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民主党现任州长周三输掉初选后，获胜者将于11月面临艰苦战役
作者：利奥·布里塞尼奥，福克斯新闻
律师马特·贝林斯基与《联邦党人》杂志的布丽安娜·莱曼就Axios报道的民主党中期选举战略展开讨论。该专题小组还就史蒂夫·希尔顿在乔·罗根播客上关于洛杉矶衰落以及民主党治下高油价的 viral 评论作出回应。
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前NFL啦啦队员、以党派正统人选自居的出版商伊莱恩·佩利诺，与前州长唐纳德·卡尔西里前助手、更偏向中间派的候选人亚伦·古基安陷入共和党初选僵局，截至周四凌晨仍难分胜负。
此次竞选围绕经验与资历展开，共和党人希望借此找到能拿下这个历来倾向民主党的州的候选人。
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在上一次选举中，时任民主党候选人、现任罗德岛州州长丹尼尔·麦基以57.9%对38.9%的得票率击败共和党挑战者阿什利·卡卢斯。
在她的竞选议程中，佩利诺承诺倡导基于绩效的招聘、支持执法、移民法和学校选择。“这就是我要做的事。我正在学习。一切都有学习曲线，因为我不是终身政客。我参选是因为我爱罗德岛州。我希望他们能过上好日子。我希望他们生活在一个繁荣且安全的地方。我们应该把所有非法移民赶出这里，”佩利诺在候选人论坛上说道。
民主党现任州长成为2018年以来首位输掉初选的在任州长
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涉足政坛之前，佩利诺拥有丰富多样的经历，曾担任模特、从事媒体工作，甚至还曾为休斯顿油人队——这支球队后来成为NFL的田纳西泰坦队——担任啦啦队员。2011年，她创立了《虎女》杂志，共出版12期。
而古基安则采取了更为侧重政策的竞选方式，承诺改革罗德岛州的审批流程、改善服务交付并收紧州财政收入的使用。他认为该州的预算增长“已经过头”。
“州预算从2019年的93亿美元增长到2024至2026年间的140多亿美元，五年内增长近50%，尽管联邦新冠救助资金即将到期，”古基安在其竞选网站上表示。
“罗德岛州犯了一个致命错误。我们用临时联邦资金建立了永久性承诺。”
自掏腰包的CEO宣称获得共和党提名，将挑战马萨诸塞州民主党人的连任竞选
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无论佩利诺还是古基安，一旦赢得初选，都将在11月3日的大选中面临一场苦战。
利奥·布里塞尼奥是福克斯新闻数字频道国会团队的政治记者，此前曾任职于《世界杂志》。
Ex-NFL cheerleader battles former gubernatorial aide in tight GOP primary race
September 10, 2026 1:00am EDT / Fox News
The winner faces an uphill battle in November after Dem incumbent governor lost primary Wednesday
By Leo Briceno, Fox News
Attorney Matt Belinsky and The Federalist’s Brianna Lyman discuss an Axios report detailing Democratic midterm campaign strategies. The panel also reacts to Steve Hilton’s viral comments on Joe Rogan’s podcast regarding Los Angeles’ decline and high gas prices under Democratic policies.
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Elaine Pelino, a former NFL cheerleader and publisher pitching herself as the party-line choice, and Aaron Guckian, a former aide to former Gov. Donald Carcieri and a more centrist candidate are locked in a GOP primary that remained too close to call by early Thursday morning.
The race centered on experience and qualifications as Republicans hope they have found a candidate to win over a historically Democratic-leaning state.
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Aaron Guckian, left, pictured alongside Elaine Pelino, right.(Guckian for Governor; Jared Siskin/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images)
In the last election, Daniel McKee, the then-Democratic candidate and current governor of Rhode Island, beat out Republican challenger Ashley Kalus in a 57.9% to 38.9% victory.
Among other priorities in her campaign, Pelino promised to champion merit-based hiring, support law enforcement, immigration law and school choice.”This is what I’m going to do. I’m learning. Everything is a learning [curve] because I’m not a lifetime politician. I’m here because I love Rhode Island. And I want them to have a great life. I want them to live in a prosperous and safe place. We should get all the illegals out of here,” Pelino said at a candidate forum.
DEM INCUMBENT BECOMES FIRST SITTING GOVERNOR TO LOSE PRIMARY SINCE 2018
Rhode Island Governor, Donald Carcieri, speaks to the media February 22, 2003 in West Warwick, Rhode Island.(Douglas McFadd/Getty Images)
Before her time in politics, Pelino had a wide range of experience, working as a model, in media and even as a cheerleader for the Houston Oilers, the football team that would eventually become the NFL’s Tennessee Titans. Later, in 2011, she founded Tigress magazine, which published 12 issues.
For his part, Guckian took a far more policy-centric approach, committing to overhaul Rhode Island’s permitting, improve service delivery and tighten use of the state’s revenue. He argued that the state’s budget growth had “gone too far.”
“The state budget increased from $9.3 billion in 2019 to more than $14 billion between 2024 and 2026, nearly 50% growth in five years, even as federal COVID relief dollars are expiring,” Guckian said on his campaign website.
“Rhode Island made a critical mistake. We built permanent commitments on temporary federal money.”
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Aerial view of Rhode Island State Capitol in Providence Rhode Island.(Visions of America/Joseph Sohm/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)
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Once one of them has secured the primary, Pelino or Guckian will face an uphill battle in the Nov. 3 general election.
Leo Briceno is a politics reporter for the congressional team at Fox News Digital. He was previously a reporter with World Magazine.
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