共和党在中期选举中惨败，是否削弱了特朗普总统对共和党的影响力？白宫似乎担心答案是肯定的。周四，公共联络办公室向3000多个保守派团体发出备忘录，警告称特朗普的助手们正在监视他们。
Did the GOP’s midterm drubbing weaken President Trump’s influence over Republicans? The White House seems to fear that the answer is yes. On Thursday the Office of Public Liaison sent a memo warning more than 3,000 conservative groups that Mr. Trump’s aides are watching them.
“和往常一样，我们正在监控贵组织的声明、新闻稿和媒体露面情况，”备忘录写道。这句话被黄色高亮显示，以免被忽视。白宫称该备忘录并非威胁。但此前的沟通语气要温和得多，只是要求团体们及时向联络办通报值得注意的评论文章或其他公开露面。
“As always, we are monitoring statements, press releases, and media engagements from your organizations,” the message said. That line was highlighted in yellow, so nobody would overlook it. The White House says the memo wasn’t a threat. But previous communications have been sunnier, simply telling groups to keep the liaison’s office posted on noteworthy op-eds or other public appearances.
这完全符合这个白宫的作风，它要求的首先是忠诚。对于拒绝随声附和的人，特朗普已对北卡罗来纳州参议员汤姆·蒂利斯、缅因州参议员苏珊·柯林斯、路易斯安那州参议员比尔·卡西迪发起攻击，这仅仅是名单的开始。总统拒绝支持德克萨斯州保守派参议员约翰·科宁，转而背书肯·帕克斯顿。请向特朗普道贺，祝贺他助选民主党人詹姆斯·塔拉里科当选。
How in character for this White House, which wants loyalty above all. For failing to fall in line, Mr. Trump has gone after North Carolina Sen. Thom Tillis, Maine Sen. Susan Collins, Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy, and that’s only the beginning of the list. The President spurned a conservative in Texas Sen. John Cornyn, deciding instead to endorse Attorney General Ken Paxton. Send Mr. Trump congratulations for electing Democrat James Talarico.
许多保守派团体理所当然地感到沮丧，本可在华盛顿取得更多胜利的机会，却浪费在他们从未支持的项目上，从全球关税和草率的大规模驱逐，到特朗普的建筑翻新和家族加密货币项目。“这些关税是自找的政治创伤，疏远了选民，”纳税人保护联盟在周三的中期选举复盘中表示。
Many conservative groups are rightly frustrated that the chance of further wins in Washington has been squandered on projects they never supported, from global tariffs and haphazard mass deportations to Mr. Trump’s building renovations and family cryptocurrency ventures. “These tariffs were a self-inflicted political wound that alienated voters,” as the Taxpayers Protection Alliance said in a Wednesday midterm review.
在未来几天里，将有其他保守派智库团体提出更深刻的分析。如果特朗普对那些诚实评估周二为何失利的人发动政治战争，他获益甚微，损失巨大。他声称共和党失利是因为他本人不在选票上，但显然中期选举是对其政策和领导力的反应。
There will be other incisive analysis in the coming days from groups that are a brain trust for conservative policy ideas. Mr. Trump has little to gain, and much to lose, if he goes to political war against those who honestly assess what went wrong Tuesday. He claims Republicans lost because he wasn’t personally on the ballot, but clearly the midterms are a reaction to his policies and leadership.
选民想要工资上涨、物价稳定，边境安全却不希望在边境以北1000英里之外遭遇无差别的移民与海关执法局（ICE）突袭，以及稳健的外交政策，而不是似乎取决于总统每日一时兴起、或其与独裁者会晤的政策。共和党需要的是更多关于其未来的辩论，而非盲从与阿谀奉承。[视频] 《华尔街日报》观点：特朗普对决特朗普，终局之战
Voters want rising wages and stable prices, a secure border without untargeted ICE raids 1,000 miles north of it, and a steady foreign policy that doesn’t seem to turn on the President’s daily whims or his meetings with autocrats. What the GOP needs is more debate over its future, not conformity and obeisance. [video] WSJ Opinion: Trump vs. Trump, the Final Act