在全国选情最吃紧的选区中，共和党议员们正吹嘘着为情绪不佳的选民“带回实惠”。
Republican lawmakers in the country’s tightest races are bragging about “bringing home the bacon” to a sour electorate.
由于选民对共和党执政感到不满，在竞争最激烈的众议院和参议院选区中，共和党候选人们正在祭出一项经受过时间考验、但在其党内已不再流行的信息：为家乡带回联邦资金。
With voters sour on Republican governance, GOP candidates in the most competitive House and Senate races are reaching for a time-tested message that has grown out of fashion in their party: bringing home the federal bacon.
《政治报》对十几个共和党现任议员竞争最激烈的国会选区进行的分析显示，大多数人在选民走向投票箱前的最后几天里，都在突显专项拨款成功的案例。
A POLITICO analysis of the dozen closest congressional races for Republican incumbents revealed that most are highlighting earmark success stories in the final days before voters head to the polls.
为家乡的心仪项目争取联邦资金的能力——这是许多共和党人多年来一直试图削减的事情——为这些候选人提供了一个积极的谈资，因为总统唐纳德·特朗普不断下滑的支持率，以及选民对伊朗战争、高油价和关税等问题普遍的不满情绪，正对其他竞选信息造成压力。
The ability to secure federal funding for pet projects back home — something many in the GOP have spent years trying to curtail — has given those candidates a positive talking point as President Donald Trump’s flagging approval ratings and widespread voter dissatisfaction over issues like the Iran war, high gas prices and tariffs weigh on other messages.
共和党民调专家惠特·艾尔斯在一次采访中表示：“当总统的工作支持率在百分之三十几时，共和党候选人能够与总统拉开一些距离是有帮助的。要在不惹怒总统的情况下做到这一点很有挑战性。但专注于带回实惠可能是无需对抗总统就能做到这一点的绝佳方法之一。”
“When the president’s job approval is in the 30s, it is helpful for Republican candidates to be able to create some distance from the president. It’s challenging to do that without encouraging the president’s wrath,” Republican pollster Whit Ayres said in an interview. “But focusing on bringing home the bacon might be one very good way to do it without antagonizing the president.”