得克萨斯州韦瑟福德 —— 副总统万斯周四为共和党参议员候选人、得克萨斯州总检察长肯·帕克森进行了激烈的最后冲刺拉票，告诉支持者，孤星州在选举日不会放弃“任何东西”。
WEATHERFORD, Texas — Vice President delivered a fiery closing pitch for Republican Senate candidate and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Thursday, telling supporters the Lone Star State would not surrender “a damn thing” on Election Day.
“我需要你们在11月3日发出一个信息：美国属于那些热爱它的人，而不是那些仇恨它的人，”万斯在北得克萨斯州一大群支持者面前高声说道。“我需要你们告诉詹姆斯·塔拉里科，这种对跨性别儿童的怪癖般痴迷对得克萨斯州没有好处，我需要你们向每一位极左翼活动家、向每一个指望得克萨斯州投降的人发出信息：五天后，得克萨斯州不会放弃任何东西。”他继续说道，提到这位正在挑战帕克森参议员席位的民主党州议员。
“I need you to send a message on November the 3rd that America belongs to those who love it, not those who hate,” Vance exclaimed to a large crowd of supporters in North Texas. “I need you to tell James Talarico that this weird obsession with trans kids is not good for the state of Texas, and I need you to send the message to every far-left activist, to everybody who expects Texas to surrender, that in five days Texas is not surrendering a damn thing,” he continued of the Democratic state lawmaker challenging Paxton for the Senate seat.
副总统在距沃斯堡以西约30英里的一个建筑设施受到数百名支持者的热烈欢迎，当他登台时，支持者们高呼“JD”。主会场外还有一大群溢出的支持者在大屏幕上观看。
The vice president received a warm welcome from hundreds of supporters at a construction facility roughly 30 miles west of Fort Worth, with supporters changing “JD” as he took to the stage. There was a sizable overflow crowd of supporters watching on a jumbotron outside of the main event space.
万斯在文化议题上多次抨击塔拉里科，包括男子气概和跨性别运动员参加女子体育比赛等问题。
Vance took a number of jabs at Talarico on cultural issues, including masculinity and trans athletes in women’s sports.
副总统还试图在汽油价格问题上攻击塔拉里科，这是共和党在信息传递上一直苦苦挣扎的一个领域，因为美国在伊朗的战争推高了能源成本。
The vice president also sought to attack Talarico over gas prices, an area where Republicans have struggled with their messaging amid the U.S. war in Iran, which has driven up energy costs.
“民主党人詹姆斯·塔拉里科说得克萨斯州的能源工作是不道德的——这正是他说过的话——然后又以汽油价格为话题进行竞选，这需要某种厚颜无耻，”万斯说。“就在这里，在得克萨斯州，我们可以生产更多自己的能源，钻探更多自己的能源，”他补充道。
“It takes a certain kind of audacity for Democrats like James Talarico to say that Texas energy jobs are immoral, which is what he has said, and then to run talking about the price of gas,” Vance said. “Right here in Texas, we can make more of our own energy, drill more of our own energy," he added.
万斯还宣布，农业部将在得克萨斯州开设一家新的牛肉加工厂，并将功劳归于帕克森和农业部长布鲁克·罗林斯。
Vance also announced that the Department of Agriculture is opening a new beef processing facility in Texas, crediting Paxton and Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins.
“因为肯的倡导，以及重要的是，布鲁克·罗林斯的奔走，农业部正投入数百万美元，在得克萨斯州就在这里开设一家新的牛肉加工设施，”他对支持者说。副总统本月早些时候曾在得克萨斯州泰勒市造势。万斯和特朗普总统多次前往该州为帕克斯顿助选，后者在最近几项民调中均落后于塔拉里科。CNN周四发布的一项民调显示，在得克萨斯州登记选民中，帕克斯顿以43%对49%落后于塔拉里科。
“Because thanks to Ken's advocacy and thanks, importantly, to Brooke Rollins's hustle, the Department of Agriculture is devoting millions to the opening of a new beef processing facility right here in Texas,” he told supporters. The vice president previously campaigned in Tyler, Texas, earlier this month. Vance and President Trump have made a number of trips to the state to boost Paxton, who has trailed Talarico in several recent polls. A CNN poll released on Thursday showed Paxton trailing Talarico 49 percent to 43 percent among registered Texas voters.