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Some statewide races attracted national attention

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Some of the races really became national-level causes — with people from out of state donating and volunteering.

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST:

We're going to bring in NPR correspondents Danielle Kurtzleben, who is with us from Milwaukee, Wis., and in studio correspondent Claudia Grisales. Thanks to both of you for being here.

CLAUDIA GRISALES, BYLINE²: Thank you much.

DANIELLE KURTZLEBEN, BYLINE: Yes, of course.

MARTIN: So we just heard from Wes Moore, the governor-elect in the state of Maryland, the first Black governor of that state. He took over from a previous governor, a Republican, Larry Hogan. Wes Moore was suggesting there that Marylanders voted for him regardless of political party. Danielle, voters in Wisconsin didn't necessarily vote down the party line either, did they?

KURTZLEBEN: Right. At least to some degree, it appears there may have been some crossover voting because we had these two big statewide - or there were several big statewide races, but the two big ones that a lot of people are watching are governor and senator. Now, Governor Tony Evers, the Democratic incumbent⁴, has won, and it appears that he will win by potentially 2 or 3 points. Meanwhile, the Senate race is between incumbent Republican Ron Johnson and Democrat³ Mandela Barnes. Ron Johnson - as of right now, that race has not been called, but Ron Johnson is ahead by a little over a point. So there's a gap in there that implies that, you know, perhaps at least a few people did some crossover voting or maybe some people sat out one race or the other. So in terms of what happened, you know, you can't discount incumbency⁵ because, of course, Johnson and Evers are both known quantities.

MARTIN: Right.

KURTZLEBEN: But also one thing is that Johnson really attacked Barnes hard, especially on crime. And Milwaukee does have a fair amount of crime. So the question is if those attacks stuck.

MARTIN: I want to pivot⁶, Claudia, just very briefly⁷, take a step back. Historically, the party out of power loses in the midterms, often by a lot. Republicans had been predicting a red wave. That didn't happen. What's to account for that?

GRISALES: Right. This was a very big moment in terms of what we saw. And then also looking at the wider picture here, President Biden could make a statement today. We will see. They have been noncommittal, but he called all these Democratic winners last night, 36 in all that he could reach. And so we'll see what's to come.

MARTIN: NPR's Claudia Grisales and NPR's Danielle Kurtzleben, thanks to you both.

KURTZLEBEN: Yeah, thank you.

GRISALES: Thank you.

1 transcript   

n.抄本，誊本，副本，肄业证书

参考例句：

• A transcript of the tapes was presented as evidence in court.一份录音带的文字本作为证据被呈交法庭。
• They wouldn't let me have a transcript of the interview.他们拒绝给我一份采访的文字整理稿。

2 byline   

n.署名；v.署名

参考例句：

• His byline was absent as well.他的署名也不见了。
• We wish to thank the author of this article which carries no byline.我们要感谢这篇文章的那位没有署名的作者。

3 democrat   

n.民主主义者，民主人士；民主党党员

参考例句：

• The Democrat and the Public criticized each other.民主党人和共和党人互相攻击。
• About two years later,he was defeated by Democrat Jimmy Carter.大约两年后，他被民主党人杰米卡特击败。

4 incumbent   

adj.成为责任的，有义务的；现任的，在职的

参考例句：

• He defeated the incumbent governor by a large plurality.他以压倒多数票击败了现任州长。
• It is incumbent upon you to warn them.你有责任警告他们。

5 incumbency   

n.职责，义务

参考例句：

• Every incumbency employee has his year-end bonus.所有的在职员工都可以领到年终奖金。
• Administrator ethic includes administrative incumbency and administrative conscience.行政人员伦理包括行政义务和行政良知。

6 pivot   

v.在枢轴上转动；装枢轴，枢轴；adj.枢轴的

参考例句：

• She is the central pivot of creation and represents the feminine aspect in all things.她是创造的中心枢轴，表现出万物的女性面貌。
• If a spring is present,the hand wheel will pivot on the spring.如果有弹簧，手轮的枢轴会装在弹簧上。

7 briefly   

adv.简单地，简短地

参考例句：

• I want to touch briefly on another aspect of the problem.我想简单地谈一下这个问题的另一方面。
• He was kidnapped and briefly detained by a terrorist group.他被一个恐怖组织绑架并短暂拘禁。