我的心为我们的国家而痛。尽管许多人竭尽全力支持共和党候选人，并呼吁保守派回归我们的原则，但我们的共和党团队遭遇了历史性的惨败。最终会有多糟糕，还有待观察。在我们等待每一张合法选票被统计之际，了解这场败选是如何以及为何发生的至关重要。
My heart breaks for our country. Despite the best efforts by so many to support Republican candidates and call conservatives back to our principles, our Republican team suffered a historic defeat. How bad it ultimately will be remains to be seen. While we wait for every legal vote to be counted, it’s important to understand how and why this happened.
这场中期选举不是一场溃败，而是一次清算。美国民众拒绝了我党向经济民粹主义的转向，我们在国会、各州议会和州长职位上的多数席位为此付出了代价。
This midterm election wasn’t a rout, it was a reckoning. The American people have rejected our party’s shift toward economic populism, and our majorities in Congress and state legislatures and governorships across the country paid the price.
我将永远相信美国是一个保守的国家。美国人信奉保守主义理想，坚守保守主义原则，不仅体现在政治上，也体现在我们的生活方式中。当保守派未能为我们的原则发出清晰的号召时，选民就会感到沮丧和困惑。
I will always believe that the U.S. is a conservative country. Americans believe in conservative ideals and hold fast to conservative principles, not only in politics but in the way we live our lives. When conservatives fail to sound a clarion call for our principles, voters become discouraged and confused.
过去两年里，我们看到保守派对共和党主导的国会继续累积创纪录的债务和开支视而不见，而政府却收购私营企业股份，对盟友和对手一律征收违宪关税，并放弃了捍卫生命权的立场，同时还效仿对手提供政府救济金、扩大福利开支。对伊朗未完成的战争成了共和党的沉重包袱，因为华盛顿止步不前，选择绥靖，而非让我军彻底消除伊朗政权构成的威胁。
Over the past two years, we’ve seen conservatives shrug as a Republican Congress continued to rack up record debt and spending while the administration seized stakes in private companies, imposed unconstitutional tariffs on friend and foe alike and abandoned the right to life, all while copying the other side by offering government handouts and expanding entitlements. The unfinished war against Iran became an albatross around the necks of Republicans because Washington stopped short and pursued appeasement rather than allowing our troops to finish off the threat posed by the Iranian regime, once and for all.
正如我们周二晚所见，许多美国人仍会投保守派的票，但有些人会选择在家不投票。更糟的是，有些人会因对民粹主义和腐败深感厌恶，而转投对立阵营。
As we saw Tuesday night, many Americans will still vote conservative, but some will stay home. Worse yet, some will become so repulsed by populism and corruption that they will vote for the other side.
这次选举让我想起了2006年，当时选民将大政府共和主义赶下台，转而支持南希·佩洛西及其政党。我不久后进入国会共和党领导层，致力于恢复小政府保守主义。我们见证了茶党运动的兴起，并于2010年重夺众议院控制权。
This election reminds me of 2006, when the people booted out big-government Republicanism in favor of Nancy Pelosi and her party. I entered the Republican leadership in Congress soon after to restore small-government conservatism. We witnessed the rise of the tea-party movement and won back the House in 2010.
随着保守主义原则重回我们运动和政党的核心，美国人民将再次把选票托付给我们。
With conservative principles restored to the center of our movement and our party, the American people will again trust us with their votes.
民主党已不再是约翰·F·肯尼迪时代的民主党。他们将比以往任何时候都更激进。我担心他们已不仅成为社会主义的政党，更成为反犹太主义的政党。我相信他们的极端主义将导致其垮台。但我们必须准备好抓住优势，提供一个清晰的保守派替代方案。
The Democrats aren’t the party of John F. Kennedy anymore. They will be more radical than ever. I fear that they have become the party not only of socialism but of antisemitism. I believe that their extremism will be their downfall. But we must be ready to seize the advantage by offering a clear conservative alternative.
我们必须从错误中吸取教训，振作起来拯救国家。随着下届总统大选在即，我们必须先决定我们主张什么，再决定支持谁。
We must learn from our mistakes and return, invigorated to save our country. With the next presidential election on the horizon, we must decide what we’re for before we decide whom we’re for.
眼下，我们要在废墟中前行，拾起碎片，开始重建。进入这个选后季节之际，我将加倍努力，通过我们的声音和“推进美国自由基金会”的工作，复兴保守主义运动。我邀请您加入我们。
For now, we walk through the debris, pick up the pieces, and start to rebuild. As we enter this postelection season, I will double down our efforts to revive the conservative movement through our voice and the work of Advancing American Freedom Foundation. I invite you to join us.
像大多数有信仰的人一样，我是一个永远的乐观主义者。我知道，在上帝的帮助下，我们能再次拯救我们的运动——和我们的国家。我们能让共和党回归那些带来我们最大成功的永恒原则，更重要的是，那些让美国强大、繁荣和自由的原则。保守主义的复兴从今天开始。让我们开始工作吧。彭斯先生曾于2017年至2021年担任副总统。[视频] 《华尔街日报》观点：本周得与失
Like most people of faith, I’m an eternal optimist. I know that with God’s help, we can save our movement—and our country—again. We can return the Republican Party to the timeless principles that have led to our greatest successes and, more important, have made America strong, prosperous and free. The conservative comeback starts today. Let’s get to work. Mr. Pence served as vice president, 2017-21. [video] WSJ Opinion: Hits and Misses of the Week