德克萨斯州参议院民主党候选人詹姆斯·塔拉里科周一晚间跳过了由佛蒙特州独立参议员伯尼·桑德斯在埃尔帕索主持的集会，而是在数百英里外的北得克萨斯州举行竞选活动，他与共和党州长肯·帕克斯顿的备受关注的竞选进入最后几周。
Democratic Texas Senate candidate James Talarico skipped a Monday night rally headlined by Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., in El Paso, instead holding campaign events hundreds of miles away in North Texas as his closely watched race against Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton enters its final weeks.
桑德斯与前众议员贝托·奥罗克以及民主党众议员格雷格·卡萨尔和维罗妮卡·埃斯科巴一起出现在亚伯拉罕·查韦斯剧院，当时11月3日中期选举的提前投票已经开始。
Sanders appeared at the Abraham Chavez Theatre alongside former Rep. Beto O'Rourke and Democratic Reps. Greg Casar and Veronica Escobar as early voting began ahead of the Nov. 3 midterm elections.
与此同时，塔拉里科在福特沃斯的北克罗利高中举行了一场集会，这是他“清澈双眼，满怀热情”竞选巡演的一部分，此前他早些时候在丹顿进行了一场竞选活动。
Talarico, meanwhile, held a rally at North Crowley High School in Fort Worth as part of his "Clear Eyes, Full Hearts" campaign tour, following an earlier campaign stop in Denton.
福克斯新闻数字版联系了塔拉里科的竞选团队，就候选人为何举办独立活动而非与其他民主党人一起竞选征求评论，这些民主党人利用埃尔帕索的活动宣传他的参议院竞选并批评共和党的竞选支出。
Fox News Digital reached out to Talarico's campaign for comment on why the candidate held a separate event instead of campaigning with the other Democrats, who used the El Paso event to promote his Senate bid and criticize Republican campaign spending.
“他们迄今为止已经花费了3.68亿美元，只针对一个人，即德克萨斯州的下一位参议员詹姆斯·塔拉里科。这就是他们目前有多么绝望、多么害怕和多么恐慌，”奥罗克对支持者说。
"They have spent, so far, $368 million just against one man, the next senator from the state of Texas, James Talarico. That's how desperate, how scared and how panicked they are right now," O'Rourke told supporters.
卡萨尔也表达了对塔拉里科的支持，告诉人群，选举他将有助于推进民主党的立法优先事项。
Casar also expressed support for Talarico, telling the crowd that electing him would help advance Democrats' legislative priorities.
桑德斯在讲话中没有点名塔拉里科，而是将批评指向富有的政治捐款人及其对美国选举的影响。
Sanders, who did not mention Talarico by name during his remarks, instead directed his criticism toward wealthy political donors and their influence on American elections.
“你们在这场竞选中看到的，你们在这里在德克萨斯州、遍及美国看到的，是多亿富翁们正在倾注数亿、数亿美元，”桑德斯说。
"What you are seeing in this campaign, what you are seeing right here in Texas, all over America, is multi-billionaires are pouring hundreds and hundreds of millions of dollars," Sanders said.
这位佛蒙特州独立人士敦促支持者提前投票，将中期选举描绘成一场关于富有美国人政治影响力的战斗。
The Vermont Independent urged supporters to vote early, casting the midterms as a battle over the political influence of wealthy Americans.
在福特沃斯的独立集会上，塔拉里科传达了关于政治资金的类似信息，针对帕克斯顿和亿万富翁埃隆·马斯克，就富有捐款人在德克萨斯州参议院竞选中的影响进行抨击。
At his separate Fort Worth rally, Talarico delivered a similar message about money in politics, targeting Paxton and billionaire Elon Musk over the influence of wealthy donors in the Texas Senate race.
塔拉里科表示，分歧是“上层对下层”——随后他前往美国最富有的捐款人聚居地之一。“我们之所以面临负担能力危机，是因为我们面临腐败危机，”塔拉里科对支持者说。他还试图将自己的竞选定位为超越传统党派分歧的呼吁。“这次选举不应该关乎民主党或共和党。它比这更大，”他说。
TALARICO SAYS THE DIVIDE IS 'TOP VS. BOTTOM' — THEN HEADS TO ONE OF AMERICA'S RICHEST DONOR ENCLAVES "We have an affordability crisis because we have a corruption crisis," Talarico told supporters. He also sought to frame his candidacy as an appeal beyond traditional party divisions. "This election shouldn't be about the Democratic Party or the Republican Party.
塔拉里科和帕克斯顿正在竞争共和党参议员约翰·科宁即将离任的参议院席位。这场竞选引起了全国关注，因为民主党寻求自1988年以来首次在德克萨斯州赢得美国参议院席位。
It's bigger than that," he said. Talarico and Paxton are competing for the Senate seat being vacated by Republican Sen. John Cornyn. The race has drawn national attention as Democrats seek their first Texas U.S. Senate victory since 1988.