The GOP strategy: Ignore Trump | America, Actually · Vox
视频探讨共和党在中期选举前如何应对特朗普的负面影响，分析其策略变化及候选人Rama Swami的积极表现，适合练习政治话题和听力理解。
Donald Trump's Republican Party is currently in chaos.
唐纳德·特朗普领导的共和党目前正处于混乱状态之中。
The president is massively unpopular, prices are up everywhere, and few people support the Iran war.
总统的人气极低；各地物价都在上涨；几乎没有人支持对伊朗的战争。
In fact, in the last couple weeks, it seems even Republican candidates are getting the message.
事实上，在过去几周里，似乎就连共和党候选人也开始意识到这一点了。
Republican revolt with just 47 days until the midterms.
距离中期选举仅剩47天时，共和党内部出现了叛乱迹象。
They have to find some way to get away from this president.
他们必须想办法摆脱这位总统的统治。
Democrats are actually the favorite now to take back the United States Senate.
目前，民主党人实际上是最有希望夺回美国参议院控制权的政党。
With a growing number of Republicans now distancing themselves from his actions.
越来越多的共和党人开始与他的一些行为保持距离。
Here's the thing.
事情是这样的……
It's hard to even find Republicans on the campaign trail right now, and it's even harder to get them to talk about Donald Trump.
如今，在竞选活动中都很难找到共和党人；而要想让他们谈论唐纳德·特朗普，更是难上加难。
Republicans aren't answering our calls and texts, but more importantly, they're also not answering their own voters.
共和党人既不接我们的电话，也不回我们的短信；更重要的是，他们甚至也不回应自己选民的诉求。
New reporting by MS Now's Michael Schnell finds that when the going gets tough, the tough hide behind a telephone.
MS Now的迈克尔·施内尔（Michael Schnell）的最新报道指出：当遇到困难时，那些坚强的人往往会躲在电话后面（即通过电话来解决问题）。
They're skipping out on debates, not holding press conferences, avoiding town halls.
他们拒绝参加辩论，也不举行新闻发布会，更回避与民众的直接交流活动（如市政厅会议）。
And there are other avenues to do it, then just going in to try to give the other side sound bites.
其实还有其他方法可以做到这一点，而不仅仅是试图向对方提供简短的发言内容（即“sound bites”）。
I mean, they're doing this for the cameras.
我的意思是，他们这么做只是为了吸引观众的注意（也就是为了让摄像机拍到这些画面）。
We all know it.
我们都知道这一点。
It's honestly crazy.
说实话，这简直太疯狂了。
But there's at least one Republican right now who seems to be trying a different strategy.
不过，目前至少有一位共和党人似乎正在尝试一种不同的策略。
There will be a bright red Rama Swami tsunami.
将会发生一场颜色为鲜红色的“罗摩·斯瓦米海啸”（即某种具有强烈破坏力的自然灾害）。
Ladies and gentlemen, bring up the next governor of the State of Ohio.
女士们、先生们，让我们来讨论一下俄亥俄州的下一任州长人选吧。
Vivek Rama Swami.
维韦克·拉玛·斯瓦米（Vivek Rama Swami）。
Vivek Rama Swami, the former businessman and presidential candidate who was most recently associated with Trump's efforts to gut the bureaucracy.
维韦克·拉玛·斯瓦米（Vivek Rama Swami）曾是一位商人，也曾竞选总统；最近他因参与特朗普试图削弱官僚体系的行动而备受关注。
It's running for governor in Ohio.
他正在俄亥俄州竞选州长。
I love the energy in this room.
我喜欢这个房间里充满的活力与气氛。
If you take this out on 44 days from day, we're going to win this thing in a decisive victory.
如果你从今天开始计算，再过 44 天，我们就能以决定性的胜利赢得这场战斗。
Who's ready for that?
谁准备好迎接那个挑战了？
And if there's one thing Rama Swami is best known for, it's probably his willingness to talk about anything and everything.
如果说拉玛·斯瓦米（Rama Swami）有什么最出名的地方，那恐怕就是他愿意谈论任何话题、任何事情。
Let's get this done.
我们赶紧把这件事完成吧。
All summer long, Rama Swami has kept up an unusually ambitious calendar full of fairs, rallies,
整个夏天，罗摩·斯瓦米（Rama Swami）都安排了一个异常紧凑的活动日程：各种集市、集会等等。
and town halls.
以及市政厅会议。
So a few weeks ago, we went to see one of the few Republicans who's actually stumping for votes.
几周前，我们去见了为数不多的仍在积极为共和党候选人拉票的共和党人之一。
This week on America, actually, we're in Ohio.
这周在《America》节目中，我们实际上是在俄亥俄州。
What is the GOP message for the midterms?
共和党在中期选举中想要传达什么样的信息？
And how are Republicans dealing with the elephant in the room?
那么，共和党人是如何应对这个“房间里的大象”（即那个显而易见却一直被回避的问题）的呢？
Trump 2 .0 has flopped.
特朗普2.0”计划彻底失败了。
When we got to Parma, a suburb just outside of Cleveland, it was pretty clear that the people at this event were overwhelmingly die -hard Republicans,
当我们到达帕尔马（位于克利夫兰郊外的一个小镇）时，很明显，参加这次活动的人绝大多数都是坚定的共和党支持者。
the type of people who usually never have a bad word to say about Donald Trump.
这类人通常对唐纳德·特朗普总是赞不绝口，从不说过任何负面的话。
So I wanted to know, is this still true considering all of this?
所以我想知道：考虑到所有这些情况，这个说法现在仍然成立吗？
Can you tell me your name?
你能告诉我你的名字吗？
Sue.
起诉吧。
Sue.
起诉吧。