华盛顿特区居民周二将中期选举主要视为对唐纳德·特朗普总统的公投，大多数人希望民主党重夺国会控制权，而部分人则支持特朗普的移民打击行动。
Residents of Washington, DC framed Tuesday’s midterm elections largely as a verdict on President Donald Trump, with most hoping Democrats retake Congress while some backed Trump’s immigration crackdown.
乔治·奥尔森告诉安纳多卢通讯社：“我认为最重要的问题是限制唐纳德·特朗普的权力。”
“I would say the most important issue is limiting the power of Donald Trump,” George Olson told Anadolu.
奥尔森表示，他希望国会控制联邦开支，而不是充当“为他想做的任何事情盖章的橡皮图章”。“我最大的希望是我们能翻转众议院和参议院，因为我认为美国人民已经厌倦了唐纳德·特朗普，”他说。
Olson said he wants Congress to control federal spending rather than serve as “a rubber stamp for anything he wants to do.”“My main hope is that we can turn the Congress and turn the Senate, because I think the American people are tired of Donald Trump,” he said.
85岁的苏珊·萨尔法蒂表示，国家面临许多紧迫问题，首要任务是“拥有一个关心民众、仁慈、不腐败、并尊重移民对国家贡献的政府”。
Susan Sarfati, 85, said the country faces many pressing issues, with the top priority being “having an administration that cares about the people, that are kind and that are not corrupt, and respect immigrants for what they have contributed to the country.”
“我知道经济对很多人很重要……汽油价格和食品问题非常重要，但我刚才说的更重要，”她说。“我认为民主党将在众议院、参议院以及州长选举中取得美好的结果。”一位不愿透露姓氏的67岁选民多萝西表示，移民是她的决定性议题，她将投票给特朗普。
“I know the economy is important to a lot of people … issues around the gas prices and food are very important, but what I said earlier is more important,” she said. “I think the Democrats are going to have a wonderful result in the House of Representatives and in the Senate, and as governors.”One voter, Dorothey, 67, who did not give her last name, said immigration was her deciding issue and that she was voting for Trump.
“好人不在这里。是坏人在这里，”她说。“我觉得如果民主党重掌大权，那就违背了特朗普试图驱逐所有非法移民的初衷。”
“It’s not the people that’s good here. It’s the ones that’s bad here,” she said. “I feel like if the Democrats get back in office, that defeats the purpose that Trump is trying to do to get rid of all the illegal immigrants.”
“除此之外，我会投给民主党，但他们全都支持移民，”她说。“我投票给特朗普就是为了把他们赶出去，因为我到处去商店都亲眼见过很多移民犯罪。”
“Other than that, I would vote for a Democrat, but they are all for immigrants,” she said. “I’m voting for Trump just to get them out of here because I’ve done seen a lot of crime from the immigrants in stores everywhere I go.”
66岁的杰弗里·曼泽将此次投票描述为对特朗普政府的公投，表示选民需要“从根本上给全国正在发生的事情踩刹车”。他还指出了该特区缺乏代表权的问题。
Jeffrey Manzer, 66, described the vote as a referendum on the Trump administration, saying voters need “to basically put the brakes on what’s been going on nationally.”He also pointed to the District’s lack of representation.
“华盛顿特区居民在国会中没有任何拥有表决权的民选代表。因此，我们依靠全国其他民众来捍卫不仅他们自己的权利，还有特区居民的权利，”他说。“我们需要在全国范围内以及特区内捍卫民主，并制止在我们国家首都发生的掠夺行为。”美国人将于周二投票选出众议院全部435个席位、参议院100个席位中的35个以及36个州长职位，国会控制权将决定特朗普任期后半段的走向。
“Washington DC residents don’t have any elected representation in Congress that can vote. So, we are relying on everyone else in our nation to defend the rights of not only themselves but of the district residents,” he said. “We need to defend democracy nationally and in the district, and stop the pillaging that's been going on in our nation's capital.”Americans are voting Tuesday for all 435 seats in the House of Representatives, 35 of the 100 Senate seats, and 36 governorships, with control of Congress for the second half of Trump’s term on the line.
共和党在两院均占据微弱多数，民主党需要在众议院净增三个席位、在参议院净增四个席位才能夺回控制权。
Republicans hold narrow majorities in both chambers, and Democrats need a net gain of three seats in the House and four in the Senate to take control.
哥伦比亚特区没有参议员，在众议院仅由一名无权对最终立法进行表决的代表代表。
The District of Columbia has no senators and is represented in the House only by a delegate who cannot vote on final legislation.