2028年总统竞选已经在新一批民主党权力掮客的短信群聊和电话中展开。
The 2028 presidential race is already playing out in the text threads and phone calls of a new set of Democratic power brokers.
据对传闻中的2028年潜在竞选者和新当选民主党人的采访显示，多名有意角逐白宫的人士已经联系了多位获胜者，其中包括前交通部长皮特·布蒂吉格、伊利诺伊州州长JB·普利茨克、马里兰州州长韦斯·摩尔、前大使拉姆·伊曼纽尔，以及参议员马克·凯利（民主党-亚利桑那州）和科里·布克（民主党-新泽西州）。
A number of would-be White House contenders — including former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, Maryland Gov. Wes Moore, former Ambassador Rahm Emanuel and Sens. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) and Cory Booker (D-N.J.) — have already reached out to various winners, interviews with rumored 2028 hopefuls and newly elected Democrats reveal.
新当选众议员南希·拉科尔（民主党-南卡罗来纳州）和特蕾莎·贝尼特斯-汤普森（民主党-内华达州）、密歇根州新当选参议员阿卜杜勒·埃尔-赛义德、新罕布什尔州新当选参议员克里斯·帕帕斯、南卡罗来纳州新当选参议员安妮·安德鲁斯，以及新墨西哥州当选州长德布·哈兰德都接到了电话。
Incoming Reps. Nancy Lacore (D-S.C.) and Teresa Benitez-Thompson (D-Nev.), incoming Sens. Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan, Chris Pappas in New Hampshire and Annie Andrews in South Carolina, and New Mexico Gov.-elect Deb Haaland all got calls.
这些接触表明，上周乘着巨大蓝色浪潮获胜的民主党人希望利用这些胜利，在关键的早期初选州和摇摆州影响即将到来的总统竞选。
The outreach signals a desire among Democrats who surfed a massive blue wave to victory last week to leverage those wins and influence the coming presidential contest, both in key early primary states and battlegrounds.
北卡罗来纳州当选参议员罗伊·库珀的高级顾问摩根·杰克逊说：“大量祝贺电话中都带着‘我们希望不久后能谈谈’的意思。”
"Lots of congratulatory calls with 'we would like to have conversations soon,'" said Morgan Jackson, a senior adviser to Sen.-elect Roy Cooper in North Carolina.
一些新当选的民主党人正公开将自己定位为通往2028年道路上的造王者，称自己的竞选活动为下一批白宫角逐者提供了模板。另一些人则将自身定位为所在州的代言人。
Some newly elected Democrats are openly positioning themselves as kingmakers on the road to 2028, arguing their campaigns offer templates for the next crop of White House aspirants. Others are positioning themselves as ambassadors to their states.
埃尔-赛义德希望其党派的下一位总统提名人支持通过进步政策，如全民医保，并在接受《政治人物》采访时表示，他希望他们同意他对美国对以色列军事支持的毫不妥协的批评。新当选的密歇根州众议员威廉·劳伦斯称，民主党人赢得了“明确的授权”，可以对大科技公司，包括数据中心，采取行动，并阻止无休止的战争，他希望这些议题在2028年仍然位居议程首位。
El-Sayed wants his party's next presidential nominee to support passing progressive policies like Medicare for All — and told POLITICO he hopes they’ll agree with his unflinching criticism of U.S. military support for Israel. Incoming Michigan Rep. William Lawrence said that Democrats won a “clear mandate” to take on Big Tech, including data centers, and to prevent endless wars, and he wants those issues to stay on “top of the agenda for 2028.”
哈兰德在选举日前对《政治人物》表示，她希望民主党人“为印第安部落制定计划”。他们的崛起将影响2028年潜在候选人阵容在新地理格局和新诉求下的应对能力，同时争取既有的关键人物和党内领袖。而一些警示信号已经出现：得克萨斯州当选州长吉娜·希诺霍萨的盟友正对肯塔基州州长安迪·贝谢尔发起攻击，指责他作为民主州长协会主席未能充分帮助她，也不理解拉美选民的力量——这是一项任何2028年竞选的必要组成部分。
Haaland told POLITICO ahead of Election Day she wants Democrats to "have a plan for Indian tribes." Their rise will influence the potential 2028 field’s ability to navigate new geography and new demands while courting established kingmakers and party leaders. And some warning signs are already emerging: Allies of Texas governor-elect Gina Hinojosa's are knives out for Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, who they argue didn't do enough to help her as chair of the Democratic Governors Association and doesn't understand the power of Latino voters — a necessary component of any 2028 bid.
第一站：南卡罗来纳州。没有哪个州会像南卡罗来纳州那样关键，该州将在民主党总统初选日程中率先登场，候选人阵容也将最为深厚。
First stop: South Carolina No state will be as central as South Carolina, which will go first on Democrats' presidential primary calendar and where the bench of candidates will be deepest.
长期担任众议员的吉姆·克莱本（南卡罗来纳州）仍预计将继续担任东道主和关键人物的角色。但安德鲁斯和拉科尔上周二的巨大冷门让该州的民主党代表团实力大增。
Longtime Democratic Rep. Jim Clyburn (S.C.) is still expected to reprise his role as the host and kingmaker. But Andrews’ and Lacore’s massive upsets last Tuesday have supercharged Democrats’ delegation in the state.
据一位直接了解她通话情况的人士透露，安德鲁斯自选举日以来已接到多位潜在总统候选人的来电。另一位直接了解情况的人士表示，拉科尔也收到了“许多”潜在民主党候选人的祝贺电话。乔治亚州参议员拉斐尔·沃诺克和凯莉在竞选期间为安德鲁斯拉票，而布蒂吉格和贝谢尔则在拉科尔的沿海选区出现。
Andrews has fielded multiple calls from potential presidential candidates since Election Day, according to a person with direct knowledge of her conversations. Lacore, too, has taken “many” congratulatory calls from potential Democratic candidates, per another person with direct knowledge. Sens. Raphael Warnock of Georgia and Kelly both campaigned for Andrews during the race, and Buttigieg and Beshear made appearances with Lacore in her coastal district.
克莱伯恩长期以来一直直言不讳地谈论民主党的方向，在竞选活动中活跃，并公开向总统候选人提供背书和建议——最近还曾接受POLITICO采访。尚不清楚这两位新人将如何塑造2028年大选：两位竞选团队的代表均拒绝置评。
Clyburn has long been vocal about the direction of the Democratic Party, active on the trail and open with his endorsements and advice to presidential hopefuls — and just recently with POLITICO. It’s not clear how the two newcomers will seek to shape 2028: Representatives for both campaigns declined to comment.
但作为儿科医生的安德鲁斯将医疗保健作为竞选的核心部分。而拉科尔对退伍军人事务和国家安全的关注，可能会将这些议题推到前沿。据一位了解此次聚会的人士透露，这两人和克莱伯恩将于周三首次在国会山会面，作为南卡罗来纳州即将上任的代表团，共同商讨如何在国会中最好地协作。
But Andrews, a pediatrician, made health care a central part of her campaign. And Lacore’s focus on veterans’ issues and national security could bring those to the forefront. The two of them and Clyburn are set to meet on Capitol Hill for the first time as South Carolina’s incoming delegation on Wednesday to plan how best to work together in Congress, according to a person familiar with the gathering.
克莱伯恩的顾问兼民主党战略家安特万·西赖特表示，这三位棕榈州民主党人在参与2028年初选方面可能会采取“不同”的方式。
Antjuan Seawright, a Clyburn adviser and Democratic strategist, said the three Palmetto State Democrats will likely have “different” approaches to their involvement in the 2028 primary.
“他们三人，无论是个人还是集体，都将拥有绝佳的机会，向寻求该职位的潜在候选人介绍南卡罗来纳州，并与之交流，”西赖特说。
“The three of them, individually and collectively, will have a tremendous opportunity to entertain and introduce South Carolina to the potential candidates who are seeking the office,” Seawright said.
在新罕布什尔州“试水” 新罕布什尔州的民主党当选官员长期以来在党内提名过程中拥有不成比例的影响力，该州曾是全国首个初选州。四届众议员帕帕斯和当选众议员斯蒂芬妮·沙希恩——她是两位新罕布什尔州民主党老牌人物的女儿——对2028年大选了如指掌，因为多位潜在候选人在秋季曾与他们一起在该州竞选，以争取立足点。
Kicking the tires in New Hampshire New Hampshire’s elected Democrats have long wielded outsize influence over the party’s nominating process in what was the first-in-the-nation primary state. Pappas, a four-term representative, and Rep.-elect Stefany Shaheen, the daughter of two longtime New Hampshire Democratic power players, are well steeped in 2028 after multiple potential candidates campaigned with them through the fall to gain footholds in the state.
帕帕斯在选举最后几天就开始彰显其作为权力经纪人的地位，并出现在凯利的选举夜电话名单上。
Pappas started signaling his status as a power broker in the final days of the election, and was on Kelly’s list of election-night phone calls.
“我们在这次竞选结束时迎来了很多访客，也许有些人只是借我为由来新罕布什尔州走走，试试水，”帕帕斯在WMUR电视台的选举后采访中表示。
“We had a lot of visitors at the end of this campaign, maybe some folks who were just using me as an excuse to come visit New Hampshire and kick the tires a little bit,” Pappas said on WMUR in a post-election interview.
帕帕斯周一对《政治新闻》网站表示，他将“肯定”担任候选人的竞选大使，并暗示有“很多人肯定想很快回来。我认为这将很快开始。”吉姆·德默斯是一位资深民主党战略家，也是该州总统有望参选人的联络人，他对《政治新闻》网站表示，他认为帕帕斯和谢恩都可能成为希望在新罕布什尔州活动的候选人的关键渠道。
Pappas told POLITICO on Monday he would “certainly” serve as an ambassador for candidates — and suggested there are “people who want to certainly come back soon. I think it’s going to kick off pretty quickly.”Jim Demers, a veteran Democratic strategist and liaison for presidential hopefuls in the state, told POLITICO he believes both Pappas and Shaheen could serve as key conduits for candidates looking to play in New Hampshire.
“他们两人都非常懂竞选，因此他们对任何潜在总统候选人的建议都很重要，”德默斯说。“我预计他们会非常受欢迎，并能为任何想要帮助的人提供很大帮助。”密歇根州的进步派议程密歇根州已经是民主党在政策和意识形态上最具争议的斗争中心。如今，这个常年摇摆州在总统初选排序中位列第五。
“Both of them are very campaign smart, and so their advice to any of the potential presidential candidates will be important,” Demers said. “I would expect they’re going to be extremely popular and can be a big help to any of them who want help.”The progressive agenda in Michigan Michigan is already the epicenter of the Democratic Party’s most polarizing fights over policy and ideology. Now, the perennial battleground sits fifth in the presidential primary lineup.
很少有人像埃尔赛德那样公开地把自己定位为该州权力掮客的行列。他在初选获胜之前就宣布，他将“紧盯”总统有望参选人“在全州各地”，敦促他们接受他的进步派纲领，包括全民医保。
Few have been so openly positioning themselves to join the ranks of the state’s power brokers as El-Sayed, who declared even before his primary win that he would “dog” presidential hopefuls “up and down the state” to embrace his progressive platform, including Medicare for All.
“对我来说，拥有一个治理伙伴很重要，”埃尔赛德在选后接受《政治新闻》网站采访时说。“我会尽我所能，确保我能找到一个。”埃尔赛德可能在塑造该州关于以色列的辩论中发挥重要作用，该州在2024年催生了“未承诺”运动——他也曾在那里积极反对美国向该国提供军事援助。
“It’s important to me that I've got a governing partner,” El-Sayed told POLITICO in a post-election interview. “I'm going to do what I can to make sure that I get one.”El-Sayed could play a significant role in shaping the debate over Israel in a state that gave rise to the “uncommitted” movement in 2024 — and where he ran aggressively against U.S. military aid to the country.
这位参议员当选人表示，他希望下一任提名人能分享他的立场；当被问及这一言论时，宾夕法尼亚州州长乔什·夏皮罗表示，他期待就此话题与埃尔赛德“进行一次深思熟虑的交谈”。
The senator-elect said he hopes the next nominee will share his stance; when asked about that remark, Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro said he looks forward to “having a thoughtful conversation with” El-Sayed on the topic.
“我会为我认为正确的事情发声，显然，我的州在这个问题上同意我的看法，”埃尔赛德说，并补充道，“如果你想站在选民一边——如果你想站在和平一边，站在正义和透明一边——我认为，这在于让以色列为其战争罪行负责，并确保我们的纳税人的钱在这里用于做好事，而不是在别处用于做坏事。”
“I will be advocating for what I believe to be right, and clearly my state agrees with me on this issue,” El-Sayed said, adding, “If you want to be where the voters are — if you want to be on the side of peace and on the side of justice and transparency — I believe that that is around holding Israel accountable to its war crimes and on making sure our tax dollars get used to do good things here rather than bad things somewhere else.”
其他人准备以更中立的角色参与其政党的未来。温和派当选州长乔斯琳·本森在一次采访中表示，她将“肯定会邀请人们来到我们的州，向我们的居民陈述他们的观点。”西部地区将在日程中扮演迄今为止最大的角色，新墨西哥州将加入内华达州，成为早期日程站点。
Others are ready to engage with their party’s future in a more neutral role. Jocelyn Benson, the moderate incoming governor, said in an interview that she will “certainly invite folks to come to our state to make their case to our residents.”Over in the West The West will have its biggest role in the calendar yet, with New Mexico joining Nevada as early calendar stops.
作为拥有强大工人阶级号召力的内华达州新任最高官员，民主党当选州长亚伦·福特可能在引导2028年候选人方面发挥重要作用——如果他选择这样做的话。他已经接到了摩尔等人的祝贺电话，摩尔领导着全国州长协会。
As Nevada’s new top official with strong working-class appeal, Democratic Gov.-elect Aaron Ford could play a major role in shepherding 2028 candidates — should he choose to. He’s already fielded congratulatory calls from Moore, who leads the National Governors Association, and others.
代表内华达州广大农村北部地区的贝尼特-汤普森，已经拥抱她作为该地区大使的角色，并在中期选举后的几天里接到了“若干”名可能的总统竞选者的电话。
Benitez-Thompson, who will represent the large swath of rural northern Nevada, is already embracing her role as an ambassador for the region and has taken calls from a “number” of likely presidential contenders in the days after the midterm election.
“我决心确保我能为北内华达州带回资源，为北内华达州带回投资。我会和任何能帮助我调动资源和杠杆来实现这一点的人交谈，”她在一次采访中说。“来北内华达州，下飞机，但要做好准备，让我向你们展示我们的需求。”
“I am dead set on making sure that I can bring resources home for northern Nevada and investments home into northern Nevada. I'll be talking to any and everyone who can help me move resources and levers to make that happen,” she said in an interview. "Come to northern Nevada, step off of the plane, but be ready for me to show you what our needs are.