美国国家公共电台 NPR Trump Begins Effort To Flip Minnesota, Which Was A Democratic Holdout In 2016

 

DAVID GREENE, HOST:

President Trump¹ was on the ground in Minnesota yesterday for something like two hours, barely that. He was there to tout² his signature tax law. But the president is sure to be back between now and the 2020 election. The president's campaign is on the offense³, trying to flip⁴ this key swing state. Minnesota Public Radio's Brian Bakst has more.

BRIAN BAKST, BYLINE⁵: When the vaunted Democratic blue wall crumbled⁷ in Republican Donald Trump's 2016 victory, Minnesota stood out on the map as an upper Midwest holdout. Trump won 78 of the state's 87 counties, but he still lost to Democratic nominee⁸ Hillary Clinton by just 1.5 percentage points. Trump's losing margin⁹ was closer than any presidential race here since 1984. Minnesota Republican Party chair Jennifer Carnahan says it all adds up to opportunity for Trump.

JENNIFER CARNAHAN: We know that the president has strong support from across Minnesota. I think his support is even stronger today than it was when he ran in 2016. And the more times that we can get him back here, the better.

BAKST: Vince Beaudette is 72 and lives south of the Twin Cities. He came to the president's stop at a suburban¹⁰ trucking company yesterday and is all in for Trump - red Make America Great Again hat and all.

VINCE BEAUDETTE: The economy is going great. If Minnesotans understand the results that Trump has brought us - we're all living a little better now, and we're all taking in more money; and we're all - many more of us are employed - Trump ought to win. Can that message be delivered to Minnesotans? I'm not sure.

BAKST: No Republican presidential candidate has claimed the state's 10 electoral college votes since Richard Nixon in 1972 - the longest blue streak¹¹ in the country. But Trump is planting an early flag. He stopped by to hear from people benefiting from the federal tax rewrite to plug his efforts to get mineral exploration projects moving and to hint at the challenge ahead.

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PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP: This has been a very special state. It's been a rare victory for Republicans. And we almost won it - one more speech.

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BAKST: So far, there are no full-time¹² Trump campaign staff on the ground in Minnesota. But Trump is showing he won't wait until the closing days of the race to rally supporters here, as happened in 2016. Democrats¹³ are on guard.

KEN¹⁴ MARTIN: Absolutely, I think he can win Minnesota. Do I think he will? You know, I don't. I don't think he will win Minnesota because we're not going to take it for granted. And we're going to be just as organized, if not more.

BAKST: Ken Martin is the state Democratic Party chairman.

MARTIN: The reality is, is that there's no math for the Democrats winning the presidency¹⁵ that does not include Minnesota being blue.

BAKST: Trump campaigned in Minnesota last year for two Republican congressional candidates, who won seats in an otherwise painful midterm election. But no Republican has won any statewide race here since 2006.

(SOUNDBITE OF PROTEST)

UNIDENTIFIED PROTESTERS: (Chanting) No hate, no fear. Immigrants are welcome here. No hate...

BAKST: Dana Koletar of Minneapolis showed up to protest Trump's latest visit. She's upset about the president's anti-immigrant language and that Trump has gone after her congresswoman, freshman¹⁶ Democrat⁶ Ilhan Omar.

DANA KOLETAR: I'm just very disturbed by the backlash against her as a Muslim, Somali-American woman. And I do think that that's part of the reason why she's undergoing more scrutiny¹⁷.

BAKST: Koletar says all the early talk about Trump's ability to flip Minnesota is overblown.

KOLETAR: There is definitely Democratic support. I think it's just a matter of turning out those voters.

BAKST: As the 2020 race ramps¹⁸ up, Minnesota's getting ready for its turn as a presidential battleground and all the candidate visits, ads and persuasion¹⁹ efforts that come with it. For NPR News, I'm Brian Bakst in St. Paul.

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1 trump   

n.王牌，法宝；v.打出王牌，吹喇叭

参考例句：

• He was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown.他始终鼓不起勇气摊牌。
• The coach saved his star player for a trump card.教练保留他的明星选手，作为他的王牌。

2 tout   

v.推销，招徕；兜售；吹捧，劝诱

参考例句：

• They say it will let them tout progress in the war.他们称这将有助于鼓吹他们在战争中的成果。
• If your case studies just tout results,don't bother requiring registration to view them.如果你的案例研究只是吹捧结果，就别烦扰别人来注册访问了。

3 offense   

n.犯规，违法行为；冒犯，得罪

参考例句：

• I hope you will not take any offense at my words. 对我讲的话请别见怪。
• His words gave great offense to everybody present.他的发言冲犯了在场的所有人。

4 flip   

vt.快速翻动；轻抛；轻拍；n.轻抛；adj.轻浮的

参考例句：

• I had a quick flip through the book and it looked very interesting.我很快翻阅了一下那本书，看来似乎很有趣。
• Let's flip a coin to see who pays the bill.咱们来抛硬币决定谁付钱。

5 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。

6 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。

7 crumbled   

（把…）弄碎， （使）碎成细屑( crumble的过去式和过去分词 )； 衰落； 坍塌； 损坏

参考例句：

• He crumbled the bread in his fingers. 他用手指把面包捻碎。
• Our hopes crumbled when the business went bankrupt. 商行破产了，我们的希望也破灭了。

8 nominee   

n.被提名者；被任命者；被推荐者

参考例句：

• His nominee for vice president was elected only after a second ballot.他提名的副总统在两轮投票后才当选。
• Mr.Francisco is standing as the official nominee for the post of District Secretary.弗朗西斯科先生是行政书记职位的正式提名人。

9 margin   

n.页边空白；差额；余地，余裕；边，边缘

参考例句：

• We allowed a margin of 20 minutes in catching the train.我们有20分钟的余地赶火车。
• The village is situated at the margin of a forest.村子位于森林的边缘。

10 suburban   

adj.城郊的，在郊区的

参考例句：

• Suburban shopping centers were springing up all over America. 效区的商业中心在美国如雨后春笋般地兴起。
• There's a lot of good things about suburban living.郊区生活是有许多优点。

11 streak   

n.条理，斑纹，倾向，少许，痕迹；v.加条纹，变成条纹，奔驰，快速移动

参考例句：

• The Indians used to streak their faces with paint.印第安人过去常用颜料在脸上涂条纹。
• Why did you streak the tree?你为什么在树上刻条纹？

12 full-time   

adj.满工作日的或工作周的，全时间的

参考例句：

• A full-time job may be too much for her.全天工作她恐怕吃不消。
• I don't know how she copes with looking after her family and doing a full-time job.既要照顾家庭又要全天工作，我不知道她是如何对付的。

13 democrats   

n.民主主义者，民主人士( democrat的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The Democrats held a pep rally on Capitol Hill yesterday. 民主党昨天在国会山召开了竞选誓师大会。
• The democrats organize a filibuster in the senate. 民主党党员组织了阻挠议事。 来自《简明英汉词典》

14 ken   

n.视野，知识领域

参考例句：

• Such things are beyond my ken.我可不懂这些事。
• Abstract words are beyond the ken of children.抽象的言辞超出小孩所理解的范围.

15 presidency   

n.总统(校长，总经理)的职位(任期)

参考例句：

• Roosevelt was elected four times to the presidency of the United States.罗斯福连续当选四届美国总统。
• Two candidates are emerging as contestants for the presidency.两位候选人最终成为总统职位竞争者。

16 freshman   

n.大学一年级学生(可兼指男女)

参考例句：

• Jack decided to live in during his freshman year at college.杰克决定大一时住校。
• He is a freshman in the show business.他在演艺界是一名新手。

17 scrutiny   

n.详细检查，仔细观察

参考例句：

• His work looks all right,but it will not bear scrutiny.他的工作似乎很好，但是经不起仔细检查。
• Few wives in their forties can weather such a scrutiny.很少年过四十的妻子经得起这么仔细的观察。

18 ramps   

resources allocation and multiproject scheduling 资源分配和多项目的行程安排

参考例句：

• Ramps should be provided for wheelchair users. 应该给轮椅使用者提供坡道。
• He has the upper floor and ramps are fitted everywhere for his convenience. 他住在上面一层，为了他的方便着想，到处设有坡道。

19 persuasion   

n.劝说；说服；持有某种信仰的宗派

参考例句：

• He decided to leave only after much persuasion.经过多方劝说，他才决定离开。
• After a lot of persuasion,she agreed to go.经过多次劝说后，她同意去了。