本月初，我们的竞选团队在密歇根州北部和上半岛开启了一周的市政厅巡回活动。
Earlier this month, our campaign kicked off a week-long town hall tour in Northern Michigan and the Upper Peninsula.
我们的许多停留点都是特朗普以三十分优势获胜的城镇。评论员们当面嘲笑我们。我的对手告诉记者，我们应该预期会遭遇“冷遇”。但我还是去了。
Many of our stops were in towns Trump won by thirty points. Pundits laughed in our faces. My opponent told reporters we should expect "a cold welcome." But I went anyway.
我去是为了埃斯卡纳巴的那位母亲，她分享了自己的激动之情，因为这是她一生中第一次参加政治集会——并非因为她缺乏兴趣，而是因为“从来没人来埃斯卡纳巴”。我经常听到类似的话。在艾昂芒廷、马凯特、苏圣玛丽、佩托斯基、米德兰和卡罗，我与感到被我们的政治忽视和漠视的密歇根人进行了交谈。
I went for the mom in Escanaba who shared her excitement that this was the first political rally she’d attended in her life — not because she’d lacked interest, but because "no one ever comes to Escanaba." I heard that kind of thing a lot. In Iron Mountain, Marquette, Sault Ste. Marie, Petoskey, Midland, and Caro, I spoke with Michiganders who had felt ignored and overlooked by our politics.
对于上半岛和密歇根州北部普遍存在的这种被忽视感，两党都有责任。共和党视这些选民为囊中之物。大多数民主党人甚至懒得去那里竞选。
Both parties are to blame for this feeling of neglect all across the UP and Northern Michigan. Republicans take these voters for granted. Most Democrats don’t even bother campaigning there.
我竞选参议员，是因为没有任何密歇根人应该被抛在身后。这就是为什么我们在120多个城市举办了700多场活动。我与来自各行各业的密歇根人坐下来交谈，他们都因罗杰斯-特朗普议程而受苦，并渴望变革。
I’m running for Senate because no Michigander deserves to be left behind. That’s why we’ve held over 700 events in over 120 cities. I’ve sat down with Michiganders from all walks of life, all of whom are hurting from the Rogers-Trump agenda and are hungry for change.
我们在意想不到的地方看到了历史性的势头。从埃斯卡纳巴到休伦港再到凯迪拉克，农村地区的选民纷纷到场，大力支持我们的竞选。数百名前特朗普选民排队数小时参加我们的市政厅会议。
We’re seeing historic momentum in unlikely places. Rural districts, from Escanaba to Port Huron to Cadillac, are showing up and showing out for our campaign. Hundreds of former Trump voters line up for hours to attend our town halls.
因为他们知道他们值得更好的待遇。他们不应该在一个早已破碎、远在特朗普之前就已破碎的体制下受苦。
Because they know they deserve better. They deserve not to suffer under a broken system that’s been broken since long before Trump.
所以我是认真的，当我说我们的竞选活动向所有寻求更美好未来的人敞开大门时。作为参议员，我将永远把密歇根州放在首位，为我们州的每一位成员而战。
So I mean it when I say our campaign is open to all who are in search of a better future. As senator, I will always put Michigan first and fight for each and every member of our state.
竞选活动最大的馈赏，就是像我们巡回活动站点这样的场合，我能与那些将他们的故事和挣扎托付给我的密歇根人见面。无论我走到哪里，我听到的都是同一句话：不应该这么难。
The greatest gift of campaigning has been events like our tour stops, where I get to meet with Michiganders who trust me with their stories and struggles. No matter where I go, I’m hearing the same thing: It shouldn’t be this hard.
无论是埃斯卡纳巴的那位母亲、伊萨卡的农民，还是底特律的教师，美国劳动者都在为负担汽油、食品杂货和医疗费用而苦苦挣扎，与此同时，亿万富翁和大企业却越来越富有。这就是灾难性的罗杰斯-特朗普议程留给我们的局面。
Whether it’s that mom in Escanaba or a farmer in Ithaca or a teacher in Detroit, working Americans are struggling to afford gas, groceries, and healthcare while billionaires and corporations grow richer and richer. This is what the disastrous Rogers-Trump agenda has left us.
专家估计，由于特朗普的关税政策，密歇根州普通家庭每年额外支付高达 5600 美元；此外，由于特朗普挑起的危险伊朗战争，他们每加一次油还要多花约 20 美元。
Experts estimate that the average Michigan household is paying a whopping $5,600 due to Trump’s tariffs, in addition to spending about $20 more every time they fill up a tank as a result of Trump’s dangerous Iran war.
数字不言自明。密歇根州的劳动者正在经历地狱般的煎熬——而我们的总统对此毫无作为，只会让情况变得更糟。
The numbers speak for themselves. Working Michiganders are going through hell—and our president isn’t doing a thing to help. He’s just making it worse.
但我的对手迈克·罗杰斯却认为，贸易战是“绝对的胜利”，伊朗战争是“三赢”。上次我们在辩论台上交锋时，罗杰斯只能说特朗普执政的最后两年“令人惊叹”。对特朗普和罗杰斯来说，或许确实如此。特朗普在 2025 年重返白宫的第一年就申报了至少 22 亿美元的收入；罗杰斯离开国会后，净资产膨胀至 1460 万美元，靠的是为那些他作为立法者本应监管的大企业提供咨询。
But my opponent, Mike Rogers, thinks the trade war is "an absolute win" and that the Iran War is a "win-win-win." When we last met on the debate stage, all Rogers could say was that the last two years of Trump’s presidency have been "amazing." And for Trump and Rogers, perhaps they have been. Trump reported at least $2.2 billion in income in 2025, his first year back in office, and since leaving Congress, Rogers ballooned his net worth to $14.6 million by advising the very corporations he was in charge of regulating as a legislator.
罗杰斯的剧本一清二楚。他只是那个向特殊利益集团而非公众交付利益的政治机器上的又一个齿轮。他竞选公职是为了以密歇根州民的利益为代价来让自己致富，正如他以前所做的那样。
Rogers’ playbook is clear. He’s just another cog in the political machine that delivers for special interests over the public. He’s running for office to enrich himself at the expense of Michiganders, just as he’s done before.
在国会任职期间，迈克·罗杰斯从大型制药公司收受了超过 100 万美元政治献金，随后却 19 次投票反对扩大儿童医保覆盖范围和降低处方药价格。
Throughout his time in Congress, Mike Rogers took over $1 million from Big Pharma, then voted 19 times against expanding children’s health coverage and lowering prescription drug costs.
迈克·罗杰斯从大石油公司收受数百万美元，随后却投票支持提高汽油价格。
Mike Rogers took millions from Big Oil — then voted to raise gas prices.
迈克·罗杰斯从华尔街收受数百万美元，随后却投票支持提高信贷利率。
Mike Rogers took millions from Wall Street — then voted for higher credit rates.
迈克·罗杰斯从特朗普阵营的超级政治行动委员会收受数百万美元，随后却支持特朗普发动的危险伊朗战争，即使汽油和食品杂货价格对密歇根州民来说飞涨。说得更直白些：罗杰斯赢，密歇根州劳动者就输。我参选是因为我相信有一条更好的道路。
Mike Rogers took millions from Trump-aligned super PACs, then backed Trump’s dangerous war with Iran, even as gas and groceries spike for Michiganders. To spell it out more clearly: Rogers wins when working Michiganders lose. I’m running because I believe in a better way.
我相信，当我们把密歇根州放在首位——而不是亿万富翁、特殊利益集团或企业——我们就会获胜。
I believe we win when we put Michigan first — not billionaires or special interests or corporations.
这就是为什么我的竞选活动建立在三个简单原则之上：让金钱退出政治、把钱装进你的口袋、全民医保。我们共同可以终结惯常政治。
That’s why my campaign is built around three simple principles: money out of politics, money in your pocket, and Medicare for All. Together, we can put an end to politics as usual.
在这个选举日，我们可以让罗杰斯回到他在佛罗里达的豪宅，并投票给一位将永远把密歇根州放在首位的领导人。
This Election Day, we can send Rogers home to his Florida mansion and vote for a leader who will always put Michigan first.