贸易观察人士正在等待周二的选举过去，以确定美加协议是否真的即将达成。
Trade watchers are waiting for Tuesday’s elections to pass to ascertain whether a US-Canada deal is actually imminent.
安永会计师事务所华盛顿理事会的布莱克·哈登对《塞马福尔》网站表示，美国总统唐纳德·特朗普一再坚称协议临近，“对密歇根州等几个关键州很重要”。“因此，很难知道白宫这样说是否是受中期选举的驱动，以及这种权衡在选举后是否会改变。”自谈判破裂以来，两国都暗示其立场几乎没有变化，加拿大总理马克·卡尼承诺“我们的团队将在未来几周内努力”以推进谈判。
President Donald Trump’s repeated insistence that a deal is close “matters for a couple of key states” like Michigan, Washington Council Ernst & Young’s Blake Harden told Semafor. “So it’s hard to know if it’s the midterms that are motivating that from the White House and whether that calculus changes after.”Both countries have signaled little change in their positions since talks collapsed, with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney pledging “our teams will work over the coming weeks” to advance the ball.
哈登表示，美加两国在选举后可能有“更多达成协议的空间”，或者在没有“促成行动的事件”的情况下“实际上可能会更加固执己见”。白宫对谈判细节严格保密。
The US and Canada may have “more room to make a deal” post-election, Harden said, or “could actually get more dug in” without an “action-forcing event.”The White House is keeping details of talks closely held.
一名白宫官员对《塞马福尔》网站表示：“特朗普政府欢迎继续与加拿大接触，我们将致力于最终敲定一项将为美国人民带来实质性成果的协议的细节。”
“The Trump administration welcomes continued engagement with Canada as we work toward finalizing the details of a deal that will deliver meaningful results for the American people,” a White House official told Semafor.