桑德斯周末连赶三场集会 为缅因州民主党参议员候选人杰克逊站台
佛蒙特州联邦参议员伯尼·桑德斯上周末亲赴缅因州，为民主党联邦参议员候选人特洛伊·杰克逊连办三场竞选集会。首场于10月10日（周六）在班戈市举行，10月11日（周日）又转战刘易斯顿和比迪福德两地，为11月3日中期选举最后三周冲刺造势。
集会上，桑德斯与杰克逊把话题聚焦在可负担性、医疗费用和社会保障扩张上。杰克逊抨击共和党现任参议员苏珊·柯林斯的投票纪录，称其投票与特朗普立场一致的比例高达96%。桑德斯则强调，缅因州这一席的归属可能决定联邦参议院的控制权，是全美竞争最激烈的选战之一。
值得注意的是，这是桑德斯在今年夏天格雷厄姆·普拉特纳退选风波后，首次公开重返缅因州为民主党候选人站台。此前，前总统奥巴马也已于10月8日公开为杰克逊背书。柯林斯被视为凭借个人声望和温和形象多次大胜连任的强劲对手，民主党希望借全国性人物站台激发基本盘投票热情。
信息来源：News Center Maine（官方YouTube频道）https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VYjVLHnjyYs
Sanders Holds Three Weekend Rallies Stumping for Maine Democratic Senate Candidate Jackson
U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont traveled to Maine last weekend, holding three campaign rallies for Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Troy Jackson. The first rally took place Oct. 10 (Saturday) in Bangor, followed by two more Oct. 11 (Sunday) in Lewiston and Biddeford, building momentum for the final three weeks before the Nov. 3 midterm election.
At the rallies, Sanders and Jackson focused on affordability, health-care costs and expanding Social Security. Jackson attacked the voting record of Republican incumbent Sen. Susan Collins, saying she votes with Trump's positions 96% of the time. Sanders emphasized that the outcome of this Maine seat could determine control of the U.S. Senate, making it one of the most competitive races in the country.
Notably, this was Sanders' first public return to Maine to stump for a Democratic candidate since the Graham Platner withdrawal controversy this summer. Former President Obama had already publicly endorsed Jackson on Oct. 8. Collins is seen as a formidable opponent with a personal brand and moderate image that have delivered her multiple landslide re-elections, and Democrats hope national figures can energize the base turnout.
Source: News Center Maine (official YouTube channel) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VYjVLHnjyYs
图片来源：图：伯尼·桑德斯参议员官方肖像。摄影：U.S. Congress，公有领域，来源：Wikimedia Commons
