参议员拉斐尔·沃诺克（民主党-佐治亚州）表示，如果民主党未能赢得周二的中期选举，在共和党的攻击和围绕选举结果的潜在法律战之中，“2028年大选很可能只是个理论上的概念”。
Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.) said he believed “2028 could very well be theoretical” if the Democratic party does not win Tuesday’s midterm election amid GOP attacks and potential legal battles regarding election results.
沃诺克对《政治新闻网》（Politico）的乔纳森·马丁说：“我的重点是赢得中期选举。我认为如果我们赢不了，如果我们赢不了，2028年大选很可能只是个理论上的概念。我是说，看看这位总统在做什么。他已经在攻击加利福尼亚州。他已经在阿拉斯加州提起了这场荒谬的诉讼。虽然我对周二感到充满希望，但我们仍然不知道他还会尝试什么手段。”这位参议员总结道。
“My focus is on winning the midterms,” Warnock told Politico’s Jonathan Martin. “And I think if we don’t, if we don’t, 2028 could very well be theoretical.”“I mean, look what this president is doing. He’s already attacking California. He’s already filed this ridiculous lawsuit in Alaska. And while I feel hopeful about Tuesday, we still don’t know what else he’s gonna try,” the senator concluded.
沃诺克提到的第一起案件是司法部（DOJ）起诉加利福尼亚州官员，要求作废该部门声称来自非公民的2万张选票。
The first case Warnock is referencing is a Justice Department (DOJ) lawsuit against California officials that sought to set aside 20,000 ballots the department claimed were from noncitizens.
最高法院以一句简短的命令驳回了政府的论点，该命令未包含任何解释，也没有记录在案的异议意见。加利福尼亚州此前在下级法院辩称，司法部的行动和诉讼是剥夺合法选民投票权的企图。
The Supreme Court rejected the administration’s argument in a one-sentence order that contained no explanation and had no noted dissents. California previously argued in lower courts that the DOJ’s effort and lawsuit were an attempt to disenfranchise legal voters.
司法部就阿拉斯加州参议员竞选提起另一起诉讼，试图在参议员丹·沙利文（共和党-阿拉斯加州）输给民主党人玛丽·佩尔托拉的情况下阻止认证结果。司法部辩称，选票上出现另一名与该参议员同名的候选人会让阿拉斯加选民感到困惑，并指责佩尔托拉的竞选团队招募了这名候选人。
The DOJ filed another case concerning Alaska’s Senate race that attempted to block certification if Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) lost against Democrat Mary Peltola. It argued that the appearance of another candidate on the ballot with the same name as the senator would confuse Alaskan voters and accused Peltola’s campaign of recruiting that candidate.
一名联邦法官驳回了政府的诉讼，裁定政府未能说明佩尔托拉如何能消除他们的担忧，因为周二使用的选票已经准备就绪。
A federal judge dismissed the administration’s case, ruling that it hadn’t shown how Peltola could rectify their concerns as ballots were already prepared for Tuesday.
特朗普总统告诉记者，如果是“诚实的选举”，他将尊重周二的选举结果，并在 Truth Social 发文表示，他正在关注明尼苏达州的参议员竞选是否存在选民欺诈。
President Trump told reporters that he would respect the results of Tuesday’s election “if they’re honest elections,” adding in a Truth Social post that he was watching Minnesota’s Senate race for voter fraud.
这一言论招致全国民主党人的批评，特别是参议员蒂娜·史密斯（民主党-明尼苏达州）指责总统正在为“窃取”选举“铺垫基础”。
This comment received criticism from national Democrats, particularly Sen. Tina Smith (D-Minn.) who accused the president of “laying the groundwork” to “steal” the election.
“他在公然为窃取大选铺路，如果他选定的候选人赢不了……明尼苏达州不会善待一个我们已拒绝三次（很快将是四次）的人发出的若隐若现的威胁，”史密斯在社交平台上发帖称。
“He’s blatantly laying the groundwork to steal an election if his chosen candidate doesn’t win… Minnesota will not take kindly to thinly veiled threats from a guy we’ve rejected three times (soon to be four),” Smith posted on the social platform