
在共和党掌控华盛顿两年后,周二选举中的选民对特朗普总统的工作表现表示不满,同时对生活成本和国家整体走向表达了焦虑。
Two years after handing Republicans control of Washington, voters in Tuesday’s election expressed displeasure over President Trump’s job performance while voicing angst about the cost of living and the nation’s overall direction.
一项大规模全国性调查的初步结果显示,许多美国人怀着愤懑的心情前往投票站,并将中期选举视为改变华盛顿的契机,民主党似乎有望夺回众议院控制权,并有机会翻转参议院。
Preliminary results from a large national survey showed many Americans went to the polls in a sour mood and looked to the midterm election for change in Washington as Democrats appeared well-positioned to take control of the House and had a shot at flipping the Senate.
高昂的燃油和食品价格是选民最关心的问题,根据对超过7.9万名登记选民进行的民调首轮结果,大约十分之九的选民表示,生活成本是他们决定如何为国会投票时的关键或主要考量因素。[视频] 特朗普的中期选举策略全靠他自己。这够吗?
High fuel and food prices were a top voter concern, with roughly nine in 10 of the electorate saying the cost of living was a crucial or major factor in their thinking on how to vote for Congress, according to the first wave of results from a poll of more than 79,000 registered voters. [video] Trump’s Midterm Strategy Is All About Him. Is It Enough?
选民将物价上涨归咎于特朗普。近三分之二的人表示,通胀上升更多是因为他的政策,其余的人则认为这更多是其无法控制的因素造成的。
Voters blamed Trump for higher prices. Almost two-thirds said inflation was up more because of his policies, while the rest said it was more a result of factors outside his control.
特朗普将经济描绘为稳健向好。在竞选最后几周,他说“美国的黄金时代即将来临”,称经济强劲,并说“通胀大幅下降”。SSRS的选民调查对全体全国样本的误差范围为正负0.6个百分点。该调查涵盖全美50个州的登记选民,访谈于10月19日至11月3日期间在投票地点、线上和电话中进行。
Trump has cast the economy as on solid ground. In the closing weeks of the campaign, he said “the golden age of America is upon us,” called the economy strong and said “inflation is way down.”The Voter Poll by SSRS has a margin of error of plus or minus 0.6 percentage point for the full national sample. The poll includes registered voters in all 50 states, with interviews conducted at voting locations, online and by telephone between Oct. 19 and Nov 3.
大约十分之四的选民表示,他们为众议院投票的原因之一是为了表达对特朗普的反对,而大约四分之三的选民表示,他们对国家目前的走向感到不满或愤怒。
Roughly four in 10 voters said one of the reasons behind their U.S. House vote was to express opposition to Trump, while roughly three-quarters said they feel dissatisfied or angry about the way things are going nationally.
国会依然极不受欢迎,近半数受访者表示强烈不赞成其履职表现。大约十分之七的选民认为,该机构在对总统进行制衡方面做得不够。
Congress remains deeply unpopular, with almost half of respondents saying they strongly disapprove of the job it is doing. Roughly seven in 10 voters said the institution isn’t doing enough to provide checks and balances on the president.
这项调查显示,中期选举选民对两党均持怀疑态度,约六成选民对共和党持负面看法,略超半数选民对民主党持同样看法。
The survey showed both political parties were viewed skeptically by midterm voters, with about six in 10 voters having an unfavorable view of the Republican Party and a bit more than half seeing the Democratic Party that way.
共和党目前在参议院以53比47占优,在众议院以219比214占优——其中包括一名与共和党党团会议结盟的独立议员。目前有两个空缺席位。
Republicans currently control the Senate 53-47, and have a 219-214 edge in the House—including one independent who conferences with the GOP. There are two vacancies.
在特朗普家族从总统任期中获利颇丰之际,约六成选民认为,国家领导人优先考虑个人利益而非国家利益。
Amid a presidency that has proved lucrative to Trump’s family, about six in 10 voters said they think the nation’s leader gives priority to his own personal interests over the country’s.
在提供的六个议题中,要求选出对国家最重要的一项,约四成选民选择经济,三分之一选民选择民主状况。
Offered a list of six issues and asked to pick the one that is the most important for the nation, about four in 10 picked the economy, and one-third said the state of democracy.
调查中约四分之三的选民认为经济状况“不太好”或“差”。仅约两成选民表示通胀在过去一年给家庭带来了严重困难,但近六成表示造成了中度困难。
Roughly three-quarters of voters in the survey said the economy isn’t so good or is poor. Only about two in 10 voters said inflation caused their family severe hardship in the past year, but nearly six in 10 said it had caused moderate hardship.
与伊朗的战争一直是推高燃料和化肥价格的主要因素,约六成选民认为美国采取军事行动是错误决定。
The war with Iran has been a major factor in driving fuel and fertilizer prices higher, and about six in 10 voters said the U.S. made the wrong decision in taking military action there.
当被问及特朗普的关税政策时,近三分之二的选民表示这损害了经济。尽管对经济的看法普遍负面,但许多选民对自身财务状况感到更安心。超过半数选民表示,自己的家庭状况比两年前好转或大致相同。
Asked about Trump’s tariff policies, almost two-thirds of voters said they have hurt the economy. While views of the economy were overwhelmingly negative, many voters felt more comfortable with their own finances. More than half said their own family situation was better or about the same as two years ago.
在激进的移民执法行动导致混乱甚至造成部分美国人死亡(包括1月明尼阿波利斯居民遭枪击身亡的两起高关注度案件)之后,约六成选民表示不赞成美国移民与海关执法局的工作方式。约六成选民表示,他们非常或比较有信心,全国范围内的选举是公平、准确地进行的。
Following aggressive immigration enforcement actions that have resulted in disruptions and even the deaths of some Americans, including two high-profile shootings of Minneapolis residents in January, roughly six in 10 voters said they disapprove of how the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency is doing its job. About six in 10 said they were very or somewhat confident that the election was conducted fairly and accurately across the country.