新罕布什尔州曼彻斯特讯——前白宫新闻秘书卡罗琳·利维特表示，尽管共和党正为捍卫其在众议院和参议院微弱的多数席位而战，但唐纳德·特朗普总统决心打破充满挑战的中期选举政治格局。
MANCHESTER, N.H. - Former White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt says President Donald Trump is determined to defy a challenging midterm political landscape as Republicans fight to defend their narrow majorities in the House and Senate.
“总统态度坚决，而且一向乐观，”利维特本周在其家乡新罕布什尔州接受福克斯新闻数字频道采访时表示。共和党正在与政治历史规律抗争，因为执政党在中期选举年历来都会失去席位。共和党还面临着充满挑战的竞选环境，这由美国人在杂货店感受到的持续通胀、与民调显示不得人心的伊朗战争挂钩的高油价，以及特朗普日益负面的支持率所助长。
"The president is defiant, and he always is optimistic," Leavitt said this week in a Fox News Digital interview in her home state of New Hampshire. The GOP is fighting political history, as the party in power in Washington has traditionally lost seats during midterm election years. Republicans also face a challenging campaign climate fueled by persistent inflation Americans see at the grocery store, high gas prices tied to what polls show is an unpopular war with Iran and Trump's increasingly negative approval ratings.
利维特说，特朗普“完全明白，如果你坦率地翻阅历史书，历史此刻并不站在共和党一边，但这并没有阻止他出去在全国到处奔波竞选。他这周到处跑，从北卡罗来纳州到南卡罗来纳州，这个周末又将去密歇根州。”
Leavitt said Trump "totally understands that history is not on the Republican side right now if you just frankly look at the history books, but that's not stopping him from going out and barnstorming the country. He's been everywhere this week from North Carolina to South Carolina.
共和党在中期选举中还面临低投票倾向问题——当特朗普不在选票上时，MAGA（让美国再次伟大）支持者并不总是去投票。
Be in Michigan again this weekend." Republicans are also facing a low propensity problem in the midterms - MAGA supporters who don't always vote when Trump isn't on the ballot.
利维特指出：“总统正在外面奔走，提醒选民这场选举的利害关系，以及为什么在中期选举中出来投票如此重要。他正坦诚地告诉选民：‘我知道你们在中期选举周期不出来投票，但这一次我们需要你们。’”随着选举日临近，民主党显得士气高涨。“共和党吓坏了！”民主党全国委员会主席肯·马丁最近在社交媒体帖子中表示。“他们越来越多地在最红的红色地区投入越来越多的资金，试图守住阵地。”
"The president is getting out there and reminding voters what's at stake in this election and why it's so important to get out and vote in the midterms," Leavitt noted. "He's being frank and honest with his voters that 'I know you don't turn out in midterm cycles, but we need you to this time." Democrats appear energized as Election Day nears. "The Republicans are running scared!" Democratic National Committee Chair Ken Martin said recently in a social media post. "They are increasingly spending more and more money in the reddest of red areas in an attempt to hold on.
“我们把他们打得落荒而逃——只踩油门，不踩刹车。”但莱维特借鉴了共和党中期选举的策略手册，辩称“这场选举是一场对比，是在相信减税、确保边境安全、将美国公民置于非法外国人之上、讲常识的共和党保守派候选人，与激进极端、疯狂的自由派候选人——我们国家历史上参选过的最激进的一些民主党人——之间展开的对比”。莱维特补充说，在对民主党派别保持优势的同时，“我们在全国拥有巨大的资金优势。我们正在确保选民重新理解这场选举的利害关系，以及我们为什么必须赢得胜利。”
We have them on the run - all gas, no brakes." But Leavitt, taking a page from the GOP midterm playbook, argued that "this election is a contrast between, between commonsense Republican conservative candidates who believe in cutting taxes, securing the border, putting American citizens over illegal aliens, and radical extreme liberal crazy candidates, some of the most radical Democrats we've ever seen run in the history of our country." uperiority over Democratic Party groups, Leavitt added, "We have a huge cash advantage across the country. We are making sure voters understand again what's at stake in this election and why it's so important that we win."
