美国国家公共电台 NPR--Democrats pushed that democracy was on the ballot and it appears to have worked

Democrats¹ pushed that democracy was on the ballot² and it appears to have worked

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After the attack on the Capitol, Democrats insisted democracy was on the ballot. The thread between election deniers and Trump⁴-backed candidates is strong, and it didn't work out for all of them.

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST:

Our correspondents Susan Davis and Claudia Grisales are with us, as they are throughout the morning. And, Sue, I want to dwell for a moment on that governor's race. We heard about Doug Mastriano...

SUSAN DAVIS, BYLINE⁵: Yeah.

INSKEEP: ...Who not only rejected the results of the 2020 election, showed up in Washington on January 6, 2021, and went through a campaign where I believe he tried to shut out mainstream⁶ media, did a lot of unusual things - didn't seem to work for him.

DAVIS: It didn't. And I do think that this is one of the threads that we have seen play out in a lot of these elections, particularly these races where we've talked about the Trump-backed candidates. The overlap⁷ between Trump-backed candidates and election deniers is very strong. And, you know, Democrats, you heard it consistently throughout the campaign that they were campaigning that democracy is on the ballot, that they tried to really make democracy a core issue of this campaign. I talked to a lot of Democrats who didn't think that was going to be as successful. President Biden, just in the days before the election, gave another big speech...

INSKEEP: Yeah.

DAVIS: ...About - talking about the importance of democracy. And there is a lot of indications coming out of these early races that that was a very compelling message to a lot of voters. You look at other states, like the New Hampshire Senate race, Don Bolduc was the Republican nominee⁸ there - another election denier - didn't have a chance in a state that, you know, Republican governor, again, won big at the top of the ticket. Another place that we're looking at - and the race has not been called, but you look at a state like Colorado. Republican Congresswoman Lauren Boebert, who has built a bit of a name for herself in the House and nationally...

INSKEEP: Yeah.

DAVIS: ...For being a very loyal Trump supporter, an election denier as well. And she's trailing in that race right now. Now, she might ultimately win. But this was a safe Republican seat that Democrats - it's white. It's rural. It's not a place that Democrats can play. And we're looking at a really small margin⁹. And voters are telling us something here.

INSKEEP: I want to mention something else, though, one other factor. When we talk about Josh Shapiro in Pennsylvania, we heard the correspondent say that he tried to run a big tent campaign...

DAVIS: Sure.

INSKEEP: ...That he favored abortion¹⁰ rights, which may not sound big tent to some people because that's a polarizing issue for a lot of people. But Shapiro also talked about what seemed to be a Republican issue, crime...

DAVIS: Yeah.

INSKEEP: ...And criticized liberal prosecutors¹² for not going after crime. He seemed to take what surveys were suggesting was on voters' minds and talk about it in the way that he wanted to talk about it.

DAVIS: That's a great point. And crime was one of these issues that was one of these lowkey simmering issues in states all over the country. A lot of - particularly, a lot of cities have seen crime increase. Philadelphia has seen a big crime increase. Shapiro did the thing that a lot of Democrats said more Democrats should have done, is talk about what voters say they're worried about, right? And a lot of voters in places all over the country listed crime. And Shapiro had an answer. He also is a former prosecutor¹¹, you know? He had a record to run on. And also, on the abortion thing, you know, Pennsylvania - still a swing state. But Mastriano also ran as someone very extreme on the abortion issue. He held positions that there should be no exceptions even in the cases of rape¹³ or incest. That's a pretty radical¹⁴ view even among people that oppose abortion rights.

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INSKEEP: OK. We're going to continue talking about this. And we'll note, we just talked about a Democratic success. Democrats have done better than they might have in this midterm. But the playing field is always in favor of the party out of power in a midterm. And Republicans, we should note, still have a very good chance of capturing control of the House of Representatives. And the Senate is very much in play. We'll continue to bring you results as we learn them.

1 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》

2 ballot   

n.（不记名）投票，投票总数，投票权；vi.投票

参考例句：

• The members have demanded a ballot.会员们要求投票表决。
• The union said they will ballot members on whether to strike.工会称他们将要求会员投票表决是否罢工。

3 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。

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 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 mainstream   

n.（思想或行为的）主流；adj.主流的

参考例句：

• Their views lie outside the mainstream of current medical opinion.他们的观点不属于当今医学界观点的主流。
• Polls are still largely reflects the mainstream sentiment.民调还在很大程度上反映了社会主流情绪。

7 overlap   

v.重叠，与…交叠；n.重叠

参考例句：

• The overlap between the jacket and the trousers is not good.夹克和裤子重叠的部分不好看。
• Tiles overlap each other.屋瓦相互叠盖。

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 abortion   

n.流产，堕胎

参考例句：

• She had an abortion at the women's health clinic.她在妇女保健医院做了流产手术。
• A number of considerations have led her to have a wilful abortion.多种考虑使她执意堕胎。

11 prosecutor   

n.起诉人；检察官，公诉人

参考例句：

• The defender argued down the prosecutor at the court.辩护人在法庭上驳倒了起诉人。
• The prosecutor would tear your testimony to pieces.检查官会把你的证言驳得体无完肤。

12 prosecutors   

检举人( prosecutor的名词复数 )； 告发人； 起诉人； 公诉人

参考例句：

• In some places,public prosecutors are elected rather than appointed. 在有些地方，检察官是经选举而非任命产生的。 来自口语例句
• You've been summoned to the Prosecutors' Office, 2 days later. 你在两天以后被宣到了检察官的办公室。

13 rape   

n.抢夺，掠夺，强奸；vt.掠夺，抢夺，强奸

参考例句：

• The rape of the countryside had a profound ravage on them.对乡村的掠夺给他们造成严重创伤。
• He was brought to court and charged with rape.他被带到法庭并被指控犯有强奸罪。

14 radical   

n.激进份子，原子团，根号；adj.根本的，激进的，彻底的

参考例句：

• The patient got a radical cure in the hospital.病人在医院得到了根治。
• She is radical in her demands.她的要求十分偏激。