据贝拉克·奥巴马连任竞选活动的主导者透露，在民主党在本周美国中期选举中取得成功后，已有二十多名民主党人正在考虑角逐2028年白宫宝座。
More than two dozen Democrats are eyeing runs for the White House in 2028, following their party's success in the US midterm elections this week, according to the man behind Barack Obama's successful re-election bid.
曾领导奥巴马2012年竞选活动的吉姆·梅西纳表示，由于民主党在国会竞选和州级选举中取得重大胜利，他已与“二十多个竞选团队”进行过交谈，这些团队正积极考虑参加2028年大选，并已启动筹资流程和招聘工作。
Jim Messina, who led Obama's 2012 campaign, said that since Democrats saw major victories in congressional races as well as state elections, he's spoken to "over two dozen campaigns" that are actively considering running in 2028 and have begun the financing process and hiring staff.
梅西纳在接受BBC“Americast”播客节目采访时说：“我认为民主党人将开始宣布成立探索性委员会，可能在下周或未来几周内，大概在感恩节之后。”
"I think you're going to start having Democrats announce exploratory committees next week or the next couple of weeks, probably after Thanksgiving", Messina told the BBC's Americast podcast.
他说，他已经知道有人正在搬迁，以便为一位州长的总统竞选工作。
He said he already knows someone relocating to work on a governor's presidential campaign.
他还预测，随着候选人面临筹集初选所需巨额资金的压力，这一数字可能会缩减，初选将决定党的提名人。
He also predicted that the number could shrink as candidates faced pressure to raise large sums needed for the primary contests that will decide the party's nominee.
梅西纳透露了他与候选人交谈的一些细节：“当我与候选人或其竞选团队坐下来时，我会对他们说：‘告诉我你们对这个国家未来的经济愿景。你们在人工智能问题上会怎么做？’”还有一个因素是即将卸任的总统唐纳德·特朗普，他在竞选季期间仍将在任。
Messina gave some insight into the conversations he's had, saying: "When I sit down with candidates or their campaigns, I say to them, 'Tell me your economic vision for the future of this country. What are you going to do on AI?'" Then there's another factor: the outgoing president, Donald Trump, who will still be in office during the campaign season.
“因此，民主党人是上钩天天谈论唐纳德·特朗普，还是专注于自己的信息？”他问道。
"And so, do the Democrats take the bait and talk about Donald Trump every day, or do you stay focused on your message?" he said.
“这将是自2008年以来最有趣的总统大选。”梅西纳后来出任奥巴马的白宫副幕僚长。他表示，民主党在中期选举中的成功归功于他们能够专注于经济以及唐纳德·特朗普关税的影响，这些关税“对农村选民造成了毁灭性打击”。
"It's going be the most interesting presidential [election] since 2008." Messina, who went on to become Obama's deputy chief of staff at the White House, said the party's success in the US midterm elections was down to their ability to stay focused on the economy and the effect of Donald Trump's tariffs, which were "devastating to rural voters".
“当你是一名农民，给拖拉机加柴油每加仑要花7美元，经济账就算不过来，同时你为所有东西支付的费用都更高了，”他说。
"When you're a farmer and you're paying $7 for a gallon of diesel to put in your tractor, the economics just don't work, and at the same time you're paying more for everything," he said.
播客：在 Americast 节目中听取更多来自吉姆·梅西纳的观点他说，紧扣经济议题帮助民主党在爱荷华州、堪萨斯州和得克萨斯州等传统共和党强势州份实现了席位反转。
PODCAST: Hear more from Jim Messina on Americast Staying on message about the economy helped them flip seats in traditionally strong Republican states like Iowa, Kansas, and Texas, he said.
“对民主党普遍的批评是我们无法坚持单一议题。而在很长一段时间以来的首次，民主党紧扣了经济议题。他们没有在文化战争上上钩，”他说。
"The common criticism of Democrats is that we can't stick to one message. And for the first time in a very long time, Democrats stuck to the economy. They didn't take the bait on the social wars," he said.
梅西纳告诫民主党，今年中期选举的成功并非对该党的全力背书，“本次选举中民主党的最有价值球员（MVP）是唐纳德·特朗普”。
Messina cautioned Democrats that success in this year's midterm elections was not a ringing endorsement of the party and that "the MVP of the election for the Democrats was Donald Trump".
他说，现在的难题将是如何在国会将该党的进步派和中间派团结在一起。
The hard part will now be bringing the party's progressive and centrist wings together in Congress, he said.