民主党人在得克萨斯州和阿拉斯加州的胜选将考验该党在能源问题上的包容度。
Democratic wins in Texas and Alaska would test the size of the party’s tent on energy issues.
下周的中期选举可能会迎来一种罕见政治人物的复苏：代表化石燃料和共和党资源丰富州的民主党参议员。
Next week’s midterm elections could usher in the revival of a rare type of politician: Democratic senators representing states rich in fossil fuels and Republicans.
温和派民主党人认为，像得克萨斯州的詹姆斯·塔拉里科和阿拉斯加州的玛丽·佩尔托拉这样的参议院候选人如果潜在获胜，将是在预计竞争激烈的2028年选举周期到来之际，扩大该党在能源问题上包容度的一种方式。无论哪位候选人在几十年来一直由共和党领导的州赢得公职，都将是一场重大的选举冷门，并可能对环保组织近几十年来在该党拥有的影响力提出挑战。
Moderate Democrats view potential wins from Senate candidates like James Talarico of Texas and Mary Peltola of Alaska as a way to broaden the party’s tent on energy issues heading into what’s expected to be a competitive 2028 election cycle. Either candidate winning office in what have for decades been Republican-led states would be a major electoral upset — and potentially challenge the sway environmental groups have had with the party in recent decades.
她的竞选发言人哈里·奇尔德在一份声明中表示，佩尔托拉“将挺身而出对抗任何人，以增加阿拉斯加的能源产量”。在她众议院任职期间，尽管遭到其他民主党人的反对，她仍敦促拜登政府批准耗资80亿美元的威洛项目——这是阿拉斯加的一个大规模石油钻探提议。
Peltola “will stand up to anyone to increase Alaskan energy production,” her campaign spokesperson, Harry Child, said in a statement. During her tenure in the House, she pushed for the Biden administration to approve the $8 billion Willow project, a large-scale oil drilling proposal in Alaska, despite pushback to the development from other Democrats.
如果当选，塔拉里科也承诺捍卫得克萨斯州的石油和天然气产业，包括可能来自其本党的反对。但这一承诺可能会受到民主党努力的考验，民主党正试图在下一届国会召集石油和天然气高管就不断上涨的燃料价格在国会山向议员作证。
If elected, Talarico has similarly pledged to defend Texas’ oil and gas industry, including potentially from his own party. But that pledge could be tested by Democratic efforts to bring oil and gas executives to testify before lawmakers on Capitol Hill next Congress regarding rising fuel prices.