北卡罗来纳州格林维尔，10月20日电 —— 在支持率跌至历史低点之际，总统唐纳德·特朗普周二在北卡罗来纳州举行助选集会，试图挑战政治规律，敦促选民支持他看好的参议院候选人，而一些共和党团体已对这场竞选基本放弃。
GREENVILLE, North Carolina, Oct 20 - With his approval rating at record lows, President Donald Trump attempted to defy political gravity in a pep rally in North Carolina on Tuesday, urging voters to support his favored Senate candidate in a race some Republican groups have already given up on.
特朗普已在11月3日中期选举前展开竞选攻势，自9月下旬以来行程超过2.9万英里（46,671公里），为共和党候选人助选 —— 他在短短两个月内第二次造访北卡罗来纳州，凸显了这个南方州份的利害攸关。
Trump has embarked on a campaign blitz ahead of the November 3 midterm elections, traveling more than 29,000 miles (46,671 km) since late September to boost Republican candidates — and his second stop in North Carolina in as many months was a signal of how much is at stake in this southern state.
民调显示，前民主党州长罗伊·库珀在参议院竞选中对共和党人迈克尔·沃特利保持压倒性领先，沃特利曾任党内高级官员，这场竞选可能决定华盛顿的权力平衡。
Polls show former Democratic Governor Roy Cooper with a commanding lead over Republican Michael Whatley, a former senior party official, in a Senate race that could help decide the balance of power in Washington.
两人竞逐即将卸任的共和党参议员汤姆·蒂利斯的席位，蒂利斯曾是特朗普盟友，后因其标志性减税法案和国防政策与总统决裂。
The two are running to fill the seat of retiring Republican Thom Tillis, a one-time Trump ally, who split with the president over his landmark tax bill and defense policy.
蒂利斯周二在接受《政治客》采访时表示，共和党同僚正走向十一月的“列车相撞”式惨败和“彻底溃败”。
Tillis told Politico in a Tuesday interview that his fellow Republicans were headed toward “a train wreck” and a "whoop ass" in November.
但特朗普周二晚在东部城市格林维尔发表讲话时预言，沃特利将证明质疑者错了。
But Trump, speaking in the eastern city of Greenville on Tuesday night, predicted Whatley would prove the doubters wrong.
“我觉得你们会看到一些惊人的结果，”他对聚集在当地机场场地的数百名支持者说，“他们从来民调都不准。我们士气更旺。”“我们需要你们”特朗普在三次总统竞选中均赢下北卡罗来纳州，但民主党押注今年实现突破性表现，民调显示明确多数美国人对物价上涨和伊朗战争不满。
"I think you're gonna see some amazing results," he told hundreds of supporters who gathered on the grounds of the local airport. "They never poll us right. We have more spirit." 'WE NEED YOU' Trump won North Carolina in each of his three presidential runs, but Democrats are banking on a breakthrough performance this year, with polls showing a clear majority of Americans dissatisfied with rising prices and the war in Iran.
据最新路透/益普索民调，总统支持率已跌至31%，为其两个任期内任何时点的最低值。
The president's approval rating has fallen to 31%, according to the latest Reuters/Ipsos survey, the lowest mark at any point during his two terms in office.
根据州数据，北卡罗来纳州早期投票中，民主党投出的选票数量以二比一优势超过共和党。共和党候选人周二晚间敦促选民尽早投票。
In early voting in North Carolina, Democrats have cast more ballots than Republicans by a two-to-one margin, according to state data. Republican candidates on Tuesday night implored voters to turn out early.
“这是一个共和党占多数的选区，”获得特朗普背书、在以农村为主的东部选区竞选国会议员的劳里·巴克豪特说。“我们拥有势头。我们拥有信息。现在我们需要你们。”共和党占据该州14个众议院席位中的10个，但有几个选区被视为本周期的战场——并吸引了大量资金投入。
"This is a Republican majority district," said Laurie Buckhout, a Trump-backed candidate running for a congressional seat in a mostly rural eastern district. “We have the momentum. We have the message. Now we need you." Republicans hold 10 of the state's 14 House seats, but a handful of districts are viewed as battlegrounds this cycle — and have attracted significant spending.
据路透社对竞选文件的分析，自9月1日以来，巴克豪特与民主党籍众议员唐·戴维斯的竞争已吸引2100万美元的外部资金，使其成为全国第三昂贵的竞选。
Buckhout's race against Democratic Representative Don Davis has drawn $21 million in outside money since September 1, making it the third most expensive contest in the country, according to a Reuters analysis of campaign filings.
在该州多山的西部，外部团体在民主党人杰米·艾格与共和党人珍妮弗·博尔科姆的竞选中花费了1450万美元。
In the state's mountainous west, outside groups have spent $14.5 million on the race between Democrat Jamie Ager and Republican Jennifer Balkcom.
相比之下，惠特利基本上被全国党务机构抛弃。支持共和党参议员候选人的主要超级政治行动委员会——参议院领导力基金，本月早些时候切断了在北卡罗来纳州的支出，因为库珀在一轮又一轮民调中保持两位数的领先优势。“收紧那条船”自2月特朗普下令美军与美国盟友以色列对伊朗发动军事打击，引发汽油和柴油价格飙升以来，特朗普的支持率大幅下跌。
Whatley, by contrast, has largely been abandoned by the national party apparatus. The Senate Leadership Fund, the primary PAC supporting Republican candidates for the upper chamber, cut off spending in North Carolina earlier this month as Cooper posted double-digit leads in poll after poll. 'TIGHTEN THAT SHIP UP' Trump's popularity has cratered since he ordered military strikes on Iran in February alongside US ally Israel, triggering a surge in gasoline and diesel prices.
路透社/益普索民调发现，68%的美国人不赞成特朗普对经济的处理，其中包括37%的自认共和党人。
Some 68% of Americans disapprove of Trump's handling of the economy, Reuters/Ipsos has found, including 37% of self-identified Republicans.
格林维尔的家庭主妇泰勒·史密斯告诉路透社，她过去只投共和党票，但特朗普政府的戏剧性事件让她三思。她说，白宫内部的混乱正渗透到政策中，暴露了特朗普缺乏专注。
Taylor Smith, who described herself as a housewife in Greenville, told Reuters she had only ever voted Republican, but the drama of the Trump administration had her thinking twice. Disorganization within the White House was bleeding into policy, she said, revealing Trump’s lack of focus.
“任何本可能发生的好事，都被正在发生的胡闹所劫持，”史密斯说。
“Anything good that could be happening is being co-opted by the tomfoolery that's just going on,” Smith said.
“我讨厌这些油价，”她补充道，敦促总统“把船开稳了”。正如他在全国各地的活动中所做的那样，特朗普周二晚间宣称有新的本地投资项目。
"I hate these gas prices," she added, urging the president to “tighten that ship up.”As he has in events across the country, Trump heralded what he said were new local investments on Tuesday night.
商务部长霍华德·卢特尼克在台上宣布，工业矿产开采和加工公司Sibelco正在扩大其在北卡罗来纳州的业务，但未提供具体细节。Sibelco未立即回应置评请求。
Sibelco, an industrial minerals mining and processing company, was expanding its operations in North Carolina, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick announced on stage without providing specifics. Sibelco did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
特朗普表示，美国国防部还将在北卡罗来纳州投资15亿美元用于半导体芯片生产，但未说明资金将用在何处或如何使用。
Trump said the US Defense Department would also invest $1.5 billion in semiconductor chip production in North Carolina, but did not say where or how the money would be spent.
在演讲接近尾声时，总统重申了他的承诺：如果共和党继续控制国会，将向每位美国成年人发放5000美元。“如果我们输了，”他说，“你们什么也得不到。” 路透社
Toward the end of his speech, the president repeated his promise to give $5,000 to every US adult should Republicans maintain their hold on Congress. "If we lose," he said, "you get nothing." REUTERS