奥巴马是最后一位在佛罗里达州获胜的民主党总统候选人，自特朗普崛起以来，该州变得更加倾向共和党。
Obama was the last Democratic presidential candidate to win Florida, which has become more Republican since Trump’s ascendance.
金伯利·伦纳德 报道 佛罗里达州克利尔沃特 —— 前总统巴拉克·奥巴马周六发布了一段一分钟的视频，呼吁选民支持进步派州众议员安吉·尼克松，让她成为佛罗里达州的下一任联邦参议员。
By Kimberly Leonard CLEARWATER, Florida — Former President Barack Obama released a one-minute video on Saturday calling on voters to support progressive state Rep. Angie Nixon to be the next senator from Florida.
“真正的变革始于普通民众为正义挺身而出，”奥巴马说。“安吉的职业生涯一直在为你们挺身而出。”视频中，这位前总统指出了尼克松作为工会和社区组织者所做的工作——将其与他在芝加哥开启政治生涯的方式作了比较。他提到，她曾是推动佛罗里达州公投将最低工资提高到每小时15美元的组织者之一，还经营着一家名为“抵抗咖啡馆”的书店兼咖啡馆，里面摆放着一些佛罗里达州学校曾试图从图书馆下架的书籍。
“Real change starts when regular folks stand up for what's right,” Obama said. “And Angie has spent her career standing up for you.”In the video, the former president pointed to the work Nixon had done as a union and community organizer — drawing a comparison to how he also got his start in politics in Chicago. He called attention to how she had been one of the organizers who helped push for a referendum in Florida to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour, as well as her bookstore and cafe, Cafe Resistance, which contains books that some schools in Florida have sought to remove from their libraries.
奥巴马还提到了尼克松对抗佛罗里达州共和党重绘该州国会选区地图的斗争。当时，尼克松带着一个亮粉色的大喇叭走进众议院会议厅，并在罗恩·德桑蒂斯州长的办公室静坐了五小时，要求与他对话，结果被控非法侵入。该事项最终以罚款和社区服务了结，众议院一个小组还就她在会议厅的抗议行为投票决定训诫她。
Obama also raised Nixon’s fight against Florida Republicans when they redrew the state’s congressional maps. At the time, Nixon brought a hot pink bullhorn to the House floor and sat in Gov. Ron DeSantis’ office for five hours demanding to speak with him, resulting in a trespassing charge. The matter was settled with a fine and community service, and a House panel voted to reprimand her over the floor protest.“Different issues, different moments, one leader — willing to stand up again and again for what's right,” Obama said.
“不同的议题，不同的时刻，同一位领袖——一次又一次愿意为正义挺身而出，”奥巴马说。“这就是我相信安吉将成为一名杰出联邦参议员的原因。”尼克松表示，这份背书“对我意义重大”，并为她带来了声势。她的竞选团队称，视频发布前后，尼克松正准备在家乡杰克逊维尔提前投票，她从“抵抗咖啡馆”步行前往投票站，身后跟随约1000名支持者。
“That's why I believe Angie will be an outstanding U.S. senator.”Nixon said the endorsement “means so much to me” and provided her momentum. Around the same time the video was being released, Nixon was gearing up to vote early in her hometown of Jacksonville, walking from Cafe Resistance to the polls and followed by around 1,000 supporters, her campaign said.
奥巴马是最后一位在佛罗里达州获胜的民主党总统候选人，无论是2008年的选举还是连任时，当时阳光州被视为美国最大的摇摆州。此后情况已发生巨大变化。该州登记的共和党选民比民主党多出150万，特朗普总统在三次参选中均以不断扩大的幅度赢得了该州。
Obama was the last Democratic presidential candidate to win Florida, both in his 2008 election and his reelection, when the Sunshine State was considered the largest swing state in the U.S. Much has changed since. There are now 1.5 million more Republicans registered in the state than Democrats, and President Donald Trump won the state by increasing margins the three times he ran.
如果当选，尼克松将成为佛罗里达州首位黑人参议员。一些民调显示，参议院竞选的差距在个位数之间，原因是民众对高物价和伊朗战争的持续不满。然而，即便是部分民主党人仍对尼克松持怀疑态度。尼克松于六月加入美国民主社会主义者组织。她多次谈及自己与该组织纲领的分歧，并自一月启动竞选以来强调，她不喜欢政治标签。
If elected, Nixon would be the first Black senator from Florida. Some polls show the gap in the race for Senate in the single digits amid ongoing frustrations with high prices and the war in Iran. Yet even some Democrats remain skeptical about Nixon, who joined the Democratic Socialists of America in June. Nixon has repeatedly discussed where she disagrees with the group’s platform, and since launching her campaign in January has stressed that she doesn't like labels in politics.
特朗普于周五在佛罗里达州迈尔斯堡向约3500名支持共和党的人群发表演讲，其中包括尼克松的竞争对手、被任命接替因任国务卿而离职的马尔科·鲁比奥的参议员阿什莉·穆迪。特朗普在演讲中表示，他对尼克松在初选中击败已退役的中校亚历克斯·温德曼感到震惊，后者曾是2019年总统首次弹劾审判的吹哨人。
Trump was in Fort Myers, Florida, on Friday speaking to a crowd of about 3,500 people in support of Republicans, including Nixon rival Sen. Ashley Moody, who was appointed to the seat to replace Marco Rubio when he became secretary of State. In his speech, Trump said he was shocked that Nixon had won her primary against retired Lt. Col. Alex Vindman, who had been the whistleblower behind the president’s first impeachment trial in 2019.
奥巴马于周五晚上也 endors 了民主党州长候选人大卫·乔利，他曾是美国众议院议员，过去是共和党人。乔利正与特朗普支持的共和党众议员拜伦·唐纳斯竞争，若当选，唐纳斯将成为佛罗里达州首位黑人州长。
Obama on Friday evening also endorsed Democratic candidate for governor David Jolly, a former member of the U.S. House who used to be a Republican. Jolly is running against Trump-endorsed GOP Rep. Byron Donalds, who would be Florida's first Black governor if elected.
在首次提供给《MS NOW》的视频中，这位前总统称赞乔利“独立思考”，并说他“长期致力于打击腐败”。
In the video, first provided to MS NOW, the former president praised Jolly as being “independent-minded,” saying he “has a long record of taking up corruption.”
“我知道他足够坚强，能够对抗那些让你生活更艰难的强大特殊利益，”奥巴马说。“选举关乎谁会为你而战，在这次选举中，就是大卫·乔利。”
“I know he is tough enough to stand up against powerful special interests that make your life harder,” Obama said. “Elections are about who will fight for you, and in this election it’s David Jolly.”