特朗普总统违背了对共和党人的承诺，即我们将赢得太多，以至于会厌倦赢。
President Trump has broken his promise to Republicans that we were going to win so much we would get tired of winning.
他在第二任期的全部时间里只关注自己的基本盘，而这甚至远未达到选民的多数。令人惊讶的是，特朗普竟然让“让美国再次伟大”（MAGA）品牌受损如此之深，以至于现在它的比美国民主社会主义者（Democratic Socialists of America）还要高。
He has spent the entirety of his second term paying attention only to his base, which is not even close to a majority of the electorate. Amazingly, Trump has managed to tarnish the MAGA brand so much that now it has a higher unfavorable rating than the Democratic Socialists of America.
然而，特朗普在中期选举中主导了共和党的信息传递，他的支持率仅为37%，恳请选民假装他在选票上。选民照做了，结果是共和党在选票的上上下下遭遇了一场传统意义上的惨败。
Yet Trump led the Republican messaging in the midterms, with his 37 percent approval rating, pleading with voters to pretend he was on the ballot. They did, and the result was a good old-fashioned whooping on Republicans up and down the ballot.
这是纯粹的政治失职，由特朗普本人一手造成。与“让美国再次伟大”教条相反，当总统并不意味着你就是政治天才。
This was pure political malpractice driven by Trump himself. Contrary to MAGA doctrine, being president does not make you a political genius.
以下是总统10月24日在佐治亚州的讲话：“美国石油天然气行业赚取了数千亿美元。我才不在乎，我要说出来——我们赚了他妈的一大笔钱。”他方便地略去了这些数十亿美元来自辛勤工作的美国家庭的口袋。其中大多数人会投票。
Here is what the president said on Oct. 24 in Georgia: “The United States oil and gas business is making hundreds of billions of dollars. I don’t give a damn, I’m going to say it — we’re making a freaking fortune.”He conveniently left out that those billions of dollars come out of the pockets of hardworking American families. Most of them vote.
共和党至少失去了24个众议院席位（可能更多）和7个参议院席位，阿拉斯加和密西西比州的参议院竞选结果仍未决定。
Republicans lost at least 24 House seats (probably many more) and seven Senate seats, with Senate races in Alaska and Mississippi still undecided.
特朗普逼迫参议员汤姆·蒂利斯（共和党-北卡罗来纳州）退出连任竞选。共和党失去了该席位。特朗普逼迫参议员乔尼·恩斯特（共和党-爱荷华州）退出连任竞选。共和党失去了该席位。同样，特朗普的攻击迫使广受欢迎的爱荷华州州长金·雷诺兹（共和党）退休。共和党失去了该席位。
Trump pushed Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) out of his reelection campaign. Republicans lost the seat. Trump pushed Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) out of her reelection campaign. Republicans lost the seat. Likewise, Trump’s attacks pushed popular Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds (R) into retirement. Republicans lost the seat.
10月，特朗普在移民立场上攻击佛罗里达州共和党众议员玛丽亚·萨拉查（共和党-佛罗里达州）。这可能帮助萨拉查凭一线之差保住了席位，因为她挺身对抗特朗普极不得人心的移民与海关执法局（ICE）移民突袭行动。
In October, Trump attacked Florida Republican Rep. Maria Salazar (R-Fla.) on her immigration position. It may have helped Salazar, who stood up to Trump’s very unpopular Immigration and Customs Enforcement immigration raids, save her seat by a whisker.
最令人发指的是，在得克萨斯州，特朗普支持共和党籍总检察长肯·帕克斯顿，对抗现任共和党籍参议员约翰·科宁。帕克斯顿有多起法律和道德问题记录。科宁有压倒性支持特朗普的记录。共和党人花费数百万美元试图挽救帕克斯顿。这笔钱本可用于赢得俄亥俄州或爱荷华州。结果，共和党人甚至连得克萨斯州的席位也输了。
Most egregious of all, in Texas, Trump endorsed Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) against incumbent Sen. John Cornyn (R). Paxton had a record of multiple legal and ethical problems. Cornyn had a record of overwhelming support for Trump. Republicans spent millions of dollars trying to save Paxton. That is money that could have been spent to win Ohio or Iowa. Instead, Republicans lost even the Texas seat.
在南卡罗来纳州，特朗普推动已故参议员林赛·格雷厄姆的妹妹达琳·格雷厄姆参选，此前她被任命完成其兄长的剩余任期。他这样做是因为另一选择、共和党籍联邦众议员拉尔夫·诺曼（南卡罗来纳州）曾在2024年总统初选中支持特朗普的前州长妮基·黑利，招致特朗普愤怒。共和党人输掉了该席位。2026年共和党的惨败完全归咎于特朗普总统。
In South Carolina, Trump pushed Darline Graham, sister of the late Sen. Lindsey Graham, into running following her appointment to finish out her brother’s term. He did so because the alternative was Rep. Ralph Norman (R-S.C.) who had incurred Trump’s wrath by supporting his former governor, Nikki Haley, in the 2024 presidential primaries. Republicans lost the seat. The 2026 Republican bloodbath rests totally on President Trump.
十五个月前，我在这版撰文指出，“让美国再次伟大”议程正将特朗普推向主流之外。随着他的第二个任期展开，显而易见，他执着于大多数选民不关心的议题，正成为一个大问题。
Fifteen months ago, I wrote on these pages that the MAGA agenda was pushing Trump out of the mainstream. As the his second term unfolded, it became obvious that his preoccupation with issues most voters did not care about was becoming a big problem.
随着美国家庭越来越担心食品杂货成本上涨，总统却告诉他们，这些涨价只是“九牛一毛”，是民主党的“骗局”。2026年中期选举呼吁共和党候选人将竞选本地化。总统拒绝让这发生。在“以我为中心”的总统任期里，一切必须围绕他。
As American families became more and more concerned about the rising costs of groceries, the president told them those price increases were “peanuts” and a Democratic “hoax.”The 2026 midterm election cried out to be localized by Republican candidates. The president refused to let this happen. In the “me” presidency, everything must be about him.
总统的错误政治决断终结了前途光明的冉冉升起的共和党人的职业生涯。这场选举对共和党的不利影响尚未结束。媒体聚焦国会选举结果之际，全国数百场州立法机构竞选仍在决出胜负。那些州立法机构竞选中的共和党候选人，面对的正是特朗普政府在全国层面制造的同一股暗流。
Bad political decisions by the president have ended the careers of promising up and coming Republicans. This election’s bad effects on Republicans are not over. While the media focused on the congressional outcomes, hundreds of state legislative races around the country were still decided. Republican candidates in those state legislative races ran against the same undertow that the Trump administration produced nationally.
展望未来，州和地方层面的选举结果将成为一个大问题。共和党的后备人才梯队已遭重创。到了2028年，国会中的民主党新人将面临更轻松的连选连任，因为他们最强劲的共和党对手将在2026年的同票竞选中落败。
Going forward, the state and local results will be a big problem. The Republican bench has been decimated. In 2028, freshman Democrats in Congress will face an easier reelection because their toughest Republican opponent will have lost his or her down-ballot reelection in 2026.
因此，如果你是一位相对年轻的保守派，信奉有限政府、宪法、政府效率，并对一套治理原则而非某个个人保持坚定忠诚，那么总有一个市议会、县议会席位或州议会席位在向你招手。请勇敢迈出这一步。
So, if you are a somewhat young conservative who believes in limited government, the Constitution, government efficiency and strong loyalty to a set of governing principles rather than to an individual, then there is a city or county council seat or a state legislative seat which beckons to you. Please go for it.
凯文·艾戈曾任共和党全国委员会前副幕僚长、马里兰州共和党前执行主任。他曾担任马里兰州预算与管理部幕僚长，并曾获里根白宫委任。
Kevin Igoe is the former deputy chief of staff of the Republican National Committee and former executive director of the Maryland Republican Party. He served as chief of staff of the Maryland Department of Budget and Management and was a Reagan White House appointee.