特朗普正在宣传数十亿美元的管道投资和其他好处，因为共和党人正试图保住丹·沙利文参议员的席位，该席位被视为维持参议院控制权的关键。
Trump is touting billions in pipeline investment and other benefits as Republicans try to keep Sen. Dan Sullivan’s seat, seen as key to maintaining Senate control.
特朗普及其部分内阁成员在过去几周一直向阿拉斯加许诺：投资于长期期待的管道项目，数百万美元用于农村宽带和数据中心开发。他甚至当众承诺为两名违反联邦清洁空气法规的汽车修理工赦免。
President Donald Trump and some in his Cabinet in the last few weeks have rained promises down on Alaska: investments in a long-desired pipeline, millions for rural broadband and data center development. He even offered on-stage pardons for two auto mechanics who violated federal clean air regulations.
但特朗普的临时许诺可能不足以激发这个传统共和党堡垒州的选民投票，该州已成为争夺参议院控制权的关键战场。这又是一个例子，显示特朗普政府发现自己不得不捍卫一个传统的共和党老巢。
But Trump’s last minute promises might not be enough to turn out Republicans in a red state that’s emerged as a key battleground in the race to control the Senate. It’s yet another example of a traditional GOP stronghold that the Trump administration finds itself needing to defend.
让这个管道项目成为现实的讨论正是能吸引各类选民注意的话题，资深政治策略师、前阿拉斯加州长比尔·沃克（独立人士）首席助理斯科特·肯德尔说道。但阿拉斯加人已经产生“疲劳”，他说，“因为他们自上世纪八十年代起就一直被许诺修建输气管线。”
Bringing that pipeline to fruition is the kind of talk that gets the attention of voters of every stripe, said Scott Kendall, a veteran political strategist and former chief of staff to Alaska Gov. Bill Walker, an independent. But people in Alaska have “fatigue,” he said, “because they’ve been promised the gas line generationally since the ‘80s.”
“这则新闻很重要，人们也在讨论，”肯德尔说。“但我就是不知道谁的想法会因此改变。”}
“It’s a big story, it’s important, people are talking about it,” Kendall said. “But I just don’t know whose mind changes.”