早安。也许他们周二会赢。也许他们会大获全胜。但民主党在过去一周暴露的主要问题，即使出现“蓝色浪潮”也不会消失。
Good morning. Maybe they win Tuesday. Maybe they win a whole lot. But the major problems Democrats revealed in the past week won’t go away even if there is a Blue Wave.
这场选举从来不是真正关于民主党的统一信息。相反，它已演变成一场关于特朗普总统、伊朗战争、物价，以及——在一定程度上——反科技巨头反弹的公投。但天哪。在过去一周，民主党把一些问题彻底暴露在众人面前。
This election was never really about a united message from Democrats. Rather, it had turned into a referendum on President Trump, the Iran war, prices, and—to a certain extent—an antitech backlash. But hoooooooo boy. In the past week, Democrats have put some of their problems on full display.
没有哪个地方的混乱像密歇根州这样显而易见。民主党众议员海莉·史蒂文斯周日背书共和党参议员候选人迈克·罗杰斯。此前，史蒂文斯与民主党参议员候选人阿卜杜勒·埃尔-赛义德经历了两天先是“消极对抗”，最后演变成“赤裸裸对抗”的争吵。
In no place has the dysfunction been as apparent as Michigan. Democratic Rep. Haley Stevens on Sunday endorsed Mike Rogers, the Republican candidate for Senate. This followed two days of “passive aggressive” and then finally “aggressive aggressive” squabbling between Stevens and Abdul El-Sayed, the Democratic Senate candidate.
埃尔-赛义德在今年早些时候的初选中仅以微弱优势击败史蒂文斯，显然双方的分歧从未弥合。他们这种新旧派系的裂痕，是民主党选后将不得不面对的问题。其影响将波及从预算、以色列政策到如何应对特朗普的方方面面。民主党领袖参议员舒默和众议员杰弗里斯能否让民主党保持团结？目前看来似乎做不到。（值得注意的是，舒默发表声明称这是史蒂文斯众议员的“卑鄙背叛”。）。
El-Sayed barely edged Stevens in the primary earlier this year, and clearly their differences had never been mended. Their rift of new guard vs. old guard is something Democrats are going to have to contend with after the election. The implications will be wide-ranging on everything from the budget, to Israel policy, to how to confront Trump. Can Democratic leaders Sen. Chuck Schumer and Rep. Hakeem Jeffries keep Democrats united? So far, it doesn’t appear so. (Notably, Schumer issued a statement calling it a “despicable betrayal from Rep. Stevens.”).
还有阿拉斯加州，以及神秘消失的参议员候选人小丹·J·沙利文。民主党参议员候选人玛丽·佩尔托拉的团队在多大程度上协助安插了一名搅局候选人（小沙利文，不要与参议员丹·S·沙利文混淆，或者“故意让人混淆”才是全部目的），目前正在接受调查。这算犯罪吗？我们拭目以待。这乱不乱？绝对乱。会影响该州选举结果吗？或许最贴切的是，阿拉斯加的投票要到周三美东时间凌晨1点才结束。
And then, there’s Alaska and the mysterious vanishing Senate candidate, Dan J. Sullivan Jr. The extent to which staff for Democratic Senate nominee Mary Peltola helped install a spoiler candidate (Sullivan Jr., not to be confused with Sen. Dan S. Sullivan, or maybe “to be confused” is the whole point) is now under investigation. Is it a crime? We will see. Is it a mess? Most certainly. Could it affect the outcome of the election in that state? Perhaps most fittingly, polls don’t close in Alaska until 1 a.m. ET Wednesday.
我是达米安·帕莱塔，是《华尔街日报》的华盛顿报道主管。作为记者和编辑，我报道华盛顿已有22年。我曾报道过白宫、国会、国家安全、联邦预算、经济以及多次市场崩盘。
I’m Damian Paletta, The Wall Street Journal’s Washington coverage chief. I’ve covered Washington for 22 years as a reporter and editor. I’ve covered the White House, Congress, national security, the federal budget, economics and multiple market meltdowns.