乔·拜登两年前被不体面地赶出白宫。周二，他获得了一小部分报偿。
Joe Biden was unceremoniously ushered out of the White House two years ago.
拜登政府的多位知名校友在少数引人注目的竞选中获胜，其中曾任亚特兰大市长、后成为拜登高级顾问兼公共参与办公室主任的基莎·兰斯·博托姆斯领衔，她成功翻转了佐治亚州州长职位。
On Tuesday, he got a small measure of revenge.
他的前幕僚表示，这些胜利是拜登在2024年几乎被民主党抛弃后，修复其在党内遗产的重要一环。
Prominent Biden administration alumni are winning in a handful of notable races, with Keisha Lance Bottoms — the one-time Atlanta mayor turned Biden’s senior adviser and director of the Office of Public Engagement — leading the pack by flipping Georgia’s governorship.
“这证明拜登总统组建了一支才华横溢的公仆团队——公众现在正呼吁他们帮助扭转国家局势，”拜登前幕僚长罗恩·克莱恩说。“这些优秀的男女将让生活更负担得起、医疗更易获得、保护我们的权利、反腐败，并让我们的国家更强大。” 拜登今年并未常态化地出现在竞选路演中，大多数民主党人也与这位前总统保持距离。但他确实在少数初选中发挥了作用，帮助忠诚的副手站在仍高度评价他的选民面前。
The victories, his former staffers say, are an important part of rehabilitating his legacy within a Democratic Party that all but banished him in 2024.
虽然博托姆斯是知名度最高的胜利，但还有多位拜登校友有望前往华盛顿。加布·阿莫在2023年罗得岛州一个蓝色选区的特别选举中获胜，赢得了他的第二个完整国会任期。而丹·科赢得了马萨诸塞州第六选区、将接替众议员塞思·莫尔顿，他曾任拜登的副内阁秘书兼白宫办公厅副主任。
“It's proof that President Biden assembled a talented team of public servants — who the public is calling on now to help turn this country around,” said Ron Klain, Biden’s former chief of staff. “These fantastic men and women will make life more affordable, health care more available, protect our rights, fight corruption, and make our country stronger.”Biden was not a regular on the trail this year, and most Democrats kept their distance from the former president. But he did weigh in on a handful of primaries, helping put loyal lieutenants in front of voters who still held him in high regard.
他在整个竞选期间大力宣传拜登的背书，并在本周转发了一段视频，内容是他在9月初选之夜与乔和吉尔·拜登通电话的情景，家人也在场。
While Bottoms was the highest profile victory, there’s a number of Biden alumni also poised to head to Washington. Gabe Amo, who won a 2023 special election in a blue Rhode Island seat, secured his second full term in Congress. And Dan Koh, who won Massachusetts’ 6th District to succeed Rep. Seth Moulton, was Biden’s deputy Cabinet secretary and deputy director of the White House Office of Intergovernmental Affairs.
“总统先生、第一夫人女士，非常感谢你们的全力支持，”他对他们说。“没有你们二位，这根本不可能。……你们给了我一份毕生难得的工作，改变了我的人生。而在我决定参选的那一刻，你们就站在了我身后。”
He leaned into his Biden endorsement throughout the campaign and this week reposted a video of a phone call he and his family had with Joe and Jill Biden on primary night in September.
拜登内阁的其他成员在州长竞选中也表现强劲。拜登的卫生与公众服务部部长哈维尔·贝塞拉在加利福尼亚州州长竞选中，进入周二投票日时在民调中稳稳领先共和党人史蒂夫·希尔顿。而拜登的内政部部长德布·哈兰德据预测将赢得新墨西哥州州长选举。
“Mr. President and Madame first lady, thank you so much for all of your support,” he told them. “It wouldn’t have been possible without both of you. … You changed my life by giving me a job of a lifetime. And you got my back the minute I decided to run.”Biden’s Cabinet also had a strong night in other governor races. Xavier Becerra, Biden’s secretary of Health and Human Services, had a solid polling lead over Republican Steve Hilton in the race to be California’s next governor going into Tuesday. And, Deb Haaland, Biden’s Interior secretary, was projected to win the New Mexico governor race.
“在告别演说中，拜登总统警告说：‘一个由极端财富、权力和影响力组成的寡头统治正在美国形成，这实实在在地威胁着我们整个民主制度，’”拜登的长期发言人安德鲁·贝茨说。“他敦促团队和支持者继续捍卫我们共同珍视的价值观，包括体面、勤劳和国家共同体意识。无论是在选票上还是选票之外，他的许多旧部都在为传承这一遗产而奋斗。”更正：本报道早先版本误述了盖布·阿莫完整任期的届数。
"In his farewell speech, President Biden warned that ‘an oligarchy is taking shape in America of extreme wealth, power, and influence that literally threatens our entire democracy,’” said Andrew Bates, the former president’s longtime spokesperson. “He urged his team and supporters to keep standing up for the values that we all care about, including decency, hard work, and a sense of national community. On the ballot and off, a whole lot of his alumni are fighting to carry on that legacy.”CORRECTION: A previous version of this report misstated how many full terms Gabe Amo has served.