《华尔街日报》编辑委员会将周二共和党惨败的主要责任归咎于特朗普总统，因为民主党有望控制众议院和参议院两院。
The Wall Street Journal’s editorial board cast much of the blame on President Trump for GOP losses Tuesday, as Democrats are poised to take control of both the House and Senate.
“共和党人或许会自我安慰，认为总统第二任期的中期选举失利是常态。但这不仅仅是一次正常的失利，”编委会在周三早些时候发表的一篇文章中写道。
“Republicans may console themselves that midterm defeats in second presidential terms are common. But this was more than a normal defeat,” the board wrote in a piece published early Wednesday.
“在已成为共和党大本营的州份丢失参议院席位和州长职位，将在未来数年产生连锁反应，”文章继续说道。“州议会席位的连环失利也是如此。”“一如既往，特朗普总统已经开始怪罪他人，但他是这场溃败的主要设计者，”编委会补充道。
“The loss of Senate seats and governorships in states that had become GOP redoubts will have ramifications for years to come,” it continued. “So will the cascading losses down ballot in state legislatures.”“True to form, President Trump is already blaming everyone else, but he is the main architect of this rout,” the board added.
特朗普将对选举结果的不满发泄在媒体和他指责为“挂名共和党人”的共和党候选人身上。《华尔街日报》建议，总统也可以审视参议院的冗长辩论制度，以及其《保障美国选民资格法案》缺乏进展——该法案若通过将要求投票提供公民身份证明——作为挫败的借口。
Trump has taken his frustration over the results out on the media and GOP candidates he accused of being “Republican in Name Only.”The Journal suggested the president could also look at the Senate filibuster and lack of action on his Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act — which would require proof of citizenship to vote if passed — as fodder for the upsets.
“但即使当时有足够票数通过上述任一举措，也无法挽救共和党今年的命运，”《华尔街日报》的文章写道。
“But neither would have saved the GOP this year, even if there had been enough votes to do either,” the Journal piece reads.
周二，一股蓝色浪潮席卷全美，锁定了在特朗普任期最后两年限制其权力的可能性。
A blue wave cascaded throughout the U.S. on Tuesday, locking down the possibility of limiting Trump’s power through his last two years in office.
民主党的胜利之际，共和党因包括备受反感的伊朗战争、特朗普下滑的支持率以及对生活成本的担忧等问题，陷入了艰难的政治境地。
The Democratic victories came as the GOP faced rocky political territory over issues including the unpopular war in Iran, Trump’s slumping approval numbers and concerns about the cost of living.
据Decision Desk HQ预测，民主党预计将在众议院获得256个席位，在参议院获得55个席位，标志着该党目前在众议院拥有214个席位、参议院拥有45个席位的基础上实现增长。对于一个在2024年大选失利后饱受内斗和挫折困扰的政党来说，这是一场显著的胜利。
Democrats are projected to secure 256 seats in the House and 55 seats in the Senate, according to Decision Desk HQ, marking gains for the party that currently holds 214 seats in the lower chamber and 45 seats in the upper. It’s a notable victory for a party that was marred by infighting and frustration in the wake of their 2024 election losses.
《华尔街日报》编委会写道：“更广泛地说，总统反复无常且自我放纵的第二任期治理，已疏远了他在2024年组建的大部分联盟。他承诺复制首任期的经济成功，从而赢得了第二个任期。”
“More broadly, the President’s erratic and self-indulgent second-term governance has alienated much of the coalition he assembled in 2024. He won a second term on the promise to repeat the economic success of his first,” the Journal’s board wrote.
编委会补充道：“但这一次，他坚持征收普遍关税，往往随心所欲，这推高了许多商品的价格，对爱荷华州、堪萨斯州和农场带造成了特别大的破坏。他毫无意义的与加拿大的贸易战，损害了共和党在密歇根州、缅因州，甚至得克萨斯州的利益。”《国会山报》已联系白宫置评。
“But this time he insisted on imposing universal tariffs, often willy-nilly, that have raised prices for many goods and been especially damaging in Iowa, Kansas and the Farm Belt,” it added. “His senseless trade war with Canada hurt Republicans in Michigan, Maine, even Texas.”The Hill has reached out to the White House for comment.