福克斯新闻资深政治分析师布里特·休谟对特朗普总统跨越全国为共和党候选人助选的行程提出严厉批评，表示他认为总统的中期选举助选活动并未奏效。
Brit Hume, chief political analyst at Fox News, had harsh words for President Trump’s tour across the country to boost Republican candidates, saying he did not think the president’s midterm campaigning was effective.
休谟说：“竞选过程中有时会出现这种情况，在民调中落后的候选人或政党开始获得势头。我目前还没看到这种迹象。总统一直在大力助选，但我不确定这是否产生了任何作用。”这位前美国广播公司新闻记者、现福克斯分析师特别点名了得克萨斯州参议员竞选，特朗普力挺的候选人、州检察长肯·帕克斯顿与年轻的民主党籍州议员詹姆斯·塔拉里科陷入胶着对决。
“Sometimes in the course of a campaign, you’ll see a candidate or a party that is trailing in the polls begin to catch some momentum,” Hume said. “I haven’t seen that yet. The president has been out campaigning vigorously, but I’m not sure it’s making any difference.”The former ABC News correspondent-turned Fox analyst specifically singled out the Texas Senate race, where Trump’s preferred candidate Attorney General Ken Paxton is in a tight race with James Talarico, a young Democratic state lawmaker.
尽管得州向来是共和党的传统票仓，但多份选前民调显示塔拉里科以微弱优势领先帕克斯顿。
Despite Texas’s traditionally Republican status, many preelection polls show Talarico narrowly leads Paxton.
休谟说：“他把詹姆斯·塔拉里科称为‘塔拉怪人’。看，确实，詹姆斯·塔拉里科在其公共生涯中曾支持一些相当激进的立场。然而，他看起来并不像个怪人。你看他，显得温和有礼，待人亲切，无论你是否认同他的观点，他都不是一个让人反感的候选人。”无党派选情预测机构“决策台总部”（DDHQ，系《国会山报》合作伙伴）给塔拉里科在得州参议员竞选中获胜的概率为55%。在得州获胜是全国民主党争取参议院多数席位的关键。DDHQ预测民主党夺取参议院控制权的概率为56%。
“He’s calling James Talarico ‘Tala-freako.’ Now look, it’s true that James Talarico has endorsed some pretty exotic positions in his years in public life,” Hume said. “However, what he does not seem to be is a freak. You see him, he seems mild-mannered, he seems pleasant, he’s not an unattractive candidate, whether you agree with him or not.”Nonpartisan election forecaster Decision Desk HQ (DDHQ), a partner of The Hill, gives Talarico a 55 percent chance to win the Texas Senate race. Winning in Texas is key to national Democrats’ chances of a Senate majority. DDHQ gives the party 56 percent odds of flipping the upper chamber.
休谟表示，共和党当然仍有可能扭转局势，但他看不出总统近期的行动或信息传递奏了效。
Hume said while the Republicans certainly could turn their fate around, he does not see the president’s recent actions or messaging as effective.
这位分析师特别提到，特朗普近期决定豁免对俄罗斯能源的制裁并批评乌克兰总统泽连斯基，以及前白宫新闻秘书凯蒂·扎卡里亚任期极短，这些事态发展恐将损害共和党的选情。
The analyst specifically cited Trump’s recent move to waive sanctions on Russian energy and criticize Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, as well as the short tenure of former White House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia, as developments which stand to hurt the GOP’s position.
“我目前还没看到这届白宫和总统的竞选活动取得多大进展，”休姆说。
“I don’t see this White House and this campaigning by the president as having made much headway so far,” Hume said.
在整个中期选举竞选期间，特朗普一直提醒选民要“假装”他也在选票上。许多民主党人也强调同样的信息，指出总统的支持率处于历史低位。
Throughout the midterm campaign, Trump has reminded voters to “pretend” he is on the ballot. Many Democrats have emphasized the same message, pointing to the president’s historically low approval rating.