共和党众议员唐·贝肯（内布拉斯加州）周日表示，他认为如果共和党在周二的选举中表现不佳，共和党将就“让美国再次伟大”（MAGA）运动的未来展开“辩论”。
Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.) on Sunday said he thinks the Republican Party will “debate” the future of the MAGA movement should the GOP fare poorly in Tuesday’s elections.
在CNN节目《联邦现状》中，主持人杰克·塔珀询问，不理想的中期选举表现是否可能预示着“MAGA运动终结的开始”，贝肯回应称：“我确实认为党内将会有一场辩论，而且我认为我们需要这场辩论。”
When asked by Jake Tapper on CNN’s "State of the Union" if an unsatisfactory midterm performance might signal the “beginning of the end for the MAGA movement,” Bacon responded, “I do think there will be a debate in the party, and I think we need it.”
这位内布拉斯加州议员接着说：“我支持罗纳德·里根长期坚持的原则”，并指出诸如“自由贸易、自由市场、经济自由、对抗俄罗斯和中国等霸凌者”等价值观。
“I support the long-held Ronald Reagan principles,” the Nebraska lawmaker continued, pointing to values like “free trade, free markets, economic freedom, standing up to bullies like Russia and China.”
他补充道：“我认为共和党，我认为美国都渴望这些原则。而且我相信[特朗普总统]在许多情况下，或许多具体问题上，已经背离了这些原则。我当然希望看到一场辩论，而且我知道我想参与其中。”
“I think the Republican Party, I think America yearns for those principles. And I believe [President Trump], in many of these cases, or many of the specifics here, has backed away from those principles. And I surely would like to see a debate, and I know I want to be a part of it,” he added.
贝肯一直批评总统关于伊朗战争的信息传递，并于9月初表示支持参议员汤姆·蒂利斯（共和党-北卡罗来纳州）推动罢免国防部长皮特·赫格塞斯的行动。在10月接受塔珀采访时，他称特朗普最近对俄乌战争的处理“令人蒙羞”。
Bacon has been critical of the president’s messaging on the war in Iran, and in early September showed support for Sen. Thom Tillis’s (R-N.C.) push to oust Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. In an October interview with Tapper, he called Trump’s recent handling of the Russia-Ukraine war “disgraceful.”
随着中期选举仅剩几天，最近的民调显示共和党落后于民主党。《国会山报》的合作伙伴Decision Desk HQ预测，民主党有83%的几率赢得众议院控制权，有62%的几率赢得参议院控制权。
With the midterms just days away, recent polling has the Republicans trailing Democrats. The Hill’s partner Decision Desk HQ forecasts that Democrats have an 83 percent chance of taking the House and a 62 percent chance of winning the Senate.