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这位77岁的 Ways and Means 委员会民主党议员击败了一场以《全民医保》和企业政治行动委员会改革为核心纲领的竞选活动
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发布于 2026年9月1日 美国东部时间晚上11:12
福克斯新闻首席国会记者查德·珀格拉姆从国会山报道称，众议院共和党人正强迫民主党议员就否认社会主义进行投票。这一立法策略此前，前奥巴马白宫幕僚长拉姆·伊曼纽尔和新罕布什尔州联邦参议员候选人克里斯·帕帕斯都公开与民主党社会主义者划清界限。
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周二，进步派试图罢免一位资深民主党实权人物的努力宣告失败，众议员理查德·尼尔在马萨诸塞州第一国会选区初选中击败了高中教师杰罗米·沃伦。
77岁的尼尔在马萨诸塞州西部国会任职近四十年，作为众议院极具影响力的税收立法机构 Ways and Means 委员会的首席民主党议员，他积累了相当大的影响力。他这位39岁的竞选对手的竞选纲领包括《全民医保》、对富人加税、废除移民海关执法局，以及承诺拒绝来自企业政治行动委员会的竞选捐款。
这场初选考验了进步派选民是否准备好更换长期任职的民主党在任议员，即便这意味着放弃尼尔的资深身份为马萨诸塞州西部带来的政治影响力。
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一位39岁的公立学校教师试图罢免众议院最具影响力的民主党议员之一。周二，众议员理查德·尼尔胜出，保住了这位资深议员在马萨诸塞州西部关键选区的席位。（阿尔·德拉戈/彭博社/盖蒂图片社）
沃伦试图将尼尔描绘成民主党建制派的代表，称其不愿对抗富裕利益集团和企业权力，同时将自己定位为推动民主党进一步向左转的年轻一代一员。
而尼尔则将自己的从政经验和在华盛顿的职位作为连任竞选的核心论点，辩称他的资深资历为该选区在国会带来了一位新议员难以复制的影响力。
这场竞选也发生在民主党内部关于政党老龄化领导层以及资深在任议员是否应为年轻一代让位的广泛辩论背景下。现年80岁的进步派中坚参议员埃德·马基周二晚间击败了比他年轻33岁的温和派挑战者。
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这位77岁的民主党议员被视为马萨诸塞州众议院代表团的“元老”，此次再次寻求连任，希望能将他在华盛顿代表马萨诸塞州西部的任期延长至近40年。（格雷姆·斯隆/彭博社/盖蒂图片社）
尼尔在 Ways and Means 委员会的职位也让这场竞选的意义超出了马萨诸塞州西部的范围。
该委员会是国会围绕税收和其他重大经济政策展开斗争的核心场所。他的胜利最终也保住了众议院民主党核心小组中最资深议员之一的席位，同时挫败了一场围绕“民主党需要代际和意识形态变革”这一论点发起的挑战。
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这场竞选成为了用进步派新新锐替换长期任职的民主党在任议员的抉择。（约瑟夫·普雷齐奥索/法新社/盖蒂图片社）
大选中没有共和党候选人对阵尼尔。
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One of Congress’ most powerful Democrats just survived a progressive primary revolt
2026-09-01T23:12:15-04:00 / Fox News
The 77-year-old Ways and Means Committee Democrat turned back a campaign built on Medicare for All and corporate PAC reform
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Published September 1, 2026 11:12pm EDT
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The progressive push to unseat a veteran Democratic power broker fell short Tuesday, when Rep. Richard Neal defeated high school teacher Jeromie Whalen in Massachusetts’ 1st Congressional District primary.
Neal, 77, has represented western Massachusetts in Congress for nearly four decades and has built considerable influence as the top Democrat on the powerful tax-writing House Ways and Means Committee. His 39-year-old challenger ran on a platform that included Medicare for All, higher taxes on the wealthy, abolishing Immigration and Customs Enforcement and a pledge to reject campaign contributions from corporate PACs.
The race tested whether progressive voters were ready to replace a longtime Democratic incumbent, even if it meant giving up the clout Neal’s seniority brings western Massachusetts.
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A 39-year-old public-school teacher tried to unseat one of the House’s most powerful Democrats. On Tuesday, Rep. Richard Neal prevailed, preserving the veteran lawmaker’s hold on a key western Massachusetts seat.(Al Drago/Bloomberg/Getty Images)
Whalen sought to cast Neal as a representative of the Democratic establishment unwilling to take on wealthy interests and corporate power, while pitching himself as part of a younger generation pushing the party further to the left.
Neal, meanwhile, made his experience and position in Washington central to his case for re-election, arguing that his seniority gives the district influence in Congress that would be difficult for a first-term lawmaker to replicate.
The contest also unfolded against a broader debate inside the Democratic Party over its aging leadership and whether longtime incumbents should step aside for a younger generation. Progressive stalwart Sen. Ed Markey, 80, defeated a more moderate challenger 33 years his junior on Tuesday night.
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Considered the “Dean” of the Massachusetts House delegation, the 77-year-old Democrat is once again seeking re-election, hoping to close in on almost 40 years of representing western Mass. in Washington.(Graeme Sloan/Bloomberg/Getty Images)
Neal’s position on the Ways and Means Committee also gave the race significance beyond western Massachusetts.
The panel sits at the center of congressional fights over taxes and other major economic policy. His victory also ultimately preserves the seat of one of the House Democratic caucus’ most senior members while turning back a challenge built around the argument that the party needs generational and ideological change.
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The race became a choice between replacing a longtime Democratic incumbent with a new progressive upstart.(Joseph Prezioso/AFP/Getty Images)
There is no Republican filed to run against Neal in the general election.
Amanda Macias covers the intersection of business, economics and politics, with a focus on how policy decisions shape markets, businesses and American workers.
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