经济尽管特朗普在2024年的竞选活动中承诺会解决民众的经济困境，但经济问题仍是选民最关心的问题。根据美联社（Associated Press）与NORC联合进行的最新调查，只有26%的选民对特朗普的经济治理表现表示满意，这一比例比乔·拜登在该问题上的最低支持率还低2个百分点。特朗普决定与德黑兰政权开战，进一步加剧了民众的经济担忧；伊朗方面为报复而关闭霍尔木兹海峡，导致美国驾车者的汽油价格大幅上涨。
Illustration: Guardian Design Next month’s midterm elections will test Donald Trump’ s second term and determine whether Democrats regain political power in Washington. Polls show Trump’s approval ratings at their lowest across his two presidencies, pulled down by widespread economic dissatisfaction and an unpopular war against Iran Here are the key issues shaping this year’s elections. The economy Despite Trump’s 2024 campaign pledge to tackle affordability issues, the economy consistently ranks as voters’ top concern. A recent Associated Press-NORC survey showed only 26% of voters approving of Trump’s handling of the economy, two percentage points below Joe Biden’s worst ratings on the issue. Trump’s decision to go to war with the Tehran regime has exacerbated economic worries.
此外，特朗普还违背了自己“终结美国无休止战争”的承诺，未经国会授权就采取了军事行动。
Iran’s retaliatory decision to close the strait of Hormuz has driven up gasoline prices for US motorists. It also represents a breach of his pledge to end the US’s supposed addiction to “forever wars”.
移民政策与边境管控特朗普一直将关闭美国南部边境视为自己的重大成就，并多次夸耀这一政策的成效。然而，近期发生的多起涉及移民执法机构（ICE）和海关边境保护局（CBP）人员的暴力事件，使得人们认为其移民政策已经“走得太远”。
Democrats and some Republicans also complain that he embarked on military action without congressional authorization. Immigration Enforcement and closing the border remains a signature issue for Trump. He repeatedly boasts of the impact of his closure of the southern border as one of his biggest achievements, making comparisons with the performance of Joe Biden. But the mood has since shifted.
总统权力虽然特朗普本人并未参加此次中期选举，但他仍要求选民将他的存在视为选举的核心议题。在特朗普的支持率跌至历史低点、同时面临腐败指控及多项个人建设项目争议的背景下，他的个人品行及其权力行使方式成为公众关注的焦点。
High profile violent incidents involving Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection agents have fed a perception that the immigration crackdown has “gone too far”. Trump’s power The president is not on the ballot, but has told voters to pretend that he is. His visibility makes his character and exercise of power a central issue at a time of career-low approval ratings and a swirl of controversies over corruption allegations and his various pet building projects.
民主党人的策略民主党人将这次中期选举视为限制总统权力的机会。
Democrats have framed the midterms as an opportunity to rein in the president.
人工智能与数据中心 人工智能已成为关键竞选议题，调查显示，多数选民对其持负面看法，即使特朗普大力推动其发展，并试图将其重新命名为“超级智能”。
Artificial intelligence and data centers AI has emerged as a key campaign issue, with surveys showing a majority of voters holding negative views on it, even as Trump champions its development and attempts to rename it “super intelligence”.
民调显示，多达70%的美国人反对在其所在地区建设人工智能数据中心。
Up to 70% of Americans oppose the construction of AI datacenters in their areas, polls show.
民主 选举将在特朗普是否会试图干预投票的不确定性背景下举行。美国最高法院上个月驳回了他限制邮寄选票的请求，引发他关于选举舞弊的毫无根据的指控加剧。
Democracy The elections will take place against a backdrop of uncertainty over whether Trump will try to interfere with the vote. The US supreme court last month rejected his bid to restrict mail-in ballots, triggering an intensification of unfounded accusations from him about election fraud.
