得克萨斯州州长格雷格·阿博特（Greg Abbott，共和党）在选举日前猛烈抨击其民主党对手吉娜·伊诺霍萨（Gina Hinojosa），称她是州众议院中“头号最激进的左派”，向犹豫不决的选民发出最后呼吁，以便在投票结束前争取支持。“我的对手实际上是整张选票上最靠左的候选人。她让塔拉里科看起来几乎像个保守派，”阿博特周一对福克斯新闻表示。
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) blasted his Democratic opponent, Gina Hinojosa, ahead of Election Day, calling her “the number one most radical leftist” in the state House — a final pitch to undecided voters before polls close. “My opponent is actually the farthest left candidate on the entire ticket. She makes Talarico look almost conservative,” Abbott told Fox News on Monday.
“想象一下你对得克萨斯州可能发生的最坏噩梦，而这正是吉娜·伊诺霍萨可能带来的后果。”阿博特将伊诺霍萨比作得克萨斯州民主党参议员提名人、州众议员詹姆斯·塔拉里科（James Talarico），共和党试图根据塔拉里科过去的一些言论，将他描绘成对得克萨斯州来说过于激进的左派。阿博特的攻击并非新鲜事，他经常指责伊诺霍萨过于激进，特别试图将她与伊斯兰教法（Sharia law）——一种管辖中东部分神权国家的穆斯林宗教框架——联系起来。
“Imagine your worst nightmare about what could happen to the state of Texas, and that is exactly what Gina Hinojosa could deliver.”Abbott compared Hinojosa to the Lone Star State's Democratic nominee for Senate, state Rep. James Talarico, who Republicans have tried to paint as too far left for Texas based on some of his past comments. The attacks from Abbott are not new, as he has frequently accused Hinojosa of being too radical, specifically attempting to tie her to Sharia law — a Muslim religious framework governing some theocracies in the Middle East.
这些指控源于伊诺霍萨在州立法机构投反对票的一项法案，该法案试图将美伊关系委员会（Council on American-Islamic Relations）和穆斯林兄弟会（Muslim Brotherhood）指定为外国恐怖组织。这位民主党州长候选人表示，她不支持伊斯兰教法。指责对手支持伊斯兰教法已成为本周期一些共和党竞选活动的显著策略，特别是在得克萨斯州和密歇根州，这两个州的阿拉伯裔美国人人口日益增多。
The accusations stem from a bill Hinojosa voted against in the state legislature which sought to designate the Council on American-Islamic Relations and the Muslim Brotherhood as foreign terrorist organizations. The Democratic gubernatorial candidate has said she does not support Sharia law. Accusing their opponents of supporting Sharia law has become a prominent tactic of some Republican campaigns this cycle, especially in Texas and Michigan, which have increasingly large Arab American populations.
这些攻击正值民调显示阿博特与伊诺霍萨的竞争出人意料地胶着之际。《纽约时报》/锡耶纳大学（Siena University）周末发布的一项民调显示，伊诺霍萨领先阿博特两个百分点，尽管这位寻求连任第三届的得克萨斯州州长在大多数其他预测中仍保持领先。尽管在选举周期早期，现任州长的领先优势要大得多。阿博特恳请共和党选民周二前往投票站投票，为他带来胜利。
The attacks also come as polls show Abbott in a surprisingly close race against Hinojosa. A New York Times/Siena University poll released over the weekend showed Hinojosa leading Abbott by two points, though the three-term Texas governor still leads in most other projections. Though the margin of the incumbent governor's lead was much wider earlier in the election cycle. Abbott pleaded with Republican voters to show up at the polls Tuesday and deliver him a win.
“我们正在全力以赴，确保所有共和党人都去投票……在选举日，”阿博特说。非党派选举预测机构 Decision Desk HQ 是《国会山报》的合作伙伴，该机构给阿博特 69% 的几率连任第四届。如果他获胜，这位共和党人将成为“孤星州”历史上任职时间最长的州长。得克萨斯州大多数投票站在美东时间晚上 8 点关闭。该州通常计票迅速；据非党派选举新闻网站 Votebeat 报道，在 2024 年大选中，该州已于美东时间晚上 8 点 30 分报出了超过一半的选票。
“We are working so hard to make sure that all Republicans go cast a vote … on Election Day,” Abbott said. Nonpartisan election forecaster Decision Desk HQ, a partner of The Hill, gives Abbott a 69 percent chance of holding onto his seat for a fourth term. Should he win, the Republican would become the longest-serving governor in the Lone Star State’s history. Most polls close in Texas at 8 p.m. EST. The state tends to count its ballots quickly; in the 2024 elections, it had already reported more than half of its vote by 8:30 p.m., according to nonpartisan election news site Votebeat.