当我的妻子克里斯蒂和我一年半前决定参加这场竞选时，我们就知道这场选举的赌注极高。我们共同成长的密歇根州——我们的家园——几乎已面目全非。我们州的教育排名现已跌至全美第45位。我们拥有中西部最高的公用事业费率。随着住房成本飙升、就业机会流向他处，新一代密歇根人正被迫离开我们的州。
When my wife Kristi and I decided to enter this race over a year and a half ago, we knew that the stakes in this election were high. The Michigan we both grew up in — our home — was barely recognizable. Our state’s education ranking is now 45th in the nation. We have the highest utility rates in the Midwest. The next generation of Michiganders is being pushed out of our state as housing costs skyrocket and job opportunities move elsewhere.
我们知道，密歇根州需要一位将为工薪家庭发声、让我们的州重回正轨的联邦参议员。这就是我们当初投身这场斗争的原因：降低住房成本，让我们的孩子重拾阅读能力，将制造业工作岗位带回我们的州。这始终关乎服务密歇根、把我们的州放在首位。为你们而战的承诺从未改变。
We knew that Michigan needed a United States senator who was going to champion working families and get our state back on track. That is why we got into this fight to begin with: to lower housing costs, get our kids reading again, and bring manufacturing jobs back to our state. It has always been about serving Michigan and putting our state first. That promise to fight for YOU has not changed.
但在8月4日的民主党初选之后，情况发生了变化。我们的竞选变成了一场关乎我们州乃至国家灵魂的斗争。从未有过如此多的利益悬于一线。
But after the Democratic primary election on Aug. 4, something did change. Our race became a fight for the very soul of our state and country. There has never been more on the line.
2026年中期选举局势：关键竞选展开，斯蒂文斯与埃尔-赛义德在密歇根州交锋。密歇根人的生活成本极高，而我的民主党对手阿卜杜勒·埃尔-赛义德的极端“绿色新政”政策将给辛勤工作的家庭带来更重的负担。他提出的禁售燃油车政策将让汽车制造业工人失去工作。埃尔-赛义德支持的能源政策可能会进一步推高密歇根家庭的公用事业和汽油成本。
2026 MIDTERMS STATE OF PLAY: KEY RACES UNFOLD AS STEVENS, EL-SAYED BATTLE IN MICHIGAN Costs are incredibly high for Michiganders, and my Democratic opponent Abdul El-Sayed’s extreme Green New Deal policies would burden hardworking families even more. His gas-powered car ban would put auto manufacturing workers out of a job. The energy policies El-Sayed has supported could drive utility and gasoline costs even higher for Michigan families.
El-Sayed的“全民医保”计划还会进一步推高成本——同时强迫你放弃自己的医生和优质、及时的医疗服务。就听听他自己怎么说吧。多年来他一直承认，他的计划会“把你拥有的东西给别人，让你的变得更贵”。他以前曾说全民医保“会消除私人保险市场”，尽管他现在说雇主和工会提供的补充保险可以保留。他现在可能在对你撒谎，但他在这些问题上的记录一清二楚。密歇根州人负担不起Abdul El-Sayed。
El-Sayed’s "Medicare for All" plan would also raise costs even more — all while forcing you to give up your doctor and quality, timely healthcare. Just take his own words for it. He’s admitted for years that his plan would "give other people what you have and make yours more expensive." He previously said Medicare for All "does away with the private insurance market," although he now says employer- and union-provided supplemental coverage could remain. He may be lying to you now, but his record on these issues is crystal clear. Michiganders cannot afford Abdul El-Sayed.
但更重要的是，我们的价值观正处于这场选举的关键时刻。密歇根州人不仅负担不起Abdul El-Sayed，也无法信任他的意识形态。
But more importantly, our values are on the line in this election. Not only can Michiganders not afford Abdul El-Sayed, they cannot trust his ideology.
作为一名前陆军军官和FBI一线特工，我从未想过会与一个与恐怖分子同情者为伍的人竞争。El-Sayed邀请了一位公开宣称“美国活该遭遇9·11”的人来到我们州。他接受了与恐怖组织有关联的个人的捐款。在三月份发生的受真主党启发的West Bloomfield镇Temple Israel袭击事件后，El-Sayed似乎对袭击者表示同情，他说“受伤的人会伤害别人”。
As a former Army officer and FBI street agent, I would never have imagined that I would be running against someone who associates with terrorist sympathizers. El-Sayed has invited someone to our state who openly proclaims, "America deserved 9/11." He took donations from individuals linked to terrorist organizations. After the Hezbollah-inspired attack on Temple Israel in West Bloomfield Township, in March, El-Sayed seemed to sympathize with the attacker, saying, "hurt people hurt people."
当被问及伊朗还是以色列对美国构成更大威胁时，El-Sayed说这两个国家“都以各自的方式被证明是危险的”。然而伊朗是一个其领导人高呼“美国去死”、并想要消灭我们盟友以色列的国家。我为伟大的国家自豪地服役并战斗过，以便El-Sayed和每个美国人都能按自己的意愿祈祷。但他的言行反映了一种我们不能允许进入美国参议院的意识形态。
Asked whether Iran or Israel poses the greater threat to America, El-Sayed said both countries have "proven dangerous in their own way." Yet Iran is a country whose leaders chant "Death to America" and that wants to eliminate our ally Israel. I proudly served our great country and fought so that El-Sayed and every American can pray as they want to. But his words and his actions reflect an ideology we cannot allow in the United States Senate.
这就是为什么你的选票在这次选举中如此重要。需要我们每个人共同努力才能拯救我们的州。
That is why your vote matters so much in this election. It will take each of us to save our state.
让这场竞选成为我履行这一承诺的例证。过去几个月里，我走遍了这个美丽的州，与密歇根州民会面。我造访了几十年来共和党候选人从未涉足的社区——因为我想成为全体密歇根州民的参议员。我没有像埃尔-赛义德那样专注于博取社交媒体点击量，因为我更在乎倾听你们的心声，了解你们面临的问题。我也没有像埃尔-赛义德那样专注于建立一场运动。我专注于为你们提供切实可行的解决方案，而不是给电视镜头留下口号。
Let this campaign serve as an example of my commitment to do that. Over the past several months, I have traveled across this beautiful state to meet with Michiganders. I have visited communities that Republican candidates have not visited in decades — because I want to be a senator for all of Michigan. I have not been focused on garnering social media views like El-Sayed, because I am more concerned about listening to you and hearing about the issues you face. I have not been focused on building a movement like El-Sayed either. I am focused on delivering real solutions for you, not slogans for television.
阿卜杜勒·埃尔-赛义德关注约旦河西岸；我关注西密歇根。阿卜杜勒关注希伯伦；我关注休伦河谷。阿卜杜勒关注约旦河；我关注下游地区。阿卜杜勒·埃尔-赛义德想代表巴勒斯坦；我想代表密歇根。选择再清楚不过了。
Abdul El-Sayed is focused on the West Bank; I am focused on West Michigan. Abdul is focused on Hebron; I am focused on the Huron Valley. Abdul is focused on the Jordan River; I am focused on Downriver. Abdul El-Sayed wants to represent Palestine; I want to represent Michigan. The choice could not be clearer.