美国前副总统卡玛拉·哈里斯正考虑在2028年再次竞选总统，她的前高级顾问兼密切助手奥帕尔·瓦丹表示，同时敦促印度裔美国选民在即将举行的美国中期选举中发出自己的声音，并质疑共和党政府是否在为他们的利益服务。
Former US Vice President Kamala Harris is considering another presidential run in 2028, her former senior adviser and close aide, Opal Vadhan, has said, while urging Indian-American voters to make their voices heard in the upcoming US midterm elections and question whether the Republican administration is working in their interests.
在接受《今日印度》独家采访时，曾担任哈里斯高级顾问的瓦丹表示，这位前副总统已公开表示正考虑再次竞逐白宫。
In an exclusive interview with India Today, Vadhan, who served as a senior adviser to Harris, said the former Vice-President had publicly indicated that she was thinking about another White House bid."
“再次强调，你知道，副总统对此是公开的。她在考虑，这是她自己要做的决定，”瓦丹在被问及哈里斯是否讨论过探索2028年总统竞选时说。
Well, once again, you know, the vice president is public about it. She's thinking about it, and that is her decision to make," Vadhan said when asked whether Harris had discussed exploring a 2028 presidential campaign.
瓦丹补充说，就她个人而言，哈里斯“将是最好的总统”，同时强调决定权在于这位前副总统。
Vadhan added that, in her personal view, Harris "would be the best president", while stressing that the decision rested with the former Vice-President.
此次采访发生在美国中期选举之前，届时众议院全部435个席位和参议院100个席位中的35个将进行竞选。瓦丹表示，可负担性、生活成本上升以及对政府政策的不满是驱动选民的关键问题之一。
The interview comes ahead of the US midterm elections, in which all 435 seats in the House of Representatives and 35 of the 100 Senate seats are up for grabs. Vadhan said affordability, rising living costs and dissatisfaction with the government's policies were among the key issues driving voters."
“你的政府应该为你服务。而现在，人们并不这么感觉，”她表示，并指出燃油价格高昂、杂货昂贵、租金上涨和医疗保险费用上升。
Your government should be working for you. And right now, people do not feel that way," she said, pointing to high fuel prices, expensive groceries, rising rents and healthcare premiums."
“可负担性就是选票上的关键，”她补充说，已有超过5000万人在中期选举中提前投票。奥帕尔·瓦丹对印度裔美国选民的呼吁瓦丹的父母从印度移民到美国，她敦促南亚裔和印度裔美国选民，包括那些在2024年总统选举中支持唐纳德·特朗普的人，重新考虑现任政府是否在为他们的利益服务。
Affordability is what's on the ballot," she said, adding that more than 50 million people had already voted early in the midterm elections.OPAL VADHAN'S APPEAL TO INDIAN AMERICAN VOTERSVadhan, whose parents immigrated to the US from India, urged South Asian and Indian-American voters, including those who backed Donald Trump in the 2024 presidential election, to reconsider whether the current administration was serving their interests.
她说，她有包括姑姑和叔叔在内的家人在2024年投了特朗普的票，并且她曾就他们的政治选择与他们交谈。“他们说，哦，是因为我的税。我对他们的回应是，如果他们不想让你待在这个国家，你的税还重要吗？”她说。瓦丹指出，对南亚裔的敌意、移民政策以及拟议的10万美元H-1B签证费，是印度裔美国选民应当考虑的问题。
She said she had family members, including aunts and uncles, who voted for Trump in 2024 and that she had spoken to them about their political choices." They say, oh, it's because of my taxes. Well, my thing back to them is, do your taxes even matter if they don't want you in this country?" she said. Vadhan cited concerns over anti-South Asian sentiment, immigration policies and the proposed USD 100,000 H-1B visa fee as issues that Indian-American voters should consider.
她还提到了有争议的社交媒体帖子和事件，据她说，这些帖子和事件导致美国对南亚裔产生敌意。“我对南亚裔选民说，A，这个政府是在为你工作吗？你真的相信，你知道，如果他们不想让你待在这个国家，你的税还重要吗？”她说。瓦丹敦促印度裔美国选民参与选举，让自己的诉求被听到。“我们是一个投票群体，我们必须让政府真正知道我们想要什么，”她说。
She also referred to controversial social media posts and incidents that, according to her, had contributed to a sense of hostility towards South Asians in the US."I say to the South Asian voters, A, is this government working for you? Do you really believe, do your taxes matter if, you know, they don't want you in this country?" she said. Vadhan urged Indian-American voters to participate in the elections and make their concerns heard.
OPAL VADHAN HOPES DEMOCRATS WILL FLIP HOUSE AND SENATE瓦丹表示，她希望民主党能在中期选举中赢得国会两院的控制权，称选民有机会让政府承担责任。“我认为选民会让自己的声音被听到，我希望我们能夺回众议院和参议院的控制权，”她说。她认为，生活成本和医疗保健的可及性将继续是选民决策的核心。“人们不应该不得不决定这个月是买杂货还是带孩子去看医生，因为太贵了，”她说。
"We are a voting bloc and we have to really let our government know what we want from them," she said.OPAL VADHAN HOPES DEMOCRATS WILL FLIP HOUSE AND SENATEVadhan expressed hope that Democrats would win control of both chambers of Congress in the midterm elections, saying voters had an opportunity to hold the administration accountable."I think the voters will make their voices heard and I'm hopeful that we will flip the House and Senate," she said. She argued that the cost of living and access to healthcare would remain central to voters' decisions." People shouldn't have to decide whether they should buy groceries this month or send their kid to the doctor because it's too expensive," she said.
瓦丹表示，民主党将着重降低成本，让住房更易于拥有，并确保人们能够负担得起教育和医疗保健。
Vadhan said Democrats would focus on lowering costs, making homeownership more accessible and ensuring that people could afford education and healthcare.
她补充说，该党需要更有效地传达其政策，并说服选民，美国梦依然触手可及。从希拉里·克林顿竞选团队到卡玛拉·哈里斯的核心圈层瓦丹是一位在纽约皇后区长大的第一代印度裔美国人，曾与多位知名民主党领袖合作。她在巴拉克·奥巴马政府担任实习生，开启了自己的政治生涯，随后加入了希拉里·克林顿2016年总统竞选团队。
She added that the party needed to communicate its policies more effectively and convince voters that the American dream remained within reach.FROM HILLARY CLINTON'S CAMPAIGN TO KAMALA HARRIS' INNER CIRCLEA first-generation Indian-American raised in Queens, New York, Vadhan has worked with several prominent Democratic leaders. She began her political career as an intern in Barack Obama's administration before joining Hillary Clinton's 2016 presidential campaign.
她随后于2017年至2021年期间担任克林顿的执行助理兼行程主管。2021年，她加入拜登-哈里斯政府，出任总统特别助理兼哈里斯副总统的私人助理。
She subsequently worked with Clinton as her executive assistant and trip director from 2017 to 2021. In 2021, she joined the Biden-Harris administration as a special assistant to the President and personal aide to Vice President Harris.
瓦丹还曾是哈里斯2024年总统竞选团队的一员，该竞选持续了107天。回忆哈里斯在乔·拜登退出竞选后宣布参选总统的那一天，瓦丹说，她于2024年7月21日被叫到副总统官邸，当时并不知情将要发生什么。
Vadhan was also part of Harris' team during the 107-day presidential campaign in 2024. Recalling the day Harris announced her presidential bid following Joe Biden's withdrawal from the race, Vadhan said she had been called to the Vice President's residence on July 21, 2024, without knowing what was about to happen.
她形容自己与哈里斯共事的经历是见证历史的机会，尤其是作为印度移民的女儿，后来为美国首位黑人和南亚裔女性副总统工作。“这就是美国梦。我希望你们的观众知道，它依然真实存在，”她说。
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She described her experience working with Harris as an opportunity to witness history, particularly as the daughter of Indian immigrants who went on to work for the first Black and South Asian woman Vice President of the United States. "That is the American dream. And that is what I want your viewers to know is that it's still real," she said.- Ends