美国中期选举的结果让民主党重迎好时光。唯一的例外，或许是哈基姆·杰弗里斯。
The results of the US midterm elections brought back the good times for the Democrats. The only exception, perhaps, is Hakeem Jeffries.
这位美国众议院少数党领袖已准备好在2027年1月新当选议员宣誓就职时，接替迈克·约翰逊出任美国众议院议长。事实上，周五《Axios》报道称，没有其他民主党当选议员想要挑战哈基姆·杰弗里斯争夺众议院议长职位。
The US House minority leader is all set to succeed Mike Johnson as the US House Speaker when the new representatives-elect are sworn in in January 2027. In fact, on Friday, Axios reported that no other Democrat representative-elect wants to challenge Hakeem Jeffries for the position of House Speaker.
但反对声来自基层。9月3日发起的一份敦促民主党选择新议长的请愿书，在杰弗里斯于11月4日宣布参选后获得了关注。截至撰写本文时，该请愿书已在Change.org上收集了1,174,826个经过验证的签名。
But opposition is coming from the grassroots. A petition started on September 3 urging the Democratic Party to choose a new speaker gained traction after Jeffries announced his candidacy on November 4. As of this writing, it has gathered 11,74,826 verified signatures on Change.org.
如今，反对声也蔓延到了现场。周五，哈基姆·杰弗里斯在科罗拉多州丹佛市参加民主党的一场活动时，遭遇抗议者高呼脏话辱骂。
And now, it is spilling onto the grounds, too. On Friday, as Hakeem Jeffries attended an event for the Democrats in Denver, Colorado, he was met with protesters who shouted obscenities at him.
杰弗里斯在科罗拉多遭嘘声杰弗里斯前往丹佛出席“下一步”会议，该会议由“多数派民主党人”组织，这是一个与民主党有关的政治行动委员会。当他在台上接受福克斯新闻记者杰西卡·塔洛夫采访时，抗议者打断了会议。
Hakeem Jeffries heckled in ColoradoJeffries was in Denver for the What's Next conference, organised by Majority Democrats, a Political Action Committee associated with the Blue party. As he was being interviewed on stage by Fox News journalist Jessica Tarlov, protesters interrupted the session."
“你是个他妈的骗子，”一名抗议者高喊，称杰弗里斯为“叛徒”。
You are a f***** liar," one of the protesters shouted, calling Jeffries a "traitor."“The American people demanded impeachment!” one of the protesters shouted, according to The New Republic.
据《新共和报》报道，一名抗议者高喊：“美国人民要求弹劾！”“你那套问责方式是跟特朗普家族握手！”
“Your version of accountability is shaking hands with the Trump family!”
哈基姆·杰弗里斯与贾里德·库什纳的关联反对哈基姆·杰弗里斯出任众议院议长的核心议程，是他据称与唐纳德·特朗普的女婿贾里德·库什纳有联系。9月初，《纽约时报》报道称，杰弗里斯曾与库什纳举行过多次“秘密”会晤。
Hakeem Jeffries' association with Jared KushnerThe central agenda behind opposing Hakeem Jeffries' House speakership is his alleged link to Jared Kushner, Donald Trump's son-in-law. Earlier in September, the New York Times reported that Jeffries held multiple 'secret' meetings with Kushner.
据报道，两人曾探讨两党合作的前景。此外，随着中期选举后国会复会，民主党在众议院接连出现两次重大失误，杰弗里斯作为众议院少数党领袖的角色正受到质疑。
According to the report, the duo had talked about prospects of bipartisan cooperation. Furthermore, Jeffries is being questioned over his role as the House Minority Leader after Democrats committed two major missteps in the House as sessions resumed after the midterms.
第一次失误是针对美国国防部长皮特·赫格塞斯的弹劾投票，该动议由肯塔基州共和党众议员托马斯·马西提出。在程序性投票中，因有11名民主党议员缺席，动议未能通过。
First was the vote to impeach Pete Hegseth, the US Secretary of War, in a motion brought by Kentucky GOP lawmaker Thomas Massie. It fell short in the procedural vote after 11 Democrats did not show up.
随后是周三关于《照顾美国退伍军人法案》的投票。民主党长期反对该法案，但因该党未要求进行记名表决，法案以口头表决方式通过。民主党随后试图让众议院对该法案进行再次投票，这次要求记名表决，但未能实现。
Then came a vote on a veteran's bill, the Take Care of America's Veterans Act, on Wednesday. Democrats had opposed the bill for a long time, but it passed by voice vote after the party did not ask for a recorded vote on it. They tried next to get the House to vote again on it, this time on record, but that did not transpire.