哥伦比亚（南卡罗来纳州）——安妮·安德鲁斯说：“民主党在边境问题上失败了。”她说：“我不支持‘全民医保’。”当被问及希望哪位全国性民主党人为她助选时，她一个也没点名。
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Annie Andrews says, “Democrats have failed on the border.”She says, “I don’t support Medicare for All.”Asked which national Democrat she would want campaigning with her, she didn’t name one.
在选举日前几天，安德鲁斯与共和党参议员达琳·格雷厄姆支持率持平，而这个州近30年来未曾选出过民主党籍参议员。《纽约时报》/锡耶纳学院周三发布的民调显示，两位候选人支持率均为48%，3%的选民尚未决定。
Days before Election Day, Andrews is tied with Republican Sen. Darline Graham, in a state that hasn’t elected a Democrat to the Senate in almost 30 years. A New York Times/Siena poll released Wednesday puts both candidates at 48%, with 3% undecided.
安德鲁斯是一名儿科医生，从未担任过公职，她以中间派姿态参选，在某些问题上批评本党，在另一些问题上则赞扬特朗普政府。
Andrews, a pediatrician who has never held public office, is running as a centrist, criticizing her own party on some issues and praising the Trump administration on others.
在红得发紫的南卡罗来纳州，民主党人传递温和信息本不足为奇，但引人注目的是，她与全国性的民主党品牌拉开了多大的距离。
While moderate messaging is little surprise from a Democrat in ruby-red South Carolina, what stands out is how much distance she has put between herself and the national Democratic brand.
她关于边境和“全民医保”的表态出自本月的一场辩论，在辩论中她还反击了格雷厄姆称她为“社会主义者”，并试图给她贴上“伯尼·奥卡西奥·马姆达尼”的标签。在竞选途中，她表示支持免征小费税和社会保障税，这是共和党和解法案的一项关键条款，并喜欢提醒选民她“在一个共和党家庭长大”。但她也批评伊朗战争，称唐纳德·特朗普总统对她的攻击“不像总统所为”，并抨击他的关税政策“违宪”。对安德鲁斯而言，这种中间路线是不假思索的选择。
Her lines on the border and Medicare for All came at a debate this month where she also hit back at Graham for calling her a “socialist” and trying to brand her “Bernie Ocasio Mamdani.”On the campaign trail, she has expressed support for no taxes on tips or Social Security, a key provision from the GOP’s reconciliation bill, and likes reminding voters that she was “raised in a Republican household.”But she has also criticized the Iran war, called President Donald Trump’s attacks on her “not presidential” and slammed his tariffs as “unconstitutional.”For Andrews, the moderate modus operandi is a no-brainer.
“这是常识，因为我相信所有这些观点，”她在哥伦比亚接受“MS NOW”采访时谈及自己的策略说。“民主党在边境问题上失败了，而我实际上并不是社会主义者。”安德鲁斯将调整竞选信息比作为病人制定治疗方案。
“It’s common sense, because I believe all those things,” she told MS NOW of her strategy during an interview in Columbia. “Democrats have failed on the border, and I am not, in fact, a socialist.”Andrews compared tailoring her message to developing a treatment plan for a patient.
“如果你不听取意见，就无法做出诊断，也就无法制定解决问题的计划，”她说。“这就是我在全州各地所做的，也是人们做出回应的原因。”民调显示，这种做法正在引起共鸣。根据最新民调，安德鲁斯赢得了97%的民主党选民支持，同时也获得了59%的无党派选民和22%的共和党选民支持——在像南卡罗来纳州这样保守的州，能获得如此比例的共和党选民实属罕见。安德鲁斯正直接向这一联盟发出呼吁。
“You can’t make a diagnosis if you don’t listen, and then coming up with a plan to fix it,” she said. “That’s what I’ve been doing in every corner of the state and that’s what people are responding to.”The poll suggests the approach is resonating. Andrews wins 97% of Democrats, but she also draws 59% of independents and 22% of Republicans, according to the new poll — a remarkable share of GOP voters in a state as conservative as South Carolina. Andrews is pitching directly to that coalition.
“无论你投给了唐纳德·特朗普、林赛·格雷厄姆还是其他任何人，如果你更关心自己的账单，而不是华盛顿的政治斗争，那么这场竞选就是为你而设，”安德鲁斯在针对民调发表的声明中说。“这就是为什么无党派选民和共和党选民正在加入这场竞选，也是我们将会获胜的原因。”安德鲁斯的主张反映了基层的民意。
“Whether you voted for Donald Trump, Lindsey Graham, or anyone else, if you care more about your bills than the politics in Washington, this campaign is for you,” Andrews said in a statement reacting to the poll. “That’s why independents and Republicans are joining this campaign, and that’s why we’re going to win.”Andrews’ message reflects the mood on the ground.
来自哥伦比亚的29岁代课教师瑞安·马努埃尔史密斯是一名终身共和党人，他计划投票给安德鲁斯。这将是他第一次投票给民主党人。他告诉“MS NOW”，他对共和党感到“幻灭”，并被安德鲁斯的中间路线吸引。
Ryan Manuelsmith, a 29-year-old substitute teacher from Columbia, is a lifelong Republican who plans to vote for Andrews. It will be the first time he has voted for a Democrat. He told MS NOW he was “disillusioned” with the Republican Party and was drawn to Andrews’ middle-of-the-road approach.
“我看了安德鲁斯博士的政纲和立场，并不是所有我都赞同，但总体而言，我认为她是这个国家的最佳选择，”马努埃尔史密斯说。“我认为她也是这个州的最佳选择。”他承认南卡罗来纳州“是一个非常保守的州”，不太可能“迅速变得非常左倾和进步”。“所以我认为，总体而言，我认为温和派政治在这个国家整体上更为需要——但我认为，如果你想作为民主党人在伟大的南卡罗来纳州赢得全州范围的选举，你就必须站在更温和的那一端，”他说。
“I looked at Dr. Andrews’ platform and positions, and I don’t agree with all of them, but overall, I think she’s the best option for this country,” Manuelsmith said. “I think she’s the best option for the state.”He acknowledged that South Carolina is “a very conservative state” and is unlikely to change “to be very leftist and progressive very quickly.”“So I think, in general, I think moderate politics is more needed in this country as a whole — but I think if you’re going to be a Democrat and you want to win a statewide election in the great state of South Carolina, you got to be on the more moderate end,” he said.
不仅是不满的共和党人喜欢这种做法。来自哥伦比亚的71岁退休执法人员、资深民主党人黛博拉·马丁表示，她对安德鲁斯的“中间路线”策略“觉得没问题”。
It isn’t only disaffected Republicans who like the approach. Deborah Martin, a 71-year-old retired law enforcement officer from Columbia and a longtime Democrat, said she was “fine with” Andrews’ down-the-middle strategy.
“我认为这是个好办法，”马丁说。“我们需要能够争取双方地区的人，让大家支持她，我认为这是条好路子。”在棕榈州这场跌宕起伏的竞选进入最后冲刺阶段之际，安德鲁斯正全力推行其温和派主张。显示出利害攸关的一个迹象是，特朗普定于周四重返南卡罗来纳州，与格雷厄姆举行另一场集会。这将是他两周内的第二场集会，也是三个月内的第三场。
“I think that is a good way to go,” Martin said. “We need to be able to go both sides of the area and get people to get behind her, and I think that’s a good route to go.”Andrews is leaning into her centrist pitch in the final stretch of what has been a roller-coaster race in the Palmetto State. In a sign of the height of the stakes, Trump is scheduled to return to South Carolina on Thursday for another rally with Graham. It will be his second in two weeks and his third in three months.
此次访问距离参议员林赛·格雷厄姆去世已逾三个月——这一事件开启了达琳·格雷厄姆的政治生涯，并给安德鲁斯带来了一位新对手。
The visit comes a little over three months after the death of Sen. Lindsey Graham — an event that began Darline Graham’s political career and gave Andrews a new opponent in the race.
特朗普将在罗克希尔发表讲话，该地位于该州北部，是众议员拉尔夫·诺曼（共和党-南卡罗来纳州）在初选中获胜的地区。他的讲话几乎肯定会包含对安德鲁斯的攻击，后者已成为总统最爱攻击的目标之一。
Trump will speak in Rock Hill, in a northern part of the state that Rep. Ralph Norman, R-S.C., carried in the primary. His remarks will almost certainly include attacks on Andrews, who has become one of the president’s favorite targets.
在之前的集会和“真相社交”上，特朗普曾用一反跨性别者的侮辱性词汇指代安德鲁斯。她对该词首次被使用时的回应，与其党内部分人士形成了另一处分歧。
At previous rallies and on Truth Social, Trump has used an anti-transgender slur to refer to Andrews. Her response to his first use of the word was another break from some in her party.
“我要让你们听清楚：我不支持生理男性参加女子体育比赛，也不支持——也从未为未成年人实施过——变性手术，”她在一则广告中说。
“I want you to hear me loud and clear: I don’t support biological men playing women’s sports and I don’t support — and haven’t ever performed — gender surgery for minors,” she said in an ad.
与此同时，格雷厄姆一直在抨击安德鲁斯的温和做法。本周在接受“布莱恩·基尔米德节目”采访时，格雷厄姆指责安德鲁斯“欺骗”南卡罗来纳州人。
Graham, meanwhile, has been hacking away at Andrews’ moderate approach. During an interview on “The Brian Kilmeade Show” this week, Graham accused Andrews of “deceiving” South Carolinians.
“她现在突然投放这些广告，把自己包装成温和派——我是说，这完全是谎言，”格雷厄姆指着她在跨性别手术和枪支问题上的立场说道。“她在欺骗南卡罗来纳州的人民，正如我对几个人说过的，这才是比什么都更让我恼火的地方。”“她在向南卡罗来纳州的伟大人民撒谎，”她补充道。
“Now all of a sudden she’s running these ads like she’s some moderate — I mean, it’s a complete lie,” Graham said, pointing to her stance on transgender surgeries and guns. “She’s deceiving the people of South Carolina, and like I’ve told several people, that’s really what bothers me more than everything.”“She’s lying to the great people of South Carolina,” she added.
安德鲁斯在其他方面也与本党保持距离。本月在辩论后的“旋转室”采访区，MS NOW 问她，在冲刺阶段哪位全国性民主党人物与她搭档竞选最有效。她的回答直截了当。
Andrews has kept her party at arm’s length in other ways, too. In the postdebate spin room this month, MS NOW asked her which national Democrat would be most effective campaigning with her in the closing stretch. Her answer was blunt.
“我现在不寻求与任何全国性民主党人建立合作伙伴关系，因为这场竞选是关于把这个参议院席位还给南卡罗来纳州的人民，”她回答道。
“I’m not looking for any partnerships with national Democrats right now because this race is about returning this Senate seat to the people of South Carolina,” she responded.
她确实邀请了几位全国性人物助选，包括佐治亚州民主党参议员拉斐尔·沃诺克和罗得岛州民主党参议员谢尔登·怀特豪斯。但她始终将竞选主张瞄准各个阵营的选民。
She has brought in a few national figures, including Democratic Sens. Raphael Warnock of Georgia and Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island. But she has kept her pitch aimed at voters across the spectrum.
“正如我在舞台上所说，这是一场为已准备好变革的独立人士、感到被本党抛弃的共和党人、以及敢于抱有希望的民主党人而战的竞选，”她说。
“This is a campaign, as I said on the stage, that is for independents who are ready for change, for Republicans who feel left behind by their own party and for Democrats who are daring to feel hopeful,” she said.