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民主党社会主义者支持的候选人推翻长期在任议员，特朗普本届参议院共和党初选中保持不败
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距离选民投票仅剩50天，温和派民主党人在日益左倾的民主党内部已难寻立足之地。客座嘉宾杰里米·亨特和迈克尔·拉罗萨就在《福克纳焦点》栏目中就这一变革带来的影响展开辩论。
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特拉华州选民将于周二前往 polls，完成2026年选举周期的最后一场初选，为本轮初选季画上句号。本届初选季以进步派和社会主义者击败民主党建制派对手的多起高调胜利，以及唐纳德·特朗普总统尽管遭遇一些明显挫折，但仍在共和党竞选活动中保持巨大影响力为标志。
民主党参议员克里斯·库恩斯和州总检察长凯西·詹宁斯均面临初选对手，而民主党众议员萨拉·麦克布赖德在初选中无对手，三人都在为大选做准备，届时共和党将试图打破民主党对特拉华州全州公职的垄断。
特拉华州的提名预选结束了这场颠覆民主党格局的初选季，左翼和美国民主社会主义者（DSA）支持的候选人获胜，部分人甚至推翻了长期在任的 incumbent。
一年前，纽约市社会主义者市长佐赫兰·曼达尼在民主党初选中获胜，随后赢得全国最多元化城市的大选，震惊政坛；6月，极左翼势力再次出击。
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多名在任议员和建制派候选人被左翼对手击败，其中包括美国民主社会主义者成员梅拉特·基罗斯击败科罗拉多州15届任期民主党众议员戴安娜·德盖特，以及纽约州的达里亚利扎·阿维拉·谢瓦利埃推翻连任五届的民主党众议员阿德里亚诺·埃斯帕利亚特。
这些胜利之后，8月的胜利规模更大，密歇根州的阿卜杜勒·埃尔赛义德、明尼苏达州副州长佩吉·弗拉纳根和佛罗里达州州议员安吉··尼克松在关键的全州参议院初选中获胜。
尽管左翼遭遇了明显挫折，包括领跑者弗朗西斯卡·洪在竞争激烈的威斯康星州民主党州长初选中8月落败，但左翼在争夺民主党意识形态未来的政治斗争中大幅提升了影响力。多位获胜候选人的竞选纲领呼吁废除移民海关执法局（ICE）、削减对以色列的军事援助，并推动单一 payer 模式的“全民医保”医疗体系。
“不可否认，进步派已经建立起一个联盟，他们的信息能够在候选人成为现状之外的可行选择时，为其助力，”长期担任民主党策略师、曾参与进步派领袖伯尼·桑德斯2016年和2020年总统竞选的乔·卡亚佐告诉福克斯新闻数字频道。
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卡亚佐补充道：“如果进步派希望继续取得成功，他们的当务之急是推出严肃、可信且能为公众所接近的候选人。”
在共和党提名战中，特朗普上月末在社交媒体上吹嘘：“我的背书比以往任何时候都更有力……从未有过如此强大的效果！”
数据印证了总统的说法：尽管遭遇一些挫折，他仍是共和党提名对决的最终幕后推手。
根据福克斯新闻特朗普初选背书追踪系统，总统在本届参议院共和党初选中保持全胜，在众议院共和党提名对决中也战绩近乎完美。
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自十年前首次入主白宫以来，特朗普已彻底重塑共和党，民粹主义的“让美国再次伟大”和“美国优先”派系取代更传统的财政和社会保守派占据主导地位。总统对党内政治的掌控依然极为牢固。
但他也遭遇了一些挫折：今年共和党州长初选中，他支持的五名候选人落败。名单包括佐治亚州副州长伯特·琼斯、南卡罗来纳州副州长帕梅拉·埃维特、爱荷华州众议员兰迪·芬斯特拉、怀俄明州公共教育总监梅根·德根费尔德，以及明尼苏达州商人、“我的枕头”创始人兼前首席执行官迈克·林德尔。
“共和党就是特朗普的政党，毫无疑问，总统的背书能在共和党初选中带来巨大助力，但这并不一定意味着候选人能获胜，”资深共和党策略师、公关专家瑞安·威廉姆斯告诉福克斯新闻数字频道。
威廉姆斯表示：“即便总统支持的候选人输掉提名，他依然牢牢掌控着共和党。”但他同时指出，“如果候选人本身存在根本性问题，即便有背书也无法克服这些障碍。”
本届初选季于3月3日在德克萨斯州、北卡罗来纳州、阿肯色州拉开帷幕，最终将在特拉华州落下帷幕。
特拉华州民主党参议员克里斯·库恩斯今年将竞选美国参议院第三个完整任期。
正在竞选第三个完整任期的库恩斯，面临来自特拉华大学历史教授杰夫·阿佩尔汉斯、造船工程师玛丽·卢夫，以及从共和党转投民主党籍的前企业高管埃里克·汉森的胜算渺茫的初选挑战。
前州参议员迈克尔·卡茨和美国陆军预备役上校约翰·舒利正在争夺共和党提名。
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特拉华州联邦众议员萨拉·麦克布赖德在民主党初选中无对手，她正寻求连任该州众议院席位。共和党人约瑟夫·阿米尼奥、厄尔·库珀和约翰·沃伦正在争夺共和党提名。
特拉华州总检察长凯西·詹宁斯面临来自律师德韦恩·本辛和家庭暴力受害者倡导者帕蒂·里克曼的民主党提名挑战。大卫·格雷厄姆在共和党初选中无对手。
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Democratic Sen. Chris Coons and state Attorney General Kathy Jennings each face primary opponents, and Democratic Rep. Sarah McBride is unopposed in her primary, as they tune up for the general election, when Republicans will try to break the Democrats’ lock on Delaware’s statewide offices.
Delaware’s nominating contests close out a primary season that upended the Democratic Party, with left-wing and Democratic Socialists of America (DSA)-backed contenders winning and, in some cases, ousting longtime incumbents.
A year after socialist New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani rocked the political world with a Democratic primary victory en route to winning the general election in the nation’s most populist city, the far-left struck again in June.
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Those wins were followed on an even larger scale in August, with triumphs in crucial statewide Senate primaries by Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan, Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan in Minnesota and state Rep. Angie Nixon in Florida.
While there were notable setbacks for the left, including frontrunner Francesca Hong’s August defeat in battleground Wisconsin’s Democratic gubernatorial primary, the left vastly increased its clout in the political fight for the party’s ideological future. And many of the winning candidates ran on platforms calling for abolishing ICE, cutting military aid to Israel and pushing for a single-payer “Medicare for All” health system.
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Abdul El-Sayed, the Democratic Senate nominee in battleground Michigan, takes questions from reporters following a town hall event in Waterford, Michigan, on Sept. 3, 2026.(Emily Elconin/Getty Images)
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The numbers back up the president’s assertion that despite some setbacks, he remains the ultimate kingmaker in GOP nomination showdowns.
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Trump has dramatically reshaped the GOP since his first White House victory a decade ago, with the populist MAGA and America First wings gaining prominence over more traditional fiscal and social conservatives. And the president’s grip over party politics remains extremely firm.
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Williams said that “the president still has a firm grip on the party, even in places where a candidate he backed loses a nomination.” But he noted that “if there are underlying issues with a candidacy, those can pose problems that even an endorsement can’t overcome.”
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Former state Sen. Michael Katz and U.S. Army Reserves Col. John Shulli are competing for the Republican nomination.
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Rep. Sarah McBride is unopposed in the Democratic primary, as she seeks a second term as Delaware’s statewide House member. Republicans Joseph Arminio, Earl Cooper and John Whalen are battling for the GOP nomination.
State Attorney General Kathy Jennings faces challenges for the Democratic nomination from attorney Dwayne Bensing and domestic violence victims advocate Patty Rickman. David Graham is unopposed for the GOP nomination.
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