如果这位前俄亥俄州议员在下个月的中期选举中当选重返参议院，民主党将面临关于其角色的棘手问题。
Democrats will face tough questions about the former Ohio lawmaker's role if he is reelected to the Senate.
参议院民主党人正为谢罗德·布朗的东山再起加油助威。但他们可能并未完全准备好应对接下来的局面。
Senate Democrats are rooting for Sherrod Brown’s comeback. They may not be entirely prepared for what comes next.
民主党寄希望于这位前俄亥俄州议员能在下个月的中期选举中制造最大红州冷门之一，时隔两年重返参议院——他在2024年的连任竞选中失利。
Democrats are hopeful that the former Ohio lawmaker can pull off one of the biggest red-state upsets of the midterms next month and rejoin them in the Senate just two years after losing a 2024 reelection race.
对于这位嗓音沙哑、来自“荞麦州”的民粹主义者来说，这将是一个惊人的转折：他可能在今年年底前重返参议院，却不得不在2028年面临另一场艰苦的连任战——这是参加补选以填补副总统JD·万斯余下任期的后果。
It would be a stunning turn for the raspy-voiced Buckeye State populist, who could return to the Senate before the end of the year only to face another grueling reelection fight in 2028 — the consequence of running in a special election to serve out the remainder of Vice President JD Vance’s term.
布朗的回归将迫使参议院民主党人做出一个令人不安的选择：打破长期的党内规则，恢复他在银行、农业和财政等权力委员会的资历，还是让这位前银行委员会主席从头开始，在他准备迎接另一场艰难竞选之际置于底层位置。
Brown’s return would force Senate Democrats into an uncomfortable choice: break long-standing party rules to restore his seniority on powerful committees like Banking, Agriculture and Finance or potentially make the former Banking chair start over at the bottom as he prepares for another difficult campaign.