民主党全国委员会主席肯·马丁11月2日在明尼苏达州明尼通卡的Boom Island Brewing一场竞选活动上讲话。马丁周三接受了《晨间新闻》采访，谈及民主党在中期选举中的胜利。斯蒂芬·马图林/盖蒂图片社民主党在翻转了共和党把持的一些全国最保守州的席位后赢得了参议院控制权，这是对2024年的戏剧性逆转，使该党获得了挑战特朗普总统的新力量。
Democratic National Committee Chairman Ken Martin speaks at a campaign event at Boom Island Brewing in Minnetonka, Minn., on Nov. 2. Martin spoke to Morning Edition on Wednesday about Democrats' midterm election victories. Stephen Maturen/Getty Images Democrats won control of the Senate after flipping Republican-held seats in some of the nation's most conservative states, a dramatic reversal from 2024 that gives the party new power to challenge President Trump.
该党还拿下了众议院、多个关键州长职位和州议会，增强了民主党在特朗普总统任期最后两年的地位。
The party also captured the House, key governorships and state legislatures, strengthening Democrats' position for the final two years of Trump's presidency.
民主党全国委员会主席肯·马丁表示，这是该党一个世纪以来最好的成绩。
Ken Martin, chairman of the Democratic National Committee, told the results were the party's best in a century.
“这是一场变革性选举，美国人发出了非常明确的信息：他们想要的是为他们而战的领导人，而不只是为富人和有关系的人而战，”马丁说。
"This was a change election, and Americans sent a very clear message that they're looking for leaders who are fighting for them, not just the wealthy and well-connected," Martin said.
他说，选民赋予民主党一项使命，要求解决生活负担能力、医疗保健问题，以及他所说的有利于富裕美国人的“腐败体系”。
He said that voters gave Democrats a mandate to address affordability, health care and what he called a "corrupt system" benefiting wealthy Americans.
但民主党将如何把这些承诺转化为政策仍是一个悬而未决的问题，因为特朗普仍握有否决权。
But how Democrats will turn those promises into policy remains an open question, with Trump still holding veto power.
“我认为现实是，我们在这里拥有巨大的筹码，”马丁说，并指出民主党掌控着国会和州政府。
"I think the reality is we have great leverage here," Martin said, pointing to Democrats' control of Congress and state governments.
他承认，对特朗普的反对助推了这一结果，但他认为选民也接受了民主党的信息。
He acknowledged that opposition to Trump helped drive the results but argued that voters also embraced Democrats' message.
“我们所有的候选人都为某种东西而竞选，而不是反对某种东西，”他说。“他们让人们感受到民主党执政时会做什么的积极愿景。”点击上方蓝色按钮收听完整采访。
"Our candidates across the board ran for something, not against something," he said. "They gave people a sense of a positive vision of what Democrats would do while we're in power." Listen to the full interview by clicking the blue button above.