Name: 德州黨內初選：共和黨進入第二輪決選，民主黨因法律訴訟陷入僵局！ (TX Primary: GOP heads to runoff, Dems in limbo over legal fight)
Uploaded: 2026-03-04T16:52:04.000Z
Duration: 10 min 28 s

There is some major drama in the Democratic Senate primary in Texas right now.

德州民主黨參議院初選現在有點大戲。

James Taurico is leading Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett in the race to be the Democratic nominee for Senate.

James Taurico 在爭取民主黨參議院被提名人的競選中，領先國會女議員 Jasmine Crockett。

Both are trying to do what no Democrat has done in a generation, win a statewide race in Texas, which has not happened since 1994.

兩人都在努力達成一代人以來沒有民主黨人做到的事，那就是贏得德州的全州範圍的競選，自 1994 年以來就沒有發生過。

But this primary just got more complicated because the Texas Supreme Court has blocked an earlier ruling that allowed extended voting hours in Dallas County.

但由於德州最高法院阻止了先前允許達拉斯縣延長投票時間的裁決，這次初選變得更複雜了。

The court that any votes that came in after the original closing time should not be counted tonight while the case is litigated separated.

法院裁定，在案件訴訟期間，任何在原定關閉時間後收到的選票都不應在今晚計算。

Moments ago, Crockett spoke, saying she thinks it's unlikely that the winner will even be known tonight.

幾分鐘前，Crockett 發言表示，她認為今晚不太可能知道誰會贏。

On the Republican side, incumbent Senator John Cornyn will be headed to a bruising runoff against Attorney General Ken Paxton after neither candidate cleared 50% plus 1 of the vote.

在共和黨方面，現任參議員 John Cornyn 將與檢察總長 Ken Paxton 展開一場艱苦的決選，因為沒有任何一位候選人獲得超過 50% 加 1 的選票。

Our reporters and analysts are here to cover it all tonight.

我們的記者和分析師今晚都在這裡報導這一切。

And I want to start with CNN's John King, who was the magic wall.

我想先從使用魔術牆的 CNN 記者 John King 開始。

John, tell me, how important is the vote count out of Dallas county for that Tul Rico Crockett race?

John，告訴我，達拉斯縣的選票統計對 Tul Rico Crockett 的選情有多重要？

Well, obviously it is her home base and every vote counts.

嗯，很明顯那是她的票倉，每一票都很重要。

And on this first primary night of 2026, we certainly want to start by making sure every vote is counted.

而在 2026 年的第一次初選之夜，我們當然要確保每一票都被計算在內。

The question is the Laura, we'll see what happens in the courts and we'll see which ballots they count.

問題是 Laura，我們會看看法庭會怎麼判，也會看看哪些選票會被計算。

希望他們會把所有票都算進去。

If people were in line and thought they could vote, the question is, is it enough?

如果人們排隊等候，並且認為他們可以投票，問題是，這樣夠嗎？

Because you look right now at the race, the state representative, as you mentioned, James tellarico leading there 52 to 47.

因為你現在看這場州眾議員的競選，就像你說的，James tellarico 以 52% 對 47% 領先。

So he's got a five point lead or 70, just shy of 75,000 votes at the moment with about 63% of the vote counted.

所以他目前有五個百分點的領先，大約 75,000 票不到一點，大約有 63% 的選票已經統計完畢。

If they're going to have to have litigation now about, you know, are all ballots counted or some ballots because of the state supreme court ruling ruled out of bounds or after time?

如果他們現在必須就所有選票是否都已計算，或者有些選票因為州最高法院的裁決而被排除在外或逾時，而展開訴訟，那該怎麼辦？

At the moment, she's winning big there, 61 to 38.

目前，她在當地贏得很漂亮，61% 對 38%。

Again, this is her home base, Dallas county.

再說一次，這是她的主場，達拉斯縣。

And next door in Tarrant County, Fort Worth, Dallas, Fort Worth, where her district stretches and she's winning big there with about 65% in.

隔壁的塔蘭特縣，沃斯堡，達拉斯，沃斯堡，她的選區延伸到那裡，她在當地也贏得很漂亮，大約有 65% 的票已開出。

But if you look at the rest of the map, Tellarico is running up an impressive coalition.

但如果看地圖的其他地方，泰勒里科正在建立一個令人印象深刻的聯盟。

If you look in the other major areas, Travis county, where Austin is, that's the home base of the legislature where he works, it's the big government town, fifth largest of the 255 counties, 254 counties, excuse me, he's getting 76%.

如果看其他主要地區，奧斯汀所在的特拉維斯縣，那是立法機構的所在地，他工作的地點，是個大政府的城市，在 254 個縣中排名第五，抱歉，他獲得了 76%。

Laura, we've talked about the Latino vote.

德州共和黨人是不是下錯賭注了？

Did they think all those Latinos who drifted toward Trump would stay with Republicans?

他們以為那些轉向川普的拉丁裔都會繼續支持共和黨嗎？

We won't know the answer until November, how that actually plays out in this race and every other race in Texas.

我們得等到十一月才知道答案，這場競選以及德州的其他所有競選會如何發展。

But if you look along the Rio Grande Valley, that's mostly Tellarico blue you're seeing there.

但如果你看看裡奧格蘭德河谷，那裡大部分都是泰勒里科的藍色。

And if you go into some of these counties, it's by pretty big numbers.

如果你進入其中一些縣，數字相當可觀。

That has been part of his sales pitch, that he's a candidate who can win some white, moderate voters also win Latino voters.

這一直是他的競選主軸之一，他是一個能夠贏得一些白人、溫和派選民，同時也能贏得拉丁裔選民的候選人。

The question is, if he is to defeat, if he defeats Crockett, and

問題是，如果他要擊敗，如果他擊敗了克羅克特，而且

that's an if at this moment, can he also bring in the African American base of the party?

這目前還是個未知數，他能不能也爭取到黨內的非裔美國人基本盤？

That will be a question going forward and a conversation for your panel.

這將是未來的問題，也是你們小組要討論的。

But the Democrats are trying to pick a candidate.

但民主黨正在努力挑選一位候選人。

And as you noted, this is every two years or four years, we say, is Texas about to go blue?

正如你所說，每兩年或四年，我們都會問，德州是否即將變藍？

Is there a chance, they think because of Trump's approval rating and the climate, the broader national midterm climate, that they have a chance?

他們是否認為，因為川普的支持率和整體大環境，全國期中選舉的氣候，他們有機會？

The question now is who will that Democrat be running against?

現在的問題是，那位民主黨候選人將對抗誰？

When incumbents are forced into runoffs, they usually lose.

當現任者被迫進入決選時，他們通常會輸。

Senator Ken Paxton, the attorney general at 41, Congressman Wesley Hunt at 13.

參議員，也是檢察總長的 Ken Paxton 獲得 41%，國會議員 Wesley Hunt 獲得 13%。

You look at the map, it's Cornyn and Paxton essentially trading counties as you go through.

你看看這張地圖，你會發現康寧和派克斯頓在各縣之間來回爭奪。

What's going to happen right now, Laura, this has already been.

現在會發生什麼事呢，Laura，這件事已經是。

It will make everybody at home sick to their stomach because this has already been the most expensive Senate race in history, $71 million just for pro corn enforcers.

這會讓家裡的每個人都感到噁心，因為這已經是史上最昂貴的參議院競選，光是支持康寧的就花了 7100 萬美元。

The question is, you have a Republican runoff that goes into May in a midterm election year where Republicans have to defend a lot of ground nationally, a lot of expensive places outside of Texas they need to defend.

問題是，共和黨的決選將會拖到五月，而今年是期中選舉年，共和黨需要在全國範圍內保住很多地方，在德州以外還有很多昂貴的地方需要他們去守。

And so now you're going to have both Cornyn and PAXTTON Going to one Donald J.

所以現在康寧和派克斯頓都將前往，拜訪唐納·J。

President, put your thumb on the scale because otherwise you're going to have more bloodshed, more spending, more Republican fighting in a place.

請你幫忙，否則你們將會看到更多的流血、更多的花費、更多的共和黨內鬥，在一個地方。

Listen, if we're talking about this on election night in November, Then that means the Democrats are in a very favorable climate.

聽著，如果我們在十一月的選舉之夜談論這個，那就意味著民主黨處於一個非常有利的局面。

So we still don't know who the Democratic candidate is going to be.

所以我們還不知道民主黨的候選人會是誰。

But we do know the Republican race goes on for a couple more months and it's been ugly so far.

但我們知道共和黨的競選還要再持續幾個月，而且到目前為止已經很難看了。

I can only imagine what it gets like going forward.

我只能想像接下來會變得多糟。

So let's talk about going forward with that runoff between Cornyn and Paxson given, of course we don't know who they will ultimately either of them will face in the general.

那麼，我們來談談康寧和派克斯頓之間的決選吧，當然，我們還不知道他們最終會面對誰。

But can you project out a little bit of based on what you're seeing right now, again, history tells you that incumbents when forced into that one on one race, if they had, if they had an early one and they pushed it a run up very hard, right.

但你能根據你現在看到的稍微預測一下嗎？歷史告訴你，當現任者被迫進行一對一的競選時，如果他們早期就進行了，並且大力推動了決選，對吧？

You're an incumbent, why didn't you win the first time?

你是現任者，為什麼第一次沒有贏？

The forces of change are out there coming at you.

變革的力量就在那裡，正朝你而來。

However, as Cornyn has said repeatedly and he's run some pretty crazy eye opening ads.

然而，正如康寧一再說過的，他打了一些非常瘋狂、令人大開眼界的廣告。

I'm not going to repeat the language in them, but

我就不在這裡重複廣告裡的內容了，

you can find them on YouTube, folks at home if you want to see them.

但如果你們想看的話，在家裡的觀眾朋友可以在 YouTube 上找到。

This has been a nasty, I mean, you know, we know about nasty races.

這場競選真的很激烈，我是說，你知道的，我們都知道什麼是激烈的競選。

This might give new meanings to nasty as you go through.

你們看下去可能會覺得這場競選的激烈程度又創了新高。

Paxton has had a number of character challenges, a number of ethical challenges and Cornyn has tried to take advantage of them.

Paxton 面臨不少關於品格和道德上的挑戰，而 Cornyn 試圖利用這些來攻擊他。

But despite all that money he spent, I just showed it to you, they're running almost even in that race.

但儘管他花了那麼多錢，我剛剛才給你們看，他們在這場競選中幾乎是勢均力敵。

所以問題來了，接下來會發生什麼？

You say, you know, so you look at the map like this and you say, can you find a strength or a weakness when it's a one on one?

你說，你知道的，所以你看看地圖，然後問自己，當是一對一的時候，你能找出優勢或劣勢嗎？

I just want to show you if this is overgeneralizing, but this is Bush versus Trump.

我只想給你們看，如果這有點以偏概全的話，但這是 Bush 對決 Trump 的情況。

Bush days, the Karl Rove days in Texas, even though he has tried to drift with draft with Trump, excuse me, in Washington, like a lot of Republicans do, he's not performative like Trump.

時期，也就是德州的 Karl Rove 時期，雖然他在華盛頓試圖跟隨川普，抱歉，跟隨川普，就像很多共和黨人一樣，但他不像川普那樣喜歡作秀。

He says elections were stolen and things like that.

So you look at, for Cornyn to win, he needs the traditional college educated, suburban, affluent Republicans in Dallas County.

所以你看，Cornyn 要贏，他需要達拉斯縣那些受過大學教育、住在郊區、富裕的傳統共和黨人。

He did, he did pretty well there, 53% to 31.

他在那裡表現不錯，53% 對 31%。

What struck me is you come down here to Houston and Harris county, the fastest growing part of the state.

讓我驚訝的是，你來到休士頓和哈里斯縣，這是德州發展最快的地方。

So more traditional Republicans in that part of the state did not go Cornyn's way.

所以該州那一部分的傳統共和黨人並沒有支持 Cornyn。

There you come over again, you know, to the big government town here.

你又來到了這個大政府的城鎮。

This is where Cornyn did have a bigger margin.

這裡才是 Cornyn 贏得比較多的地方。

Your establishment Republicans are around the government town.

你的建制派共和黨人就聚集在這個政府城鎮。

This is the lobbyists and the fundraisers and things like that.

這裡有遊說人士、募款者等等。

And so you can look at it and see some of the establishment, anti establishment up here in these rural counties where Trump usually runs it up.

所以你可以看看，在這些川普通常會大獲全勝的鄉村縣，可以看到一些建制派和反建制派的對決。

Corporate Cornyn is actually doing pretty well.

公司派的 Cornyn 表現其實不錯。

These are places not by huge margins, but these are places Trump is one.

這些地方雖然不是大贏，但川普在這裡是贏家。

So I can actually make the, I can go one place and make the Cornyn argument.

所以我其實可以去一個地方，講 Cornyn 的論點。

I can go somewhere else and make the Paxton argument.

我也可以去另一個地方，講 Paxton 的論點。

I would just tell you in 40 years of doing this, if you're the incumbent and you get forced to run a runoff, that's a problem.

我只想告訴你，在我做了 40 年這件事的經驗裡，如果你是現任者，卻被迫要跑決選，那就有問題了。

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