前国务卿希拉里·克林顿周三在一档播客访谈中，批评了演员马修·麦康纳的一段视频，该视频鼓励选民考虑支持独立候选人。
During a podcast interview Wednesday, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton criticized a video from actor Matthew McConaughey encouraging voters to consider independent candidates.
周日，麦康纳在社交媒体上发声，挑战了“投给独立候选人等于浪费选票”这一长期存在的观念，辩称仅仅几位独立议员就能极大地改变华盛顿的权力平衡。
On Sunday, McConaughey took to social media and challenged the long-held notion that voting for an independent candidate is a wasted vote, arguing that just a handful of independent lawmakers could dramatically shift the balance of power in Washington.
“他们跟我们说了多年，投给独立候选人是浪费选票，”麦康纳在一段分享到Instagram的视频中说。“那么，一个关乎我们这个时代的重大问题是，那张‘未被浪费’的选票对你管用吗？”自由派记者卡拉·斯威舍在她们新推出的播客《高风险》中把这段视频分享给克林顿，并评论说，她认为麦康纳没有把独立候选人的吸引力向观众阐述得足够清楚。
"They've been telling us for years that an independent vote is a wasted vote," McConaughey said in a video shared on Instagram. "Well, a great question for our times is, has that unwasted vote been working out for you?" Liberal journalist Kara Swisher shared the video with Clinton on their new podcast "High Stakes," remarking that she didn't think McConaughey articulated the appeal of independent candidates well enough for viewers.
克林顿的批评更进一步，她指责麦康纳可能会给民主党在中期选举中遏制特朗普总统的努力增加麻烦。
Clinton went further and criticized McConaughey for potentially complicating the Democratic Party's efforts to push back against President Donald Trump in the midterm elections.
“我觉得这真的很遗憾，一个演技这么好、影响力这么大的人，会在旨在阻止特朗普腐败、免责和对国家造成极端破坏的中期选举前两周，建议选民认为任何独立候选人都是更好的选择，”克林顿说。
"I think it's really unfortunate that somebody who's such a great actor with such a reach would be two weeks before a midterm that is aimed at stopping Trump's corruption, impunity and extreme damage to the country would suggest that any independent candidate is really a better choice," Clinton said.
“目前，我们有各种各样的民主党人在参选，我认为民主党人在这些选举中代表了各类美国人，”她继续说道。“而且我们知道，我是说，这只是个事实。我们知道，如果我们不投民主党人来击败共和党人，特朗普将再拥有两年不受约束的时间，想对我们的国家做什么就做什么。”福克斯新闻数字频道已联系麦康纳的代表置评，但暂未立即收到回复。
"Right now, we have a broad range of Democrats running and Democrats are representing, I think, every kind of American in these elections," she continued. "And we know, I mean, it's just a fact. We know that if we don't vote for Democrats to defeat Republicans, then Trump will have two more unchecked years to do whatever he wants to our country." Fox News Digital reached out to McConaughey's representative for comment but did not immediately receive a response.
克林顿与丈夫、前总统比尔·克林顿最近已采取行动，为民主党候选人助选，以备战中期选举。前总统一直在公开露面为候选人站台，而前第一夫人则在播客领域频频亮相，与斯威舍对话。然而，一些民主党策略师对这波最新助选行动表示怀疑。
Clinton, along with her husband, former President Bill Clinton, have recently taken steps to campaign for Democratic candidates ahead of the midterm elections. While the former president has been making public appearances on behalf of candidates, the former first lady has made rounds in the podcast sphere with Swisher. However, some Democratic strategists have expressed doubts about this latest push.
“希拉里和比尔对某些选民仍具相关性。不过，他们主要只能对民主党基本盘和高度关注政治的人群起作用，”民主党策略师马利·史密斯上周对福克斯新闻数字版表示。
"Hillary and Bill are still relevant to some voters. However, they will mostly be useful in speaking to the Democratic base and those who are highly engaged in politics," Democratic strategist Mally Smith told Fox News Digital last week.
“在当前的媒体环境下要想突围很难，即便是现任民选官员，更别说前任官员了，都将难以吸引人们的注意力。”
"It is a hard media environment to breakthrough and even current elected officials, let alone former office holders, will struggle to get people’s attention."