加密货币行业的主要超级政治行动委员会（超级筹委会）网络再次斥巨资在俄亥俄州对抗谢罗德·布朗，尽管外界对这笔投资能否奏效存疑。
The cryptocurrency industry’s leading network of super PACs is yet again spending huge sums against Sherrod Brown in Ohio, despite doubts that the investment will pay off.
该网络名为“Fairshake”，2024年斥资4000万美元试图让时任参议院银行委员会主席的布朗落选；布朗败选后，马萨诸塞州的加密货币主要反对者伊丽莎白·沃伦接替他成为该委员会的民主党首席成员。
The network known as Fairshake spent $40 million in 2024 to unseat Brown, then the Senate Banking Committee chair; after Brown lost, crypto antagonist-in-chief Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts replaced him as the panel’s top Democrat.
如今，Fairshake又投入5500万美元阻止布朗重返国会山，尽管参议院规则规定，即便他获胜也无法夺回银行委员会的资深席位。
Now, Fairshake is spending $55 million to keep Brown off the Hill, even though Senate rules bar him from reclaiming his Banking seniority if he wins.
随着布朗在民调中领先，质疑声日增，认为Fairshake此番在俄亥俄州的最新布局恐难助共和党守住参议院多数席位——尽管特朗普总统今日将前往该州助选。
As Brown pulls ahead in polls, skepticism is mounting that Fairshake’s latest Ohio play will help keep the Senate red — though President Donald Trump will travel there today to help the cause.
“Fairshake 2024年花的那4000万美元毫无作用……他们现在又在这么干，”一位金融服务游说人士表示。
“That $40 million that Fairshake spent [in 2024] moved the needle zero … and they’re doing it again,” one financial services lobbyist said.
Fairshake一些最直言不讳的批评者质疑，其资助者是否掌握了清晰的战场局势。俄亥俄州参议院竞选是本周期支出第二高的选战，本周总支出突破5亿美元。
Some of Fairshake’s most vocal critics questioned whether its backers are getting a clear picture of the battleground landscape. The Ohio Senate race is the second-most expensive this cycle, with spending topping $500 million this week.
“支持Fairshake的很多科技界人士真不相信民主党能夺回参议院控制权，”一位站在民主党一边的加密货币高管对Semafor表示，“他们听不到不同意见了。”这位高管指出，Fairshake决定不介入缅因州参议院竞选，便是其支出优先顺序与立法目标脱节的例证。缅因州共和党参议员苏珊·柯林斯反对最新加密货币法案，却未面临Fairshake的任何关键支出打击。
“A lot of the tech people backing Fairshake really don’t believe” that Democrats can take back the Senate, a crypto executive aligned with the party told Semafor. “They’re not hearing the alternative views anymore.”This executive pointed to Fairshake’s decision to stay out of the Maine Senate race as an example of its spending priorities being disconnected from its legislative goals. Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, opposed the latest crypto bill but isn’t facing any critical spending from Fairshake.
“这里没有人在下四维棋，”一名接近“公平摇摆”（Fairshake）的人士回应称。“‘公平摇摆’向所有人——两党支持者和反对者——展示了他们在顺境和逆境中都会支持拥护者。”但如果布朗竞选重返参议员的努力失利，这将进一步孤立民主党人；他们已经警告称，“公平摇摆”对俄亥俄州的介入使得未来在加密货币立法上取得进展更加难以想象。
“There’s no 4D chess being played here,” a person close to Fairshake responded. “Fairshake’s showing everyone — supporters and opponents in both parties — that they show up for champions in good times and bad.”But if Brown loses his bid to return to the Senate, it would further isolate the Democrats who are already warning that Fairshake’s play for Ohio makes future progress on crypto legislation harder to picture.
而如果他获胜，民主党党团可能会决定破例恢复他的资历。他到目前为止对是否还想重返银行委员会保持沉默，该委员会在政治上可能证明不如其他小组有利。另一个选择是：参议院农业委员会，这可能会给布朗一个通过农业法案的机会，然后他将在两年后再次面临选民。布朗的一位发言人没有回复置评请求。
And if he wins, the Democratic caucus could decide to make an exception by restoring his seniority. He’s so far stayed mum on whether he even wants to return to the Banking Committee, which may prove less politically advantageous than other panels. Another option: The Senate Agriculture Committee, which could give Brown the opportunity to pass a farm bill before he faces voters again in two years. A spokesperson for Brown did not return a request for comment.