以政治言论自由之名，究竟什么是不该碰的？在竞选活动中，无论多么虚假或带有种族主义色彩，你真的可以想说什么就说什么吗？
What in the name of political free speech is off-limits? Can you say whatever you want on the campaign trail, no matter how false or racist?
如果你是美国总统，显然可以。当唐纳德·特朗普把密歇根州参议员候选人阿卜杜勒·埃尔-赛义德称为“圣战分子”时，这几乎算不上新闻。让选民每天接受诽谤和垃圾信息的灌输，这管用吗？它会对我们的社会造成持久伤害吗？
If you’re the president of the United States, apparently yes. When Donald Trump calls Michigan senate candidate Abdul el-Sayed a jihadist, it barely makes news. Does exposing voters to a daily diet of slander and slop work? Does it do lasting damage to our societies?
我们将讨论埃尔-赛义德力争成为美国历史上首位当选参议员的穆斯林，他的共和党对手、前国会议员迈克·罗杰斯，以及在这个既是美国汽车工业诞生地、至今仍是其家园的摇摆州，选民更关心的是信仰和身份，还是关税和通胀。
We’ll ask about El-Sayed vying to become the first-ever Muslim elected to the US senator, his Republican opponent, former Congressman Mike Rogers and whether in a swing state that’s birthplace and still home of the US auto industry whether voters care more about faith and identity or tarifs and inflation.
说到经济，埃尔-赛义德是以民主社会主义者的身份竞选的。当他赢得初选时，评论人士预测民主党内部将出现一股进步派浪潮，但在竞选最后阶段，他也请出了巴拉克·奥巴马和温和派阵营。这不仅仅关乎哪个政党赢得中期选举，还关乎这些政党会偏离政治中心多远。
Speaking of the economy, El-Sayed campaigned as a Democratic Socialist. When he won his primary, pundits predicted a progressive wave within the Democratic Party, but in the closing days of the campaign, he's also had Barack Obama and the moderate wing on display. It’s not just which party wins the Midterms. It’s how far those parties move away from the political center.