距离中期选举不足两周，一些知名人士纷纷加入筹款呼吁的行列，警告共和党继续控制众议院的危险。一批名人面孔——包括芭芭拉·斯特赖桑、美剧《白宫群英》主演布拉德利·惠特福德、纪录片导演肯·伯恩斯以及科学家兼电视名人比尔·奈——近几周在民主党的筹款活动中露面。
With less than two weeks before the midterm elections, some high-profile names are adding their voices to a flurry of fundraising pitches warning of the dangers of Republicans maintaining control of the House. A slew of famous faces — including Barbra Streisand, "West Wing" star Bradley Whitford, documentarian Ken Burns and scientist and TV personality Bill Nye — have splashed their names on money-raising efforts for Democrats in recent weeks.
周二，民主党众议院竞选委员会（DCCC）以斯特赖桑的名义向支持者发送邮件，这位奥斯卡奖得主写道：“作为一个有幸拥有比大多数人更大平台的人，我认为当我看到世界上的不公时，发声既是我的权利，也是我的责任。”作为民主党顶尖的名人筹款人之一、特朗普总统的猛烈批评者，斯特赖桑在DCCC的呼吁中说：“我们不能有一位不尊重宪法、依靠众议院多数党中的共和党傀儡来实现其每一个心血来潮的总统。”
In a Tuesday email to supporters sent by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) bearing Streisand's name, the Academy Award winner wrote, "As someone fortunate to have a platform larger than most, I believe it is both my right and my duty to speak up when I see injustice in the world." Streisand, one of the Democratic Party's top celebrity fundraisers and a fierce critic of President Trump, said in the DCCC pitch, "We can't have a president who doesn't respect our constitution and relies on his GOP puppets in the House majority to carry out his every whim."
84岁的斯特赖桑补充道：“如果我们想对这位总统形成任何制约，我们需要民主党控制众议院多数席位。”
"We need a Democratic House Majority if we have any hope of putting a check on this president," Streisand, 84, added.
上周DCCC发出的另一封邮件由惠特福德署名，基调相似。“你可能因我在《白宫群英》中的表现或电影《逃出绝命镇》而认识我，但我联系你是因为我们今天面临的政治现实远非虚构，”惠特福德说道，他在NBC政治剧中饰演虚构的白宫幕僚长乔什·莱曼。惠特福德指责特朗普和共和党众议院多数党侵犯美国人的权利，称：“我无法想象让特朗普再拥有两年不受制约的权力。”“这就是为什么我竭尽全力确保唐纳德·特朗普和共和党今年失去众议院控制权——我也希望你能这样做，”这位67岁的演员说。
Another email sent last week by the DCCC and signed by Whitford struck a similar tone. "You might know me from my time on 'The West Wing' or the movie 'Get Out,' but I'm reaching out because the political reality we face today is far from fiction," said Whitford, who played fictional White House chief of staff Josh Lyman on the NBC political drama. Accusing Trump and the Republican House majority of infringing on the rights of Americans, Whitford said, "I can't fathom letting Trump hold office with unchecked power for another two years." "That’s why I’m doing everything I can to ensure Donald Trump and the GOP lose the House this year — and I hope you are too," the 67-year-old actor said.
民主党需要在下个月的选举中净增三个席位，才能在众议院以218比217获得多数。
Democrats need to flip a net of three seats in next month's election in order to capture a 218-217 majority in the lower chamber.
“美国革命”纪录片制作人伯恩斯已为众议员玛吉·古德兰德（民主党-新罕布什尔州）的连任竞选签署了近20封筹款邮件。“我毕生致力于讲述美国的故事——研究这个国家面临真正十字路口的时刻，那时所选择的道路不仅决定了一代人，更决定了国家本身的性格，”伯恩斯在古德兰德竞选委员会“玛吉竞选国会”发出的一封邮件中说。
"American Revolution" documentary filmmaker Burns has signed on to nearly 20 fundraising emails sent by Rep. Maggie Goodlander's (D-N.H.) reelection campaign. "I've devoted my life to telling the American story — studying the moments when this country faced genuine crossroads, when the path chosen determined not just a generation, but the character of the nation itself," Burns said in an email from Goodlander's campaign committee, Maggie for Congress.
“我怀着投身工作时同样的信念认为，我们的国家正处于这样一个十字路口，”这封由伯恩斯署名的邮件称。“如果共和党成功让玛吉在新罕布什尔州第二国会选区落选，夺回众议院控制权将几乎变得不可能——任何问责的机会也将随之消亡，”伯恩斯说。另一封由民主党众议院竞选委员会发出、带有奈伊签名和照片的邮件警告支持者，民主制度正处于十月的关键抉择之中。
"I believe, with the same conviction I bring to my work, that our country is at one of those crossroads right now," the note signed by Burns said. "If Republicans succeed in unseating Maggie from NH-2, retaking the House becomes virtually impossible — and any chance of accountability dies with it," Burns said. Another email from the DCCC bearing Nye's signature and photo cautioned supporters that democracy is on the line in November. "Hi, it’s Bill Nye — yes, the Science Guy!
“嗨，我是比尔·奈——没错，就是那个‘科学小子’！你们可能习惯了我教你们物理或太空知识，但我今天联系你们是关于我们民主的未来，因为它需要我们的关注，”这位科学教育者说。“选出民主党人是对抗现政府的最佳方式，”他接着说。“我们国家的未来方向正处于关键十字路口，”奈说，“但我们可以通过在十一月夺回众议院多数派地位，帮助恢复平衡、保护我们的民主。”
You might be used to me teaching you about physics or space, but I’m reaching out today about the future of our democracy, because it needs our attention," the science educator said. "Electing Democrats is the best way to fight back against the administration," he continued. "The future direction of our country is at a crucial crossroads," Nye said, "but we can help restore balance and protect our democracy by taking back the House majority in November."