众议院议长约翰逊赴奇黑利斯为布劳恩助选,华盛顿第三选区众议员之争白热化

联邦众议院议长Mike Johnson于10月21日(周三)前往华盛顿州西南部城市奇黑利斯,为共和党联邦众议员候选人John Braun站台助选,距离11月3日选举日还有13天。这是约翰逊在本轮竞选中第三次到访该选区。"我们飞遍全国,议长的工作很疯狂,到处助选不停歇,"约翰逊说,"这将是一场非常接近的选举,大家都知道这个席位有多重要。"
Braun是Braun Northwest公司总裁、州参议院第20选区参议员;他的对手是现任民主党众议员Marie Glusenkamp Perez。该席位被视为决定国会众议院控制权的关键一席,因而吸引全美关注。Braun表示已奋战14个月,"感觉很好,但不到终点不停下"。Glusenkamp Perez则在周二晚与选民见面,其竞选经理Tim Gowen回应称,与约翰逊和特朗普结盟的超级政治行动委员会已在该选区投入超过1000万美元,"当华盛顿的党魁替你买单,你就得听他们的";并指责Braun支持特朗普的医保削减,将使西南华盛顿超过2.5万人失去医保。
民调方面,Change
Research于10月19日至21日进行的民调(551名可能选民,误差正负4.3个百分点,10月22日公布) 显示,Glusenkamp Perez以45%对44%微弱领先;库克政治报告已将该选区评级从"摇摆"调整为"倾向民主党"。选民投票正在进行中。
House Speaker Johnson Travels to Chehalis to Campaign for Braun as Washington's 3rd District House Race Heats Up
U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson traveled to Chehalis in southwestern Washington on Wednesday, October 21, to campaign for Republican congressional candidate John Braun, 13 days before the November 3 election. It is Johnson's third visit to the district this cycle. 'We fly all over the country; the Speaker's job is crazy, campaigning everywhere nonstop,' Johnson said. 'This is going to be a very close race, and everyone knows how important this seat is.'
Braun is president of Braun Northwest and the state senator for the 20th Legislative District; his opponent is incumbent Democratic Rep. Marie Glusenkamp Perez. The seat is viewed as pivotal to control of the U.S. House and has drawn national attention. Braun said he has been fighting for 14 months and 'feels good, but won't stop until the finish.' Glusenkamp Perez met with voters on Tuesday evening; her campaign manager, Tim Gowen, responded that super PACs aligned with Johnson and Trump have spent more than $10 million in the district: 'When Washington party leaders pay your bills, you have to listen to them'; he also accused Braun of supporting Trump's health care cuts, which would cause more than 25,000 people in southwest Washington to lose coverage.
On polling, a Change Research survey conducted October 19-21 (551 likely voters, margin of error plus or minus 4.3 points, released October 22) shows Glusenkamp Perez leading narrowly, 45% to 44%; the Cook Political Report has shifted the district's rating from 'Toss Up' to 'Lean Democratic.' Voting is under way.
来源:GSM·美国(原文链接)
图片来源:奇黑利斯历史街区 / Downtown Chehalis, Washington historic district — Steven Pavlov, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

