多年来，唐纳德·特朗普一直抨击民主党的宗教虔诚，反复坚称该党的官员和候选人“恨上帝”、“反对上帝”，理应被视为“无神论者”。就在去年，这位从未表现出对信仰事务有任何真正兴趣的总统甚至坚称民主党人“邪恶”，是“撒旦党”的成员。
Donald Trump has spent years attacking the Democratic Party’s religiosity, repeatedly insisting that the party’s officials and candidates “hate God,” “oppose God,” and deserve to be seen as “godless.”As recently as last year, the president, who has never demonstrated any real interest in matters of faith, went so far as to insist Democrats were “evil” and members of “the party of Satan.”
这番言论荒谬可笑，但总统绝非孤例。阿拉巴马州共和党参议员汤米·图伯维尔刚刚当选州长，他曾多次公开宣称民主党是“撒旦邪教”，并补充说：“没有一个民主党人能告诉你他们捍卫上帝。”
The rhetoric was ridiculous, but the president was hardly alone. Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville of Alabama, who was just elected governor, has repeatedly and publicly declared that the Democratic Party is “a Satanic cult,” adding, “There’s not one Democrat that can tell you they stand up for God.”
这番胡言乱语对佐治亚州民主党参议员拉斐尔·沃诺克来说大概是新闻，他是一位颇有造诣的基督教牧师，在每周的布道中“捍卫上帝”。但随着中期选举尘埃落定，令我震惊的是，沃诺克很快将在国会山拥有多少同伴：堪萨斯州当选民主党参议员亚当·汉密尔顿是堪萨斯州最大教堂的主任牧师，他是自1932年以来首位在家乡州赢得美国参议院席位的民主党人。
This nonsense was likely news to Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock of Georgia, who is an accomplished Christian pastor who “stands up for God” during his weekly sermons. But as the dust settles on the midterm elections, I’m struck by just how much company Warnock will soon have on Capitol Hill: Democratic Sen.-elect Adam Hamilton of Kansas, the first Democrat to win a U.S. Senate race in his home state since 1932, is the senior pastor of Kansas’ largest church.
得克萨斯州当选民主党参议员詹姆斯·塔拉里科是一名长老会神学生。
Democratic Sen.-elect James Talarico of Texas is a Presbyterian seminarian.
艾奥瓦州当选民主党众议员莎拉·特罗恩·加里奥特是一位路德会牧师。艾奥瓦州当选民主党众议员林赛·詹姆斯是一位长老会牧师。
Democratic Rep.-elect Sarah Trone Garriott of Iowa is a Lutheran minister. Democratic Rep.-elect Lindsay James of Iowa is a Presbyterian minister.
得克萨斯州当选民主党众议员弗雷德里克·海恩斯三世是达拉斯一座浸信会教堂的主任牧师。
Democratic Rep.-elect Frederick Haynes III of Texas is the senior pastor of a Baptist church in Dallas.
《Vox》的一项分析指出了这一模式，文中提到，这些当选议员“属于美国政治中一股崛起的浪潮：宗教左派的出现，它将基督教的温和派或自由派流派与民主党的政策和政治优先事项结合在一起。他们的胜利是这一运动在2026年周期中的首次重大胜利。” 特朗普和其他共和党人极有可能继续假装，深具宗教信仰的选民必须拒绝民主党，而改变公众认知恐怕需要时间。
Highlighting the pattern, a Vox analysis noted that these incoming lawmakers “belong to a rising tide in American politics: the emergence of a religious left that marries moderate or liberal strains of Christianity with Democratic policy and political priorities. Their wins are the first major victories of this movement in the 2026 cycle.”In all likelihood, Trump and other Republicans are likely to keep pretending that deeply religious voters must reject Democrats, and it’s likely to take time to change public perceptions.
但不可否认的是，美国人正以现代史上前所未有的方式，选送民主党牧师进入国会。
But there’s no denying the fact that Americans are electing Democratic pastors to Congress in ways without modern precedent.