参议员罗杰·马歇尔（Roger Marshall，共和党-堪萨斯州）周三晚在由Nexstar Media Group主办的最后一场辩论中，面对民主党对手、牧师亚当·汉密尔顿（Adam Hamilton），此时有迹象表明，这场竞选比共和党预期的更为胶着。两人在辩论中都走钢丝般谨慎。汉密尔顿试图与拜登前总统、参议院少数党领袖舒默（Chuck Schumer，民主党-纽约州）等高调民主党人保持距离；马歇尔则强调自己与特朗普总统立场一致，但也列举了一些分歧领域。
Sen. Roger Marshall (R-Kansas) faced Democrat Adam Hamilton, a pastor, in their final debate Wednesday night, amid signs that the race is tighter than Republicans had anticipated. Both men walked a narrow political tightrope at the debate hosted by Nexstar Media Group. Hamilton sought distance from high-profile Democrats — like former President Biden and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) — while Marshall underscored his alignment with President Trump, but outlined some areas of disagreements.
堪萨斯州自1930年代以来未曾选出过民主党参议员。但马歇尔与特朗普的关联、不得人心的伊朗战争，加上对共和党不利的政治环境，正助推汉密尔顿声势。选举分析机构将该席位评为“势均力敌”，尽管《国会山报》的选举数据合作伙伴Decision Desk HQ判定马歇尔以65%的胜率略占优势。以下是周三辩论的四大看点：马歇尔力争迎合堪萨斯州的“让美国再次伟大”（MAGA）基本盘，称投他一票就是投特朗普一票。
Kansas has not elected a Democrat to the Senate since the 1930s. But Marshall’s ties to Trump and the unpopular Iran war, plus an unfavorable political environment for the GOP, are boosting Hamilton. Elections analysts have rated the contest a toss-up, although Decision Desk HQ, The Hill’s election data partner, has Marshall narrowly favored to win — with 65 percent odds. Here are four takeaways from Wednesday's debate: Marshall sought to appeal to Kansas's MAGA base, saying a vote a for him is a vote for the president.
该州在特朗普历次竞选中均以超过10个百分点的优势支持他。“如果你希望特朗普议程延续，如果你想要安全的边境、强大的军队、降低税收，你投了特朗普总统的票，就需要出来投票，因为我们兑现了这些承诺，”他说。被追问时，这位现任参议员列举了与特朗普的分歧，提到他批评联邦政府近期在“向日葵州”（堪萨斯州昵称）的移民执法行动，以及反对白宫为降低成本而进口外国牛肉的计划。
The state voted for Trump by over 10 percentage points in each of his elections. “If you want the Trump agenda to continue, if you want secure borders, if you want a strong military, if you want lower taxes, you voted for President Trump, you need to come out because we delivered on those things," he said. When pressed, the incumbent listed his differences with Trump, citing his criticism of a recent federal immigration operation in the Sunflower State as well as his opposition to the White House's plan to import foreign beef in an effort to bring down costs.
“就像跟我妻子一样，我可以跟她意见不合，”马歇尔说，并补充道，“虽然我妻子永远是对的，但特朗普总统不总是对的。”“但……我能拿起电话跟他讨论他正在考虑的事情的利弊，这种关系很棒，”他接着说。
“Just like with my wife, I can disagree with her,” Marshall said, adding that, while “my wife is always right, President Trump is not always right." "But…it’s great that I have a relationship that I can pick up the phone and discuss with him the pros and cons of what he’s contemplating," he continued.
与此同时，汉密尔顿在周三的辩论台上小心翼翼，避免疏远特朗普选民。
Hamilton, meanwhile, was careful not to alienate Trump voters on Wednesday's debate stage.
“我只想说，我不是在与特朗普总统竞争，”马歇尔说，并用两根手指指向马歇尔。“我是在与他竞争。”这位民主党人本周早些时候在社交媒体发布的一段视频中欢迎特朗普来到堪萨斯州，并在辩论中主要将攻击矛头指向马歇尔和国会共和党人，而非特朗普本人。“我也获得了许多特朗普支持者的支持，这让我非常振奋，”汉密尔顿补充道。
“I just want to say, I'm not running against President Trump,” Marshall said, and pointed to Marshall with two fingers. “I'm running against him.”The Democrat welcomed Trump to Kansas earlier this week in a video posted to social media, and largely directed his attacks during the debate at Marshall and congressional Republicans, not Trump himself. “I got a lot of Trump supporters who were supporting me as well, which has been very exciting,” Hamilton added.
汉密尔顿曾考虑以独立人士身份参选，后决定以民主党人身份投身竞选，他在辩论中寻求与党内领袖保持距离。马歇尔在批评汉密尔顿时反复提及舒默、拜登或前总统奥巴马，试图将这位民主党候选人与在堪萨斯州根基不稳的主流民主党建立关联。但汉密尔顿拒绝承认这些关联。当马歇尔暗示汉密尔顿曾协助奥巴马“制定”移民政策时，这位民主党人予以反驳，称他职业生涯始终是一名牧师，而非政治家，“没有与奥巴马总统或任何其他人共同制定政策。”
Hamilton, who considered running as an independent before throwing his hat in the ring as a Democrat, sought distance from party leaders at the debate. Marshall repeatedly mentioned Schumer, Biden or former President Obama while critiquing Hamilton, hoping to connect the Democratic candidate with the mainstream party that does not have a strong foothold in Kansas. But Hamilton rejected those links. When Marshall suggested Hamilton had helped Obama “develop” policies on immigration, the Democrat pushed back, saying he has been a pastor, not a politician, for his whole career and “didn’t develop policies with President Obama or anyone else.”
奥巴马确实曾于2016年任命汉密尔顿担任总统信仰和社区伙伴关系咨询委员会成员，任期一年。汉密尔顿还重申，如果当选进入参议院，他不会支持舒默担任多数党领袖。“我已经说过，如果民主党控制参议院，我不会支持查克·舒默担任参议院多数党领袖，”他说。他还批评拜登政府对南部边境的处理，称当时的政策“是一场灾难。”
Obama did appoint Hamilton to the President’s Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships in 2016, for a one-year term. Hamilton also reiterated that he won’t back Schumer as majority leader if elected to the upper chamber. “I’ve already said I wouldn't support Chuck Schumer for Senate Majority Leader if Democrats control the Senate,” he said. He also criticized the Biden administration for its handling of the southern border, calling the policy at the time “a disaster.”
马歇尔暗示汉密尔顿将追随全国民主党的路线。“这家伙的资金来自查克·舒默。他将永远受制于查克·舒默，这就是为什么我们需要让我继续占据这个参议院席位，”马歇尔周三表示。尽管候选人在大多数议题上分歧巨大，但双方在一个关键的文化战争议题上达成一致：跨性别运动员问题。
Marshall suggested Hamilton will fall in line with national Democrats. “This guy's funded by Chuck Schumer. He'll be beholden to Chuck Schumer for forever, and that's why we need to keep myself in that Senate seat,” Marshall said Wednesday. Although the candidates diverged on most topics, both agreed on a key culture war issue: transgender athletes.
当主持人约翰·霍尔特提问时，这两位男士均表示只有两种性别。两人还都同意，生理男性不应参加女子运动队的比赛，且监管权应由地方实体而非联邦政府掌握。汉密尔顿提到他12岁的孙女，称不希望她与“生理男性”同场竞技。
The two men, when asked by moderator John Holt, said there were two genders. Both also agreed that biological men should not play on girls’ sports teams and that local entities, not the federal government, should be in charge of regulation. Hamilton invoked his 12-year-old granddaughter, whom he said he does not want competing against “biological men.”
在被问及中东局势时，汉密尔顿触及了棘手领域。在加沙人道主义危机背景下，民主党人在对以军事援助问题上严重分歧。汉密尔顿周三表示，他支持以色列拥有“强有力的防御”，但也分享选民对战争的担忧。“当你谈论向人口稠密中心投放炸弹，看到多达7.5万人丧生，其中有大量平民，我认为大多数美国人会看着这一切想：‘等等，是我干的吗？是我提供了那些武器吗？’”他说，并指出发动2023年10月致命袭击并引爆地区战争的哈马斯“必须被铲除”。
Hamilton waded into thorny territory when asked about the Middle East. Democrats have been staunchly divided on military aid to Israel amid the humanitarian crisis in Gaza. Hamilton said Wednesday he supports “a strong defense” for Israel, but that he shares voters’ concerns about the war. "When you talk about dropping bombs on massive population centers and seeing as many as 75,000 people who have been killed, and you're talking lots of civilians, I think most Americans look at that and go, ‘Wait, did I do that? Did I provide those weapons?’” he said, noting that Hamas, which launched a deadly attack on Israel in October 2023 and sparked a war in the region, "needs to be rooted out."
马歇尔重申了他对以色列的坚定支持，但未具体说明会在何种情形下撤回对美国援助的支持。“肯定有（这种情形），但我不确定会是什么，”当被问及以色列采取何种行动会导致他阻止军售时，马歇尔说道。
Marshall reiterated his own strong support for Israel, but did not specify a scenario in which he would withdraw support for U.S. aid. “I'm sure there is, but I'm not sure what it would be,” Marshall said, when asked if there was any action by Israel that would cause him to block arms sales.