来自新罕布什尔州的里克·鲁斯曼（Rick Russman）做了五十年的共和党人。今年，随着该州正迎来取暖油价格飙升的冬天，他将在全美备受瞩目的参议员竞选之一中投票给民主党人克里斯·帕帕斯（Chris Pappas）。
Rick Russman of New Hampshire spent five decades as a Republican. This year, as his state braces for a winter of soaring heating oil costs, he will vote for Democrat Chris Pappas in one of the country's most closely watched Senate races.
对于金斯敦（Kingston）居民鲁斯曼来说，情况已经变得如此严峻，以至于今年冬天他将依靠木柴炉而不是仅仅依靠取暖油来取暖。“每加仑超过6美元的燃料是一笔巨大的开支，”他说。
For Russman, a resident of Kingston, the situation has become so dire that he will rely on a wood stove to help heat his home this winter rather than on heating oil alone. "Fuel that costs more than $6 a gallon is a huge expense," he said.
路透社对15名选民、候选人和战略家的采访显示，高昂的取暖油价格在缅因州、新罕布什尔州和阿拉斯加等依赖该燃料的北方州是一个强有力的问题，这些州在11月3日举行竞争激烈的参议员竞选，这可能会决定特朗普所在的共和党人能否维持对国会的控制。
High heating oil prices are a potent issue in northern states that depend on the fuel like Maine, New Hampshire and Alaska, which have competitive Senate races on November 3 that could determine whether Trump's fellow Republicans maintain control of Congress, according to Reuters interviews with 15 voters, candidates and strategists.
民主党候选人一直试图将不断上涨的成本归咎于特朗普与伊朗的战争，这场战争扰乱了全球柴油供应。供应短缺将类似于取暖油的柴油价格推至每加仑6.50美元以上的历史新高，从而使食品和消费品变得更加昂贵。
Democratic candidates have sought to tie the higher costs to Trump's war with Iran, which has disrupted global diesel supplies. The shortage drove prices for diesel, which is similar to heating oil, to a record high above $6.50 a gallon, making groceries and consumer staples more expensive.
路透社本周率先报道称，美国能源部从东北部储备中释放了取暖油。
Reuters was first to report this week that the US Energy Department released heating oil from reserves in the Northeast.
当被问及有关特朗普的政策导致取暖油价格飙升并可能使共和党人处于不利地位的批评时，白宫提到了该燃料的释放，一位分析人士称此举不太可能影响价格。
When asked about criticism that Trump's policies have led to soaring heating oil costs that could make Republicans vulnerable, the White House pointed to that fuel release, a move an analyst said was unlikely to affect prices.
根据美国能源信息署（Energy Information Administration）的数据，全国取暖油价格已攀升至每加仑6美元以上，高于一年前的约3.50美元。
Heating oil prices have climbed above $6 per gallon nationally, up from about $3.50 a year ago, according to the Energy Information Administration.
缅因州共和党战略家兰斯·达特森（Lance Dutson）表示，这些成本对共和党人来说是一个不利因素。“执政党要为诸如此类的事情负责，这显然是特朗普的错，因为这场对伊战争。”根据路透社/益普索（Reuters/Ipsos）10月份的一项民意调查，近80%的美国人将更高的成本（包括能源成本）归咎于特朗普的政策。
The costs are a headwind for Republicans, said Lance Dutson, a Republican strategist in Maine. "The party in power is held responsible for things like that, and it’s so clearly Trump’s fault because of this Iran war." Nearly 80% of Americans blame Trump policies for higher costs including energy, according to an October Reuters/Ipsos poll.
在新罕布什尔州，有43%的居民使用取暖油，帕帕斯在挑战共和党人约翰·苏努鲁（John Sununu）时表示，能源是选民最关心的问题。
In New Hampshire, where 43% of residents use heating oil, Pappas said energy dominates voters' concerns as he challenges Republican John Sununu.
“能源成本和取暖油价格是我在竞选活动中谈论的所有对话的起点和终点，”帕帕斯说。苏努鲁的竞选团队没有回应多次置评请求。
"Energy costs and heating oil prices are the beginning and end of every conversation I'm having on the campaign trail," Pappas said. Sununu’s campaign did not respond to several requests for comment.
在阿拉斯加州，大约30%的居民依赖取暖油，这个问题已浮出水面，出现在共和党现任参议员丹·沙利文（Dan Sullivan）与民主党人玛丽·佩尔托拉（Mary Peltola）之间的参议员竞选中，后者一直以降低能源成本作为竞选诉求。
In Alaska, where roughly 30% of residents rely on heating oil, the issue has surfaced in the Senate race between Republican incumbent Dan Sullivan and Democrat Mary Peltola, who has campaigned on lowering energy costs.
在偏远的阿拉斯加社区，燃料通常需要长途运输。柴油还用于发电和提供交通动力，从而推高了商品和服务的成本。
In remote Alaska communities, fuel is often shipped long distances. Diesel also generates electricity and powers transportation, pushing up the cost of goods and services.
在育空河（Yukon River）社区圣玛丽（St. Mary's），市长斯文·保坎（Sven Paukan）表示，取暖燃料已升至每加仑约10美元，比去年高出约2美元。“如今给房屋供暖相当困难，”保坎说。
In the Yukon River community of St. Mary's, Mayor Sven Paukan said heating fuel has risen to about $10 per gallon, roughly $2 more than last year. "It's pretty difficult to heat homes nowadays," Paukan said.
沙利文表示，他支持“暂停美国柴油出口”，这是特朗普一直在考虑的一项政策。佩尔托拉的一位发言人表示，对伊战争推高了阿拉斯加州的取暖燃料、汽油和杂货成本。
Sullivan said he supports a "temporary pause of American diesel exports," a policy Trump has considered. A Peltola spokesperson said the Iran war had helped drive up heating fuel, gasoline and grocery costs in Alaska.
沙利文曾表示，他支持这场战争，但战争应该很快结束，本周他鼓励阿拉斯加渔民申请特朗普政府一项价值80亿美元的新计划，以抵消农民的柴油成本。
Sullivan has said he supports the war but that it should end soon, and this week he encouraged Alaska fishermen to apply for a new $8 billion Trump administration program to offset diesel costs for farmers.
阿拉斯加州共和党前通讯主任苏珊娜·唐宁（Suzanne Downing）表示，取暖油是共和党人关切的问题。“费尔班克斯（Fairbanks）的很多人……在冬天支付的燃料费比他们的抵押贷款还要多，”她说。“人们把这归咎于对伊战争。” 在缅因州，54%的家庭使用取暖油，不断上涨的燃料成本已成为共和党现任参议员苏珊·柯林斯（Susan Collins）与民主党人特洛伊·杰克逊（Troy Jackson）之间参议员竞选的特点。
Suzanne Downing, former communications director for the Alaska Republican Party, said heating oil is a concern for Republicans. "Many people in Fairbanks ... pay more in the wintertime for their fuel bill than they do for their mortgage," she said. "The Iran war is being blamed for this." In Maine, where 54% of homes use heating oil, rising fuel costs have featured in the Senate race between Republican incumbent Susan Collins and Democrat Troy Jackson.
对于使用柴油驱动马达并用石油取暖的渔民和农民来说，成本甚至更高。“对他们来说，这真的是双重打击，”缅因州大学政治学系主任马克·布鲁尔（Mark Brewer）说。
The costs are even higher for fishermen and farmers who use diesel to power their motors and warm homes with oil. "For them, it really is a double whammy," said Mark Brewer, chair of the political science department at the University of Maine.
“可能收入最低的人群正是面临最高能源成本的人，”公共住房机构缅因州住房局（MaineHousing）发言人斯科特·蒂斯尔（Scott Thistle）说，并补充说老旧住房存量和移动房屋的取暖成本更高。
"Folks who probably have the lowest incomes are the ones who are facing the highest energy costs," said Scott Thistle, spokesperson for MaineHousing, the public housing authority, adding older housing stock and mobile homes are costlier to heat.
来自克莱德港（Port Clyde）的第五代龙虾捕捞者格里·库什曼（Gerry Cushman）表示，渔民们已经面临着渔获价格波动的局面。
Gerry Cushman, a fifth-generation lobsterman from Port Clyde, said fishermen were already facing fluctuating prices for their catches.
但库什曼表示，他计划支持共和党人柯林斯，他认为她的资历和影响力超过了选民的挫败感。
But Cushman said he plans to support Collins, the Republican, arguing that her seniority and influence outweigh voters' frustrations.
“如果你是一名资深参议员，并且是（参议院拨款委员会）的负责人，你能做成的事情就会比一个新当选的参议员更多，”他说。
"If you're a senior senator and you're head of (Senate Committee on Appropriations), you can get more done than a freshman senator,” he said.
柯林斯表示，在最初支持这场战争后，她曾多次投票结束战争。她还敦促美国政府加快向缅因州释放来自40亿美元联邦低收入家庭能源援助计划（Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program）的3800万美元，并敦促特朗普动用取暖油储备。
Collins said after initially supporting the war she has voted several times to bring it to an end. She also pushed the US government to speed the release of $38 million for Maine from the $4 billion federal Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program and urged Trump to tap the heating oil reserve.
对于来自南托马斯顿（South Thomaston）的缅因州龙虾捕捞者戴夫·库森斯（Dave Cousens）来说，这还远远不够，他计划投票给杰克逊。库森斯将高昂的能源成本归咎于特朗普的对伊战争，并表示他将被迫放弃去佛罗里达州度假。“他选错了对手挑起争端，而我们都在为此买单。”
That's not enough for Maine lobsterman Dave Cousens of South Thomaston, who plans to vote for Jackson. Cousens blamed high energy costs on Trump's Iran war and said he will be forced to forgo a Florida vacation. "He picked a fight with the wrong country, and we're all paying for it."