明尼苏达州一名民主党参议院候选人周日宣扬其跨党派记录，却无法说出一项她愿意与特朗普总统合作的议题，反而指责其政府“持续敛财”。此次交流发生在明尼苏达州副州长佩吉·弗拉根竞选民主党参议院提名人之际，她正与共和党候选人米歇尔·塔福亚竞争，共和党人将此次选举视为翻转传统蓝州的难得机会。弗拉根的回答凸显了明尼苏达州选举的高度党派性，她将塔福亚描绘为特朗普的橡皮图章，并承诺几乎在每个问题上都反对该政府。
A Democratic Senate candidate in Minnesota touted her bipartisan record Sunday but could not name a single issue she would work with President Donald Trump on, instead accusing his administration of "continued grift." The exchange came as Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan, Minnesota’s Democratic Senate nominee, campaigns against Republican Michele Tafoya in a race Republicans see as a rare opportunity to flip a traditionally blue state. Flanagan’s answer underscored the sharply partisan nature of the Minnesota race, where she has cast Tafoya as a rubber stamp for Trump and pledged to oppose the administration at nearly every turn.
“我只想非常清楚地说，我有与党派另一边的人合作的长期记录，”当被问及是否有任何政策她可能会与特朗普合作时，弗拉根对福克斯新闻记者比尔·梅卢金说。弗拉根指出，她在明尼苏达州儿童防御基金的工作以及在明尼苏达州立法机构的任期，在那里她与共和党多数派并肩工作，并帮助通过了跨党派立法，作为她跨党派合作能力的证据。
"I just want to be really clear that I’ve got a long track record of working with folks on the other side of the aisle," Flanagan told Fox News' Bill Melugin when asked if there were any policies she could see herself working with Trump on. Flanagan pointed to her work at the Children’s Defense Fund–Minnesota and her time in the Minnesota Legislature, where she served alongside a Republican majority and helped pass bipartisan legislation, as evidence of her ability to work across the aisle.
“我认为，你知道，这证明了我有与人合作的能力，”她继续说道。
"I think that, you know, that proves that I have the ability to work with folks," she continued.
弗拉根的跨党派推介发生在以反对特朗普议程为核心的竞选背景下。她呼吁废除移民与海关执法局，通过全民医保，并逆转该政府对医疗补助和补充营养援助计划的削减，同时指责特朗普利用总统职位为自己牟利。
Flanagan’s bipartisan pitch comes against the backdrop of a campaign built around opposing Trump’s agenda. She has called for dismantling ICE, passing Medicare for All and reversing the administration’s Medicaid and SNAP cuts, while accusing Trump of using the presidency to enrich himself.
“目前，我对特朗普政府深感担忧，持续敛财，从椭圆形办公室直接大肆敛财，”她在回答梅卢金是否会与特朗普在任何问题上合作时继续说道。
"Right now, I’m deeply concerned about the Trump administration, the continued grift, making money hand over fist directly from the Oval Office," she continued in her response to Melugin on whether she would work with Trump on anything.
这位民主党参议院候选人随后告诉梅卢金，她在竞选路上“听到”的是，选民想要一个对特朗普进行“制衡”的人，而不是他的盟友。
The Democratic Senate candidate went on to tell Melugin that what she has been "hearing" on the campaign trail is that voters want someone who will be a "check" on Trump, not his ally.
“他们关心的是，人们是否会对这个人形成制约，并推翻一些对明尼苏达州造成毁灭性影响的削减措施，”弗拉根在回答关于与特朗普合作的问题时总结道。“我将从这里开始。”弗拉根正面对共和党候选人米歇尔·塔福娅，后者是一名前NFL场边记者，已将这场竞选变成对沃尔兹政府下发生的大规模欺诈丑闻的公投。塔福娅认为，作为沃尔兹的副手（副州长）的弗拉根应当为该丑闻承担责任，同时还将她的对手与包括全民医保和解散移民与海关执法局（ICE）在内的进步立场联系起来。
"They’re interested in whether people are going to be a check on this guy, and roll back some of the devastating cuts and impacts on Minnesota," Flanagan concluded in her answer about working with Trump. "That’s the place I’m going to start." Flanagan is facing Republican Michele Tafoya, a former NFL sideline reporter who has turned the race into a referendum on the massive fraud scandal that unfolded under the Walz administration. Tafoya has argued that Flanagan, who served as Walz’s No. 2 as lieutenant governor, should share responsibility for the scandal, while also tying her opponent to progressive positions including Medicare for All and dismantling ICE.
明尼苏达州参议院候选人因指责沃尔兹负责欺诈丑闻而遭抨击，尽管她曾是沃尔兹的二号人物：“她知道自己完蛋了”在塔福娅在明尼苏达州缩小了差距后，这场竞选变得出人意料地激烈，促使福克斯新闻将其评级从“民主党大概获胜”调整为“民主党略占优势”。“明尼苏达人越了解我和我的对手，并看到我的对手在过去八年里与[民主党州长]蒂姆·沃尔兹一起未能做到什么，他们就越明白明尼苏达州需要变革。我们需要新想法，需要一个独立思考者，他们正在加入我们，”塔福娅在接受福克斯新闻数字版采访时表示。
MN SENATE CANDIDATE RIPPED FOR BLAMING WALZ FOR FRAUD DESPITE BEING HIS #2: 'KNOWS SHE'S COOKED' The race has become unexpectedly competitive after Tafoya narrowed the gap in Minnesota, prompting Fox News to shift its rating from "Likely Democrat" to "Lean Democrat." "The more that Minnesotans learn about me and my opponent and see what my opponent has failed to do over the last eight years alongside [Democratic Gov.] Tim Walz, they're understanding Minnesota needs change. We need fresh ideas, we need an independent thinker and they're jumping on board," Tafoya said in a Fox News Digital interview.
弗拉根反复将塔福娅与唐纳德·特朗普总统联系起来，后者的支持率在明尼苏达州远低于50%。
Flanagan has repeatedly tied Tafoya to President Donald Trump, whose approval ratings are well underwater in Minnesota.
“米歇尔·塔福娅全力支持唐纳德·特朗普——而他也全力支持她，”弗拉根上个月在一条社交媒体帖子中表示。
"Michele Tafoya is all in for Donald Trump — and he's all in for her," Flanagan said last month in a social media post.
但塔福娅似乎正在与特朗普拉开一些距离，她强调自己支持堕胎权。
But Tafoya appears to be putting some daylight between herself and Trump, as she highlights her support for abortion rights.
“我是一名支持堕胎合法化的共和党人，不惧与本党对抗，”塔福亚在一则新竞选广告中说。“特朗普说得对的时候，我会与他合作；他错了的时候，我会为明尼苏达州挺身而出。”虽然该广告遭到一些共和党人的反对，其中包括保守政治行动会议高级研究员梅赛德斯·施拉普，但特朗普随后在俄亥俄州一场由他主持的集会上表示支持塔福亚。
"I’m a pro-choice Republican not afraid to stand up to my party," Tafoya says in a new campaign commercial. "When Trump is right, I will work with him. When he is wrong, I will stand up for Minnesota." While the ad drew opposition from some Republicans, including Mercedes Schlapp, a senior fellow at the Conservative Political Action Conference, Trump subsequently signaled support for Tafoya at an Ohio rally he headlined.
“你必须投票给米歇尔·塔福亚，她是一位备受尊敬的人，”总统说。
"You have to vote for Michele Tafoya, who’s a very respected person," the president said.