共和党人阿什利·欣森希望爱荷华州选民知道，她会与唐纳德·特朗普总统“打一仗”。民主党人乔什·图雷克希望他们知道，他会与特朗普合作。
Republican Ashley Hinson wants Iowans to know she’ll pick a fight with President Donald Trump. Democrat Josh Turek wants them to know he’ll work with him.
在周日播出的ABC《本周》节目中，爱荷华州这场势均力敌的参议院竞选中的两位对手分别接受采访，各自试图确立自己的独立性，将自己塑造为愿意将本州利益置于各自政党忠诚之上的人选。
The rivals in Iowa’s closely contested Senate race each sought to establish their independence in separate interviews aired Sunday on ABC’s “This Week,” pitching themselves as willing to put their state ahead of their respective party loyalty.
当被问及她竞选承诺要成为特朗普在参议院“最强盟友”的誓言时，欣森附加了一个条件：“如果是为了爱荷华州。”
Asked about her campaign pledge to be Trump’s “strongest ally” in the Senate, Hinson added a condition: “If it’s for Iowa.”
“我会在对方支持对我州重要的议题时，成为某人的盟友，”这位共和党议员说。“如果他们错了，我会跟他们打一仗，不管是谁。” 这些相互矛盾的言论出现在一个特朗普在2024年总统大选中以13个百分点优势获胜的州，但民主党现在看到机会，有望赢得自2008年以来的首个参议院选举胜利。随着高昂的燃油成本和对其关税政策的不满使共和党维持该席位的努力变得复杂，总统上周在爱荷华州进行了竞选活动。
“I will be someone’s ally when they’re with me on the issues that are important to Iowa,” the Republican lawmaker said. “And if they’re wrong, I’m going to pick a fight with them, no matter who that is.”The conflicting comments come in a state Trump won by 13 points in the 2024 presidential election, but where Democrats now see an opportunity to win their first Senate election since 2008. The president campaigned in Iowa this past week as high fuel costs and frustration with his tariffs complicate Republicans’ efforts to maintain the seat.
上个月，接近欣森的共和党人士告诉《政治报》，她需要与特朗普拉开一些距离，警告称他的关税议程和伊朗战争正在损害她的胜算。
Republicans close to Hinson told POLITICO last month that she needed to put some distance between herself and Trump, warning that his tariff agenda and the Iran war were undermining her chances.
周日，欣森拒绝了特朗普对经济的积极评价。“好吧，现在肯定感觉不像那样，”她说，随后批评了政府与莫斯科的交往。
On Sunday, Hinson rejected Trump’s positive assessment of the economy. “Well, sure doesn’t feel like it right now,” she said, later criticizing the administration’s dealings with Moscow.
“我不认为我们应该与俄罗斯达成任何协议，”她说，并指出她曾投票支持制裁。她的竞选团队周五告诉《政治报》，她反对对俄罗斯减免制裁，同时支持特朗普利用《国防生产法》增强国内能源生产。
“I don’t think we should be making any deals with Russia,” she said, pointing to her vote for sanctions. Her campaign told POLITICO on Friday that she opposed sanctions relief for Russia while supporting Trump’s use of the Defense Production Act to bolster domestic energy production.
但她的批评有限度。虽然呼吁伊朗战争迅速结束，欣森拒绝反对中期选举后可能发动的新一轮攻势，表示她信任特朗普和军方来决定需要采取什么行动。
But there were limits to her criticism. While calling for the Iran war to end quickly, Hinson declined to oppose a potential new offensive after the midterms, saying she trusted Trump and the military to determine what needed to be done.
图雷克同时自称“自豪的温和派”，并回避了关于民主党是否左倾过度的问题。
Turek, meanwhile, called himself a “proud moderate” and sidestepped a question about whether Democrats had moved too far left.
“我不怎么考虑整个政党的情况。我考虑的是我自己，考虑的是爱荷华州，”这位民主党籍州众议员说。
“I don’t think a lot about the party as a whole. I think about myself, and I think about Iowa,” the Democratic state representative said.
这种主张是在一场初选胜利之后提出的，那场胜利得到了全国民主党的支持，包括参议院少数党领袖舒默的领导层政治行动委员会——该委员会向图雷克的竞选活动捐赠了最高额度，尽管舒默并未正式背书。VoteVets为图雷克投放广告的支出超过1000万美元。他还获得了前总统奥巴马的正式背书，奥巴马出现在一则广告中，与图雷克一起打篮球。
That pitch follows a primary victory aided by national Democratic support, including from Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer’s leadership PAC — which contributed the maximum to Turek’s campaign, though Schumer did not formally endorse. VoteVets spent more than $10 million advertising on Turek’s behalf. He’s also secured the formal endorsement of former President Barack Obama, who appeared in an ad alongside Turek as the two played basketball.
当被问及特朗普做对了什么时，图雷克说，特朗普“在边境问题上肯定比拜登做得更好”。他还提到，双方都同意将私募股权排除在住房领域之外，并取消对小费、加班费和社会保障金的征税，同时主张特朗普的经济政策导致了财富和权力的集中。
Asked what Trump had done right, Turek said Trump had done “a better job on the border than Biden, for sure.”He also cited agreement on keeping private equity out of housing and eliminating taxes on tips, overtime and Social Security, while arguing that Trump’s economic policies had concentrated wealth and power.
当被问及背书是否重要时，图雷克给出了直率的评价：“可能不重要。”
Also asked whether endorsements mattered, Turek offered a blunt assessment: “Probably not.”