民主党在关键中期选举中通过邮寄选票占优势 美国人前往投票站并邮寄选票之际，民主党在提前投票中正在形成一边倒的多数，迄今为止已获得所投选票的明确多数。
Democrats take edge on mail-in ballots in key midterm races Democrats are running up lopsided majorities of the early votes as Americans head to the polls and mail in their ballots, carving out a clear majority of the votes cast so far.
根据TargetSmart和NBC新闻汇总的州选举数据，提前投票和邮寄投票者中，54%为民主党人，30%为共和党人，16%为独立人士或“其他”。
Of early and mail-in voters, 54% were Democrats, 30% Republicans and 16% independents or “other,” according to state election data compiled by TargetSmart and NBC News.
提前投票的优势延续到了关键的参议院竞选中，包括几个在共和党倾向州进行的竞选。
The early vote advantage carries over to the marquee Senate races, including several held in Republican-leaning states.
在密歇根州，民主党人阿卜杜勒·埃尔-赛耶德正与前众议员迈克·罗杰斯（R-密歇根州）展开竞争，根据选民登记情况，民主党的优势为55-36%。
In Michigan, where Democrat Abdul El-Sayed is battling former Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Mich.), the Democratic edge is 55-36%, based on voters’ registrations.
在爱荷华州，共和党众议员阿什利·赫森（R-爱荷华州）正面临民主党人乔什·图雷克的激烈竞争，登记民主党人的优势为57-29%，另有14%来自“其他”。
In Iowa, where Rep. Ashley Hinson (R-Iowa) is in a tough race with Democrat Josh Turek, the edge from registered Democrats is 57-29%, with 14% from “other.”
在缅因州，共和党现任参议员苏珊·柯林斯正试图击退民主党人特罗伊·杰克逊，民主党的优势为55-19%，且超过四分之一的选票来自“其他”选票。
In Maine, where Republican incumbent Sen. Susan Collins is trying to fend off Democrat Troy Jackson, the Democratic edge is 55-19%, with more than a quarter “other” vote ballots in.
这些数据仅显示谁出现了或寄出了选票，而未显示人们实际如何投票。
None of the data show how people actually voted – just who showed up or sent in their ballot.
“我们知道民主党拥有热情优势，”肯塔基大学政治学家斯蒂芬·沃斯说。
“We know the Democrats have the enthusiasm advantage,” said University of Kentucky political scientist Stephen Voss.
但尚待观察的是，这些早期数字是否预示着选民总体将出现预测中的浪潮，还是仅仅是“总是会投票的上层地位选民”，他补充道。探索这一点的一种方法是将数据与四年前进行比较。
But what remains to be seen is whether the early numbers point to a predicted overall wave of voters or merely “upper status voters who always vote anyway,” he added. One way to explore that is to compare numbers to four years ago.
在共和党倾向的内布拉斯加州，共和党参议员皮特·里克茨正与独立人士丹·奥斯本展开竞争，民主党的优势相比当时已有所扩大。目前为45-38%，而2022年同期投票时为44-41%。
In Republican-leaning Nebraska, where Republican Sen. Pete Ricketts is battling independent Dan Osborne, the Democratic edge has expanded from then. It’s 45-38 now, compared to 44-41 at this point in voting in 2022.
根据州务卿的数据，在内布拉斯加州已经投票的民主党人中，有89%在2022年和2024年也投票了，而10%是新选民。对于共和党人，91%曾在过去投票过，但只有7%是新选民。
Eighty-nine percent of Democrats who have voted in Nebraska also voted in 2022 and 2024, while 10% are new voters, according to the secretary of state. For Republicans, 91% voted in the past but just 7% are new voters.
弗吉尼亚州正出现提前投票人数激增的情况，截至目前已有51.9万张选票，而2022年同期仅为26万张，其中倾向左翼的费尔法克斯县选票总数翻了一番。
Virginia is seeing a flood of early turnout, with 519,000 ballots in compared to 260,000 by this point in 2022, with the total doubling in left-leaning Fairfax County.
在德克萨斯州，该州有一场备受关注的竞选，民主党州众议员詹姆斯·塔拉里科（D-得克萨斯州）与司法部长肯·帕克斯顿（R-得克萨斯州）正面交锋，民主党在此处的优势高达62比32%。
In Texas, the which features a high-profile race between Democratic state Rep. James Talarico (D-Texas) and AG Ken Paxton (R-Texas), Democratic edge is an overwhelming 62-32%.
民主党历来倾向于提前投票或邮寄投票，尽管特朗普总统一直抨击邮寄投票，主张在选举日亲自前往投票站投票，称其“本质上是腐败的”。但今年，他在竞选停留点和网络上已经在改变自己的信息。
Democrats historically tend to vote early or by mail, although President Trump has regularly blasted mail-voting in favor of in-person voting on Election Day, calling it “inherently corrupt.”But this year, on campaign stops and online, he has been changing his message.
上周末的一段视频中，特朗普在椭圆形办公室对支持者说：“如果你们所在的州有提前投票，不要等待。出去投票。提前投票、邮寄投票，或者在11月3日选举日亲自到场投票，这样我们才能在中期选举中以无法操纵的巨大胜利击败激进左翼的‘杜莫克拉茨’。”他还告诉选民：“假装我在选票上。”
In a video last weekend, Trump told supporters from the Oval Office: “If your state has early voting, do not wait. Go out and vote. Vote early, vote by mail, or vote in person on Election Day, November 3rd, so we can defeat the radical left ‘Dumocrats’ in a midterm victory that is too big to rig.”He also told voters to “pretend I’m on the ballot.”