美国国家公共电台 NPR In Virginia, Both Parties Use Trump To Turn Out The Base

 

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There's no such thing as an off year for voters in Virginia from politics. The state holds a gubernatorial election Tuesday. The race looks tight. The state's often seen as a political bellwether¹, and the stakes feel especially high this year following the 2016 presidential campaign. As NPR's Sarah McCammon reports, both major parties in Virginia wrestle² with internal divisions in a year that's all about turning out the base.

SARAH MCCAMMON, BYLINE³: Republican Ed Gillespie's resume is arguably straight out of the D.C. swamp that President Trump⁴ has promised to drain. He's a former Republican National Committee chairman, George W. Bush administration adviser⁵ and lobbyist. His Democratic opponent, Lieutenant⁷ Governor Ralph Northam has tried to paint Gillespie as a Washington politician out to benefit himself, in contrast with his own background as a pediatric neurologist. None of that bothers Trump supporter Laurie Posner who came to hear Gillespie speak this week.

LAURIE POSNER: Everything that Trump wants for America, Gillespie wants that, too.

MCCAMON: Posner is a retired⁸ paramedic. She wore a black Make America Great Again hat to a Republican get out the vote event in Fredericksburg, Va. She says Gillespie is saying what she needs to hear about issues like immigration.

POSNER: He will follow the agenda of our president, and that's what we need.

MCCAMON: Gillespie has been working to energize⁹ Trump supporters like Posner without turning off moderates by aligning¹⁰ too closely with the president. He's run controversial ads focusing on crimes committed by undocumented immigrants. But he's never brought his own party's sitting president to Virginia to campaign for him. Onstage in Fredericksburg before a nearly all-white audience, Gillespie alluded¹¹ to the racial and identity politics that have popped up in the campaign.

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ED GILLESPIE: And I'm sure you've seen this vile¹², despicable ad that was running.

MCCAMON: That ad by an outside group, the Latino Victory Fund, depicted¹³ children from racial and religious minorities running away from a pickup¹⁴ truck with a Gillespie bumper¹⁵ sticker. It was quickly pulled, and Gillespie criticized Northam for not disavowing it.

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GILLESPIE: But the lieutenant governor defended that ad and failed to disavow it. Is that the kind of leadership we need in Virginia right now?

UNIDENTIFIED PEOPLE: No.

GILLESPIE: No, it is not.

MCCAMON: Meanwhile, Northam has also faced attacks from the left wing of the Democratic Party. This week, he told a Norfolk TV station he'd be willing to sign a bill banning sanctuary¹⁶ cities for undocumented immigrants.

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RALPH NORTHAM: If that bill comes to my desk, Andy (ph), I sure will. I've always been opposed to sanctuary cities.

MCCAMON: The liberal group Democracy For America responded with a scathing¹⁷ statement calling Northam's campaign disastrous¹⁸ and racist¹⁹. In an effort to shore up support with core voters, Northam has been campaigning with prominent black Democrats²⁰.

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NORTHAM: Are you all fired up?

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UNIDENTIFIED PEOPLE: Yeah.

NORTHAM: Ready to go?

UNIDENTIFIED PEOPLE: Yeah.

MCCAMON: Northam borrowed President Obama's famous line while campaigning with New Jersey²¹ Senator Cory Booker in the D.C. suburbs this week. He painted Virginia's governor's race as a referendum on Trump.

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NORTHAM: We cannot let what we saw in 2016 and now what we're watching in Washington, D.C. - we can't accept that as being the new normal. And I don't know about you, but I'm proud to be a Democrat⁶.

MCCAMON: In this off-year campaign where turnout is low, both parties are making the race about President Trump.

Sarah McCammon, NPR News, Fredericksburg, Va.

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1 bellwether   

n.系铃的公羊，前导，领导者，群众的首领

参考例句：

• University campuses are often the bellwether of change.大学校园往往引领变革的新潮。
• For decades the company was the bellwether of the British economy.几十年来，这家公司一直是英国经济的晴雨表。

2 wrestle   

vi.摔跤，角力；搏斗；全力对付

参考例句：

• He taught his little brother how to wrestle.他教他小弟弟如何摔跤。
• We have to wrestle with difficulties.我们必须同困难作斗争。

3 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。

4 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。

5 adviser   

n.劝告者，顾问

参考例句：

• They employed me as an adviser.他们聘请我当顾问。
• Our department has engaged a foreign teacher as phonetic adviser.我们系已经聘请了一位外籍老师作为语音顾问。

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 lieutenant   

n.陆军中尉，海军上尉；代理官员，副职官员

参考例句：

• He was promoted to be a lieutenant in the army.他被提升为陆军中尉。
• He prevailed on the lieutenant to send in a short note.他说动那个副官，递上了一张简短的便条进去。

8 retired   

adj.隐退的，退休的，退役的

参考例句：

• The old man retired to the country for rest.这位老人下乡休息去了。
• Many retired people take up gardening as a hobby.许多退休的人都以从事园艺为嗜好。

9 energize   

vt.给予(某人或某物)精力、能量

参考例句：

• It is used to energize the city.它的作用是为城市供给能量。
• This is a great way to energize yourself and give yourself more power!这种方法非常棒，可以激活你的能量，让你有更多的活力！

10 aligning   

n. (直线)对准 动词align的现在分词形式

参考例句：

• There are signs that the prime minister is aligning himself with the liberals. 有迹象表明首相正在与自由党人结盟。
• ToolTips provide textual hints that assist in drawing lines and aligning objects. 工具提示提供了协助画线和对象对齐的文本提示。 来自About Face 3交互设计精髓

11 alluded   

提及，暗指( allude的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• In your remarks you alluded to a certain sinister design. 在你的谈话中，你提到了某个阴谋。
• She also alluded to her rival's past marital troubles. 她还影射了对手过去的婚姻问题。

12 vile   

adj.卑鄙的，可耻的，邪恶的；坏透的

参考例句：

• Who could have carried out such a vile attack?会是谁发起这么卑鄙的攻击呢？
• Her talk was full of vile curses.她的话里充满着恶毒的咒骂。

13 depicted   

描绘，描画( depict的过去式和过去分词 )； 描述

参考例句：

• Other animals were depicted on the periphery of the group. 其他动物在群像的外围加以修饰。
• They depicted the thrilling situation to us in great detail. 他们向我们详细地描述了那激动人心的场面。

14 pickup   

n.拾起，获得

参考例句：

• I would love to trade this car for a pickup truck.我愿意用这辆汽车换一辆小型轻便卡车。||The luck guy is a choice pickup for the girls.那位幸运的男孩是女孩子们想勾搭上的人。

15 bumper   

n.(汽车上的)保险杠；adj.特大的，丰盛的

参考例句：

• The painting represents the scene of a bumper harvest.这幅画描绘了丰收的景象。
• This year we have a bumper harvest in grain.今年我们谷物丰收。

16 sanctuary   

n.圣所，圣堂，寺庙；禁猎区，保护区

参考例句：

• There was a sanctuary of political refugees behind the hospital.医院后面有一个政治难民的避难所。
• Most countries refuse to give sanctuary to people who hijack aeroplanes.大多数国家拒绝对劫机者提供庇护。

17 scathing   

adj.（言词、文章）严厉的，尖刻的；不留情的adv.严厉地，尖刻地v.伤害，损害（尤指使之枯萎）( scathe的现在分词)

参考例句：

• a scathing attack on the new management 针对新的管理层的猛烈抨击
• Her speech was a scathing indictment of the government's record on crime. 她的演讲强烈指责了政府在犯罪问题上的表现。 来自《简明英汉词典》

18 disastrous   

adj.灾难性的，造成灾害的；极坏的，很糟的

参考例句：

• The heavy rainstorm caused a disastrous flood.暴雨成灾。
• Her investment had disastrous consequences.She lost everything she owned.她的投资结果很惨，血本无归。

19 racist   

n.种族主义者，种族主义分子

参考例句：

• a series of racist attacks 一连串的种族袭击行为
• His speech presented racist ideas under the guise of nationalism. 他的讲话以民族主义为幌子宣扬种族主义思想。

20 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》

21 jersey   

n.运动衫

参考例句：

• He wears a cotton jersey when he plays football.他穿运动衫踢足球。
• They were dressed alike in blue jersey and knickers.他们穿着一致，都是蓝色的运动衫和灯笼短裤。