治行动委员会，目光瞄准2028年。
Shapiro isn’t the only governor thinking beyond the midterms: California’s Gavin Newsom, Illinois’ JB Pritzker and Kentucky’s Andy Beshear have already launched their own federal PACs with an eye toward 2028.
沙皮罗的“新道路”是一个传统政治行动委员会，可通过每次选举不超过5000美元的捐款支持联邦候选人。对该委员会的捐款也受限于每人每年不超过5000美元。
Shapiro’s New Path is a traditional PAC, one that can support federal candidates with donations of no more than $5,000 per election. Contributions to the PAC are also limited to $5,000 per individual per year.