华盛顿特区即将迎来剧烈的政治变革，共和党人在大选之夜的惨败废墟中拾掇残局，指责的矛头指向多个方向，争论究竟谁该为此负责。
Seismic political change is coming to Washington, D.C., and as Republicans sift through the wreckage that was Election Night, fingers are pointing in several directions over who’s to blame.
周二这场“蓝色海啸”撕裂了共和党的联盟，在特朗普政府最后两年里，参众两院的权力平衡均发生逆转。共和党人正在寻找问题出在何处，共和党操盘手和内部人士向福克斯新闻数字频道表示，问题始于顶层——唐纳德·特朗普总统。
The blue tsunami Tuesday tore the GOP’s coalition asunder, flipping the balance of power in both chambers heading into the final two years of the Trump administration. And as Republicans search for where things went awry, GOP operatives and insiders told Fox News Digital that it starts at the top with President Donald Trump.
“看，首先，这是特朗普的失败，”石油钻探公司首席执行官、知名共和党捐赠人丹·埃伯哈特对福克斯新闻数字频道说。“他想让自己——他想让选民把他列入考量。不幸的是，作为共和党人，我们得到的就是这个结果。”在参议院，民主党人在大选之夜赢得七个席位，阿拉斯加和密西西比州的竞选结果仍在等待揭晓。在众议院，民主党人以赢得27个席位强势夺回控制权，仍有数个选区的结果未出。
"Look, first and foremost, this is a Trump loss," Dan Eberhart, an oil drilling chief executive officer and prominent Republican donor, told Fox News Digital. "He wanted to be — he wanted people to consider him on the ballot. And unfortunately, as a Republican, that's what we got." In the Senate, Democrats scored seven pickups on Election Night, with outstanding races in Alaska and Mississippi still waiting to be called. And in the House, Democrats roared back into power with 27 pickups, and with several races still outstanding.
伊朗战争、无视挤压选民的经济痛苦、攻击在任共和党议员等，都是共和党人在大选后几天里陷入震惊时列举的不满。
The Iran war, ignoring the economic hurt squeezing voters, attacking sitting Republicans and more are on the list of grievances from Republicans reeling in the days after.
尤其是参议院版图，一度对共和党有利，被视为参议院少数党领袖、民主党人查克·舒默（纽约州）和民主党想在共和党微弱的53席优势中撕开缺口的一场艰难战役。
The Senate map, in particular, was at one point favorable for Republicans and viewed as an uphill battle for Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and Democrats to put a dent in the GOP’s thin, 53-seat majority.
但一名共和党助手向福克斯新闻数字频道表示，特朗普决定进行“初选复仇之旅并挑衅参议员”，以及其他几个问题，给了民主党可乘之机。
But Trump’s decision to go on a "primary revenge tour and antagonizing senators," a GOP aide told Fox News Digital, among several other issues, opened up the field for Democrats to pounce.
确实，特朗普亲自挑选的候选人在原本被视为共和党稳操胜券的竞选中惨败。
Indeed, Trump’s handpicked candidates were pummeled in races that were once safe bets for Republicans.
他对得克萨斯州总检察长肯·帕克斯顿的支持、对参议员达林·格雷厄姆（共和党-南卡罗来纳州）的背书，以及去年与参议员汤姆·蒂利斯（共和党-北卡罗来纳州）的冲突——这最终导致蒂利斯退休，并为民主党在“松柏州”创造了机会——对共和党造成了致命打击，加上在缅因州、堪萨斯州、俄亥俄州和爱荷华州遭遇的惊人失利，彻底粉碎了共和党保住参议院控制权的任何希望。
His backing of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, Sen. Darline Graham, R-S.C., and fight with Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., last year that ultimately led to his retirement and created an opening for Democrats in the Tar Heel State, proved fatal for the GOP, coupled with stunning losses in Maine, Kansas, Ohio and Iowa, kneecapped any chances Republicans had of keeping power in the upper chamber.
“特朗普完全无视物价负担能力问题，”另一位共和党助手对福克斯新闻数字频道表示。“他排挤了像科宁、蒂利斯这样懂得如何赢下艰难选战的优秀成员，并用他的‘SAVE法案/阻挠议事胡扯’毒害了基本盘对我们多数党地位的看法。”“我们原本拥有绝佳的选情地图，却被他劫持了，”该助手继续说道。
"Trump ignored affordability completely," another Republican aide told Fox News Digital. "Ousted good members a la Cornyn, Tillis who knew how to win tough races, and poisoned the base’s opinion of our majority with his SAVE Act/filibuster bull----." "We had a great map, and he hijacked [it]," they continued.
在众议院，民主党有望赢得250个席位以上，福克斯新闻权力排名预测，特朗普的关税政策和伊朗战争是导致选民群体离开共和党的重要驱动因素。
In the House, where Democrats are on pace to potentially win upward of 250 seats, Fox News Power Rankings projected that Trump’s tariffs and the war in Iran were significant drivers for voting blocs leaving the GOP.
一位众议院共和党人抱怨称，共和党领导层过于专注于“虚张声势”而非“干实事”，尽管他们没有点名特朗普。
One House Republican complained that GOP leaders were too focused on "bluster" rather than "doing the job," though they did not mention Trump by name.
“所有那些改名举动都是完全不必要的——美洲湾、美洲湖、战争部，”这位共和党议员说。
"All the name changes were so unnecessary — Gulf of America, Lake of America, Department of War," the GOP lawmaker said.
第二位众议院共和党人列举了一长串短板，包括“某些候选人”的素质和品格、特朗普的移民执法、关税、普遍的物价负担能力问题、历史性的中期选举逆风，以及“背离传统保守主义转向民粹主义”。与此同时，特朗普身边的人则指责候选人自身。
A second House Republican rattled off a lengthy list of shortcomings, including the quality and character of "certain candidates," Trump’s immigration enforcement, tariffs, general affordability issues, historic midterm headwinds, and "departure from traditional conservatism in favor of populism." Meanwhile, people in Trump’s orbit blamed the candidates themselves.
特朗普的外部顾问亚历克斯·布鲁塞维茨在X平台发帖称，“这一周期大多数共和党候选人缺乏激情、懒惰，且是彻底无效的沟通者。”“对于其中一些结果，我并不感到太惊讶，”他说。
Trump outside advisor Alex Bruesewitz posted on X that "most Republican candidates this cycle were uninspiring, lazy, and thoroughly ineffective communicators." "I’m not all that surprised by some of these outcomes," he said.
与此同时，随着特朗普迈向跛脚鸭时期，预计将面临调查和议程停滞，一些人预期国会内特朗普的支持基础将发生大规模转移。
Meanwhile, some are expecting a massive shift in Trump’s base of support in Congress as he heads toward a lame duck likely punctuated by investigations and stalled agendas.
“我认为特朗普从今天起就成了跛脚鸭，”埃伯哈特说。“你知道，如果我要在[2028年]选举周期中参选，我今天醒来就会发现，我背靠拱门，面对舞厅。我想和特朗普拉开距离。”
"I think Trump being a lame duck starts today," Eberhart said. "You know, if I'm up in the [2028] cycle, I'm waking up today, I'm against the arch. I'm against the ballroom. I want space from Trump."