众议院连续出现失误，引发外界质疑民主党是否已准备好在即将成为多数党之际登上主舞台——而少数党领袖哈基姆·杰弗里斯（民主党-纽约州）正角逐众议长这一最高职位。
Back-to-back blunders on the House floor are raising questions over whether Democrats are ready for primetime as they're poised to take over the majority — and Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., makes a bid for the top role.
据预测，民主党将赢得255个众议院席位，尚有12场竞选结果未定；上周该党在得克萨斯州、密西西比州、堪萨斯州和南卡罗来纳州等传统共和党大本营也取得进展，大获全胜之后，杰弗里斯正竞选众议长。
Democrats are projected to win 255 House seats, with 12 races yet to be called, and Jeffries is running to be Speaker of the House following the sweeping victories last week that saw the party make gains even in traditional Republican strongholds like Texas, Mississippi, Kansas and South Carolina.
但有人质疑，近期的失误是否预示着杰弗里斯及其他领导人未必已准备好掌控众议院多数党。
But some have questioned whether the recent snafus signal that Jeffries and other leaders may not be ready to be in command of the House majority.
“我可能得重新考虑对哈基姆·杰弗里斯的支持了，毕竟在黑格塞斯弹劾投票中出了岔子，”民主党人、作家、唐纳德·特朗普总统的侄子小弗雷德·特朗普在X平台发帖称。“11名民主党议员缺席？所有共和党议员投下反对票。皮特·黑格塞斯正在嘲笑你们，如今声势更盛。可耻，”他继续写道。“在这重要的日子里，这是对军人和退伍军人的一记耳光。”
"I may have to rethink my support of Hakeem Jeffries after the Hegseth impeachment vote," Fred Trump III, a Democrat, author and nephew of President Donald Trump, posted on X. "Eleven Democrats do not show up? All Republicans vote it down." Pete Hegseth is laughing at you and is stronger today. Shame," he continued. "A slap in the face of the military and veterans on this important day."
黑格塞斯挫败共和党主导的弹劾推进，质疑指控是否构成重罪轻罪 众议院共和党领袖本周早些时候成功阻止了众议员托马斯·马西（共和党-肯塔基州）发起对战争部长皮特·黑格塞斯的弹劾。
HEGSETH THWARTS GOP-LED IMPEACHMENT PUSH AS QUESTIONS SWIRL OVER WHETHER ALLEGATIONS RISE TO HIGH CRIMES House GOP leaders successfully blocked Rep. Thomas Massie R-Ky., from leading the charge to impeach Secretary of War Pete Hegseth earlier this week.
部分原因是周二晚间一项程序性投票中有11名众议院民主党议员缺席。
Part of the reason for the failure was the absence of 11 House Democrats during a procedural vote on Tuesday evening.
若仅有其中7人到场，否决马西弹劾决议的投票就会失败，从而触发对这位内阁部长的弹劾辩论和表决，很可能在次日进行。
Had just seven of them been present, the vote to kill Massie's impeachment resolution would have failed, triggering debate and a vote on impeaching the Cabinet secretary likely the next day.
“所有人都知道今晚出席至关重要，但民主党领袖不知为何未能保证到场，反将胜利拱手让给共和党，”“要求进步”执行主任肖恩·维特卡在声明中说。
"Everyone knew that attendance was key tonight but somehow Democratic leaders failed to deliver and handed Republicans a win," Demand Progress Executive Director Sean Vitka said in a statement.
进步派记者大卫·舒斯特在X上写道：“当然，众议院民主党人在1月将拥有259个席位，而不是目前的213个。而对赫格塞斯的弹劾可以重新提出。但杰弗里斯今天在赫格塞斯投票中出现11名民主党人缺席（从而导致投票失利），暴露了杰弗里斯的领导力问题。令人尴尬。”
Progressive journalist David Schuster wrote on X, "Sure, house Dems will have 259 seats in January instead of current 213. And Hegseth impeachment can be reintroduced. But Hakeem having 11 Dem absences today on Hegseth (thus losing vote) reveals a Hakeem leadership problem.
民主党籍众议员梅拉妮·斯坦斯伯里在发布到X上的视频中情绪激动地表示，她和其他民主党人因堵在路上而错过了投票。
Embarrassing." An emotional Rep. Melanie Stansbury, D-N.M., said in a video posted to X that she and other Democrats were stuck in traffic when they missed the vote.
然而，多份报道称，他们当时正在参加一个距离美国国会大厦不到两英里的筹款活动。其他人则归咎于医疗程序和家庭急事。
Various reports however, said they were at a fundraiser less than two miles from the U.S. Capitol. Others blamed medical procedures and family emergencies.
第二天，一项民主党领导层正在积极敦促议员投反对票的法案，以全体一致口头表决的方式通过了——仅仅因为没有民主党人要求进行点名表决。
The day after, a bill Democratic leadership was actively urging lawmakers to vote against passed by unanimous voice vote — simply because no Democrats called for a roll call instead.
民主党人指责共和党玩弄议会手段，其中包括众议院退伍军人事务委员会少数党（民主党）在 X 账号上发布的一条帖子：“共和党人故意以这种方式强行推进，这样他们的成员就不必在记录上表明支持削减退伍军人福利。”
Democrats accused Republicans of parliamentary tricks, including a post on the X account belonging to the House Veterans Affairs Committee minority, "Republicans pushed it through that way intentionally so their members wouldn’t have to go on the record supporting cuts to veterans’ benefits."
但大多数民主党人并不认为这是对杰弗里斯潜在议长地位的早期污点。哈基姆·杰弗里斯在共和党中期选举惨败后宣布竞选众议长。“我认为在拉票方面存在挫败感。我不完全确定问题出在哪里。而且似乎确实存在一些张力，”民主党策略师迈克·内利斯对福克斯新闻数字版表示。“我认为，当选议长将有责任确保每个人都觉得他们在同一页面上……除此之外，如果你问我这是否会在领导层竞选中产生影响，我的意思是，没有人在与哈基姆竞争。我没听说有人认真考虑过这事，所以我不知道这会不会改变什么。”
But the majority of Democrats do not believe it is an early blight on Jeffries' potential speakership HAKEEM JEFFRIES DECLARES BID FOR HOUSE SPEAKER AFTER GOP'S MIDTERM MASSACRE "I think there's frustration in terms of whipping votes. I'm not entirely sure where the breakdown is. And it does seem like there's maybe some tension somewhere," Democratic strategist Mike Nellis told Fox News Digital. "I think it'll be incumbent on the incoming speaker to make sure that everybody feels like they're on the same page ... beyond that, if you're asking me if it makes a difference in a leadership flight, I mean, nobody's running against Hakeem. I haven't heard of anybody seriously thinking about doing that, so I don't know that it'll change anything."
他说，众议院民主党人很大程度上“对杰弗里斯和众议院少数党党鞭、马萨诸塞州民主党人凯瑟琳·克拉克有信心”，后者有望成为下一任众议院多数党领袖。“The Huddle”节目联合主持人、民主党人丹·图伦廷对福克斯新闻数字版表示：“有几位民主党人无意中错过了一次投票。不幸的是，这种情况在两院、两党中都会定期发生。这并不说明杰弗里斯的领导力有问题。”其他被询问的众议院民主党人则将挫败感指向他们的同僚。
He said House Democrats largely "have faith" in Jeffries and House Minority Whip Katherine Clark, D-Mass., who is poised to be the next House Majority Leader Democrat Dan Turrentine, co-host of "The Huddle," told Fox News Digital "a few Democrats unintentionally missed one vote. Unfortunately, this happens periodically in both chambers, for both parties. It does not speak to Jeffries' leadership." And other House Democrats, when asked, directed frustration at their colleagues instead.
“我对成员们的信息一直是，我们需要到场，并且准时到场，”克拉克周三对记者说。“但共和党也传递了一个明确的信息，即他们不愿意哪怕在这次选举后，也要站出来反对海格塞斯在这场战争中的立场。”
"My message is always to members that we need to be here and be on time," Clark told reporters Wednesday. "But there was a clear message from the Republican Party as well that they are unwilling, even after this election, to stand up against Hegseth in this war."
佛罗里达州民主党众议员贾里德·莫斯科维茨表示：“这很遗憾，但这不怪领导层。”福克斯新闻数字版已联系杰弗里斯的政治团队置评。
Rep. Jared Moskowitz, D-Fla., said, "It's unfortunate, but that's not on leadership." Fox News Digital reached out to Jeffries' political team for comment.