<p><img src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/mtQXCyaEmrPWa.Q6ZwcYwg--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD02OTk-/https://media.zenfs.com/en/cnn_articles_875/044b1e516754b70bbf579c1fc54d7b06?x-oss-process=image/auto-orient,1/interlace,1/resize,w_1440,h_1440/quality,q_95/format,jpg" alt="" original-src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/mtQXCyaEmrPWa.Q6ZwcYwg--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD02OTk-/https://media.zenfs.com/en/cnn_articles_875/044b1e516754b70bbf579c1fc54d7b06"/></p>
<p>参议员艾米·克洛布查在洛杉矶会议中心的集会上发言，时间是 11 月 1 日。- 大卫·斯旺森/路透社/档案</p>
<p>明尼苏达州州长蒂姆·沃尔兹决定放弃竞选第三个任期，突然引发了新一年的最大政治问题之一：参议员艾米·克洛布查会竞选州长吗？</p>
<p>沃尔兹周一的宣布——在他被提名为民主党副总统候选人 16 个月后——可能会引发明尼苏达州中期选举的多米诺效应。</p>
<p>克洛布查在华盛顿服务了二十年，一位接近她的人表示，她正在 “认真考虑” 竞选州长，因为 “收到了很多鼓励她参选的呼声。” 她尚未做出决定，也没有提供何时会做出决定的时间表。</p>
<p><img src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/_wxwE1ITHEhVE7hOD92QWQ--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD02OTk-/https://media.zenfs.com/en/cnn_articles_875/71e2f19583c0f14d51cd8ad38a6c0422?x-oss-process=image/auto-orient,1/interlace,1/resize,w_1440,h_1440/quality,q_95/format,jpg" alt="" original-src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/_wxwE1ITHEhVE7hOD92QWQ--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD02OTk-/https://media.zenfs.com/en/cnn_articles_875/71e2f19583c0f14d51cd8ad38a6c0422"/></p>
<p>明尼苏达州州长蒂姆·沃尔兹在明尼苏达州圣保罗的州议会大厦向记者发表讲话，宣布他将不寻求连任，时间是 1 月 5 日，星期一。- 蒂姆·埃文斯/路透社</p>
<p>2026 年的选举周期已经注定要打乱明尼苏达州的民主党层级，退休的蒂娜·史密斯的参议院席位将进行激烈的民主党初选。两位高知名度的民主党人，副州长佩吉·弗拉纳根和美国众议员安吉·克雷格，正在进行一场预计将花费巨资的争夺战，以赢得该党在 8 月的参议院提名。</p>
<p>沃尔兹的决定为明尼苏达州政治格局的更多变动打开了大门。克洛布查的决定将是确定有多少变动的第一步。</p>
<h3>一场欺诈丑闻动摇了竞争激烈的州</h3>
<p>随着明尼苏达州逐渐成为全国政治上最引人注目的州之一，聚光灯照射在这里。它充满了深红色保守主义和深蓝色自由主义的混合，独立的民粹主义倾向贯穿两者。</p>
<p>明尼苏达州可以被称为美国最红的蓝州，自 1972 年以来，民主党总统候选人未曾失利，但这些胜利往往是以微弱的优势取得的。唐纳德·特朗普在 2024 年仅以 4.3 个百分点落后于时任副总统卡马拉·哈里斯。</p>
<p><img src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/zudbs6SsoQUh22UcnaGVFg--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD02OTk-/https://media.zenfs.com/en/cnn_articles_875/143a115baa02adf6fd225f7b38a1fdc1?x-oss-process=image/auto-orient,1/interlace,1/resize,w_1440,h_1440/quality,q_95/format,jpg" alt="" original-src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/zudbs6SsoQUh22UcnaGVFg--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD02OTk-/https://media.zenfs.com/en/cnn_articles_875/143a115baa02adf6fd225f7b38a1fdc1"/></p>
<p>副总统卡马拉·哈里斯和民主党副总统候选人明尼苏达州州长蒂姆·沃尔兹在 8 月 6 日的费城竞选活动中一起走上舞台。- 安德鲁·哈尼克/盖蒂图片社</p>
<p>在哈里斯选择沃尔兹加入 2024 年民主党候选人名单之前，沃尔兹被广泛视为一个直言不讳的中西部人，能够吸引所有听众。他作为一名尖锐的攻击者出现，挑战特朗普及其共和党盟友，后者在明尼苏达州的社会服务欺诈丑闻加深时乐于反击。</p>
<p>这起令人震惊的欺诈案——当局称可能涉及数十亿美元——几乎不是秘密。在与哈里斯的审查过程中，一位熟悉此事的民主党人表示，随着拜登政府下的司法部的定罪不断增加，这一问题浮出水面。</p>
<p>一些民主党人私下敦促沃尔兹不要竞选连任，担心联邦调查可能为共和党人在明尼苏达州及其他地方提供机会，但他在 9 月宣布决定寻求第三个任期。如果成功，他将成为该州历史上任期最长的州长。</p>
<p>通过让位，沃尔兹试图减轻丑闻对明尼苏达州民主党候选人的影响，在这个立法机构几乎均分的州中。提前退出，意味着共和党失去了其最大的目标之一。</p>
<p>“我无法全心投入一场政治竞选。每一分钟我花在为自己的政治利益辩护上，都是我无法花在为明尼苏达州人民辩护上的一分钟，” 沃尔兹周一表示。</p>
<p>在明尼苏达人仍在努力应对全国最大的新冠疫情丑闻的程度时，恢复公众信任可能是今年秋季民主党候选人的首要任务。尽管丑闻是否会在共和党的竞选努力中保持在前沿，或被其他事件所取代，仍然是一个悬而未决的问题。</p>
<h3>克洛布查的下一步</h3>
<p>65 岁的克洛布查在 2004 年竞选参议员之前曾担任明尼阿波利斯的亨内平县检察官，并在 2020 年寻求民主党总统提名，她可能是该党维持州长办公室控制的最佳机会。</p>
<p>如果她继续怀有全国抱负，担任圣保罗的州首席执行官可能比参议员的职位更具吸引力。</p>
<p>克洛布查长期以来被视为该州最受欢迎的政治人物之一。在她的四次参议院竞选中，克洛布查面临的最接近挑战是在 2024 年，她以 16 个百分点击败了共和党人罗伊斯·怀特。</p>
<p>像许多来自两党的资深参议员一样，她对在这个高度分裂的时代，参议院所能完成的事情表示不满。</p>
<p><img src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/d0aSnsE9xOcOSXWJq1m6Ww--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD02OTk-/https://media.zenfs.com/en/cnn_articles_875/e6e11058001c8baf9635867a0c722086?x-oss-process=image/auto-orient,1/interlace,1/resize,w_1440,h_1440/quality,q_95/format,jpg" alt="" original-src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/d0aSnsE9xOcOSXWJq1m6Ww--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD02OTk-/https://media.zenfs.com/en/cnn_articles_875/e6e11058001c8baf9635867a0c722086"/></p>
<p>参议员艾米·克洛布查在 11 月 23 日的《与新闻界会面》节目中与克里斯汀·韦尔克交谈。- 香农·芬尼/NBC/盖蒂图片社/档案</p>
<p>“在参议院，背后的人们确实有友好的关系，” 她在 12 月接受 NBC 采访时表示。“我们只有 100 个人。部分原因是，你知道，合作是一回事，但然后，你知道，不要在背后捅刀子。”</p>
<p>与此同时，夏威夷州参议员布莱恩·沙茨似乎在党内领导层中超越了克洛布查，锁定了副领袖的支持，因为伊利诺伊州参议员迪克·达宾即将退休。克洛布查作为党内指导和政策委员会的主席，目前是参议院第三号民主党人。</p>
<p>克洛布查的民主党同事、明尼苏达州的史密斯在去年二月宣布她不会寻求连任。</p>
<p>如果克洛布查选择竞选州长并当选，她将能够任命她在参议院的继任者，除非她提前辞职，从而让沃尔兹有机会指定替代人选。</p>
<p>在沃尔兹做出决定后，两个竞选史密斯席位的知名民主党人弗拉纳根和克雷格并没有表示任何立即的计划变更。</p>
<p>弗拉纳根在社交媒体上表示：“我专注于我的美国参议院竞选，以确保人们能够负担得起他们想要的生活。我们需要有心、有同情心的领导者，以及决心去对抗唐纳德·特朗普和他的亿万富翁朋友们。”</p>
<p>克雷格在社交媒体上发帖称，民主党 “必须在 11 月的每场选举中提名最强的候选人，停止唐纳德·特朗普和共和党对明尼苏达人的无情攻击，以及对我们作为一个国家的身份的攻击。”</p>
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<p>明尼苏达州州长蒂姆·沃尔兹决定不寻求连任第三个任期，这引发了关于参议员艾米·克洛布查可能竞选州长的猜测。克洛布查在受到鼓励后 reportedly 考虑竞选州长。沃尔兹的离开可能会导致明尼苏达州政治格局的重大变化，尤其是在退休的蒂娜·史密斯参议员的参议院席位上，民主党初选竞争激烈。该州目前正处于保守主义和自由主义的政治混合中，同时面临可能影响即将到来的选举的重大欺诈丑闻。克洛布查作为一个受欢迎的人物，可能是民主党保住州长职位的最佳机会</p>

<p><img src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/mtQXCyaEmrPWa.Q6ZwcYwg--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD02OTk-/https://media.zenfs.com/en/cnn_articles_875/044b1e516754b70bbf579c1fc54d7b06" alt="" original-src="https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/mtQXCyaEmrPWa.Q6ZwcYwg--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD02OTk-/https://media.zenfs.com/en/cnn_articles_875/044b1e516754b70bbf579c1fc54d7b06"/></p>
<p>Senator Amy Klobuchar speaks during a rally at the Los Angeles Convention Center in Los Angeles, on November 1. - David Swanson/Reuters/File</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>参议员艾米·克洛布查在洛杉矶会议中心的集会上发言，时间是 11 月 1 日。- 大卫·斯旺森/路透社/档案</p>
</div><p>Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz’s decision to abandon his bid for a third term has suddenly sparked one of the biggest political questions of the new year: Will Sen. Amy Klobuchar run for governor?</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>明尼苏达州州长蒂姆·沃尔兹决定放弃竞选第三个任期，突然引发了新一年的最大政治问题之一：参议员艾米·克洛布查会竞选州长吗？</p>
</div><p>Walz’s announcement on Monday — 16 months after he was tapped to become the Democratic vice presidential nominee — could touch off a domino-like reaction for midterm races in Minnesota.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>沃尔兹周一的宣布——在他被提名为民主党副总统候选人 16 个月后——可能会引发明尼苏达州中期选举的多米诺效应。</p>
</div><p>Klobuchar, who has served in Washington for two decades, is “seriously considering” a gubernatorial run, a person close to her said, after “getting a lot of outreach, encouraging her to run.” She has not made up her mind or offered a timeline for when she will.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>克洛布查在华盛顿服务了二十年，一位接近她的人表示，她正在 “认真考虑” 竞选州长，因为 “收到了很多鼓励她参选的呼声。” 她尚未做出决定，也没有提供何时会做出决定的时间表。</p>
</div><p><img src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/_wxwE1ITHEhVE7hOD92QWQ--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD02OTk-/https://media.zenfs.com/en/cnn_articles_875/71e2f19583c0f14d51cd8ad38a6c0422" alt="" original-src="https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/_wxwE1ITHEhVE7hOD92QWQ--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD02OTk-/https://media.zenfs.com/en/cnn_articles_875/71e2f19583c0f14d51cd8ad38a6c0422"/></p>
<p>Minnesota Governor Tim Walz speaks to reporters after he announced that he would not seek reelection, at the Minnesota State Capitol in St. Paul, Minnesota, on Monday, January 5. - Tim Evans/Reuters</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>明尼苏达州州长蒂姆·沃尔兹在明尼苏达州圣保罗的州议会大厦向记者发表讲话，宣布他将不寻求连任，时间是 1 月 5 日，星期一。- 蒂姆·埃文斯/路透社</p>
</div><p>Already, the 2026 election cycle was set to scramble the Democratic hierarchy in Minnesota, with a competitive Democratic primary for the Senate seat of the retiring Tina Smith taking top billing. Two high-profile Democrats, Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan and US Rep. Angie Craig, are locked in what’s expected to be an expensive battle to win the party’s Senate nomination in August.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>2026 年的选举周期已经注定要打乱明尼苏达州的民主党层级，退休的蒂娜·史密斯的参议院席位将进行激烈的民主党初选。两位高知名度的民主党人，副州长佩吉·弗拉纳根和美国众议员安吉·克雷格，正在进行一场预计将花费巨资的争夺战，以赢得该党在 8 月的参议院提名。</p>
</div><p>Walz’s decision opens the door for even more musical chairs in the Minnesota political landscape. Klobuchar’s decision will be the first step in determining just how many.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>沃尔兹的决定为明尼苏达州政治格局的更多变动打开了大门。克洛布查的决定将是确定有多少变动的第一步。</p>
</div><h3>A fraud scandal shakes up a competitive state</h3>
<div class="lb-trans"><h3>一场欺诈丑闻动摇了竞争激烈的州</h3>
</div><p>The spotlight comes as Minnesota has been emerging as one of the more politically intriguing states in the nation. It’s awash in a mix of deep-red conservatism and deep-blue liberalism, with an independent populist streak that cuts across both sides.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>随着明尼苏达州逐渐成为全国政治上最引人注目的州之一，聚光灯照射在这里。它充满了深红色保守主义和深蓝色自由主义的混合，独立的民粹主义倾向贯穿两者。</p>
</div><p>Minnesota could be called the reddest blue state in America, one that the Democratic presidential nominee hasn’t lost since 1972, but those wins have frequently come at close margins. President Donald Trump finished just 4.3 percentage points behind then-Vice President Kamala Harris in 2024.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>明尼苏达州可以被称为美国最红的蓝州，自 1972 年以来，民主党总统候选人未曾失利，但这些胜利往往是以微弱的优势取得的。唐纳德·特朗普在 2024 年仅以 4.3 个百分点落后于时任副总统卡马拉·哈里斯。</p>
</div><p><img src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/zudbs6SsoQUh22UcnaGVFg--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD02OTk-/https://media.zenfs.com/en/cnn_articles_875/143a115baa02adf6fd225f7b38a1fdc1" alt="" original-src="https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/zudbs6SsoQUh22UcnaGVFg--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD02OTk-/https://media.zenfs.com/en/cnn_articles_875/143a115baa02adf6fd225f7b38a1fdc1"/></p>
<p>Vice President Kamala Harris and Democratic vice presidential nominee Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz walk out on stage together during a campaign event on August 6 in Philadelphia. - Andrew Harnik/Getty Images</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>副总统卡马拉·哈里斯和民主党副总统候选人明尼苏达州州长蒂姆·沃尔兹在 8 月 6 日的费城竞选活动中一起走上舞台。- 安德鲁·哈尼克/盖蒂图片社</p>
</div><p>Before he was selected by Harris to join the Democratic ticket in 2024, Walz was largely seen as a plainspoken Midwesterner who could appeal to all audiences. He emerged as a sharp attack dog, taking on Trump and his Republican allies, who happily returned fire as the social services fraud scandal deepened in Minnesota.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>在哈里斯选择沃尔兹加入 2024 年民主党候选人名单之前，沃尔兹被广泛视为一个直言不讳的中西部人，能够吸引所有听众。他作为一名尖锐的攻击者出现，挑战特朗普及其共和党盟友，后者在明尼苏达州的社会服务欺诈丑闻加深时乐于反击。</p>
</div><p>The eye-popping fraud — perhaps running into billions of dollars, authorities say — was hardly a secret. It came up during his vetting with Harris, a Democrat familiar with the matter said, as convictions were already piling up with the Justice Department under the Biden administration.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>这起令人震惊的欺诈案——当局称可能涉及数十亿美元——几乎不是秘密。在与哈里斯的审查过程中，一位熟悉此事的民主党人表示，随着拜登政府下的司法部的定罪不断增加，这一问题浮出水面。</p>
</div><p>Some Democrats privately urged Walz not to run for reelection, fearful the federal probe could give Republicans an opening in Minnesota and beyond, but in September he announced his decision to seek a third term. If successful, he would have served longer than any governor in the state’s history.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>一些民主党人私下敦促沃尔兹不要竞选连任，担心联邦调查可能为共和党人在明尼苏达州及其他地方提供机会，但他在 9 月宣布决定寻求第三个任期。如果成功，他将成为该州历史上任期最长的州长。</p>
</div><p>In stepping aside, Walz is seeking to ease the scandal’s weight on Democrats up and down the ballot in a state where the legislature is divided nearly evenly. By bowing out early, the GOP also loses one of its biggest targets.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>通过让位，沃尔兹试图减轻丑闻对明尼苏达州民主党候选人的影响，在这个立法机构几乎均分的州中。提前退出，意味着共和党失去了其最大的目标之一。</p>
</div><p>“I can’t give a political campaign my all. Every minute that I spend defending my own political interests would be a minute I can’t spend defending the people of Minnesota,” Walz said Monday.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>“我无法全心投入一场政治竞选。每一分钟我花在为自己的政治利益辩护上，都是我无法花在为明尼苏达州人民辩护上的一分钟，” 沃尔兹周一表示。</p>
</div><p>Restoring public trust after Minnesotans are still grappling with the extent of the nation’s largest Covid-era scandals will likely be the top priority for Democratic candidates this fall. Though it remains an open question whether the scandal will remain at the forefront of Republican campaign efforts or be overtaken by other events.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>在明尼苏达人仍在努力应对全国最大的新冠疫情丑闻的程度时，恢复公众信任可能是今年秋季民主党候选人的首要任务。尽管丑闻是否会在共和党的竞选努力中保持在前沿，或被其他事件所取代，仍然是一个悬而未决的问题。</p>
</div><h3>Klobuchar’s next steps</h3>
<div class="lb-trans"><h3>克洛布查的下一步</h3>
</div><p>Klobuchar, 65, who served as the Hennepin County Attorney in Minneapolis before running for the Senate in 2004 and sought the Democratic presidential nomination in 2020, could be the party’s best chance to maintain control of the governor’s office.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>65 岁的克洛布查在 2004 年竞选参议员之前曾担任明尼阿波利斯的亨内平县检察官，并在 2020 年寻求民主党总统提名，她可能是该党维持州长办公室控制的最佳机会。</p>
</div><p>And if she continues to harbor national ambitions, serving as the state’s chief executive in St. Paul could be a much more attractive post than a Senate seat.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>如果她继续怀有全国抱负，担任圣保罗的州首席执行官可能比参议员的职位更具吸引力。</p>
</div><p>Klobuchar has long been seen as one of the most popular political figures in the state. In her four Senate campaigns, the closest challenge Klobuchar faced came in 2024, when she trounced Republican Royce White by 16 percentage points.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>克洛布查长期以来被视为该州最受欢迎的政治人物之一。在她的四次参议院竞选中，克洛布查面临的最接近挑战是在 2024 年，她以 16 个百分点击败了共和党人罗伊斯·怀特。</p>
</div><p>Like many well-established senators from both parties, she has voiced her displeasure at the limits to what can be accomplished in the Senate during a deeply divided era.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>像许多来自两党的资深参议员一样，她对在这个高度分裂的时代，参议院所能完成的事情表示不满。</p>
</div><p><img src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/d0aSnsE9xOcOSXWJq1m6Ww--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD02OTk-/https://media.zenfs.com/en/cnn_articles_875/e6e11058001c8baf9635867a0c722086" alt="" original-src="https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/d0aSnsE9xOcOSXWJq1m6Ww--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD02OTk-/https://media.zenfs.com/en/cnn_articles_875/e6e11058001c8baf9635867a0c722086"/></p>
<p>Sen. Amy Klobuchar talks with Kristen Welker on &#34;Meet the Press&#34; in Washington DC, on November 23. - Shannon Finney/NBC/Getty Images/File</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>参议员艾米·克洛布查在 11 月 23 日的《与新闻界会面》节目中与克里斯汀·韦尔克交谈。- 香农·芬尼/NBC/盖蒂图片社/档案</p>
</div><p>“People behind closed doors do have cordial relationships in the Senate,” she said in a December interview with NBC. “There’s only 100 of us. Part of it is, you know, it’s one thing to work together, but then, you know, don’t go stab someone behind their back.”</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>“在参议院，背后的人们确实有友好的关系，” 她在 12 月接受 NBC 采访时表示。“我们只有 100 个人。部分原因是，你知道，合作是一回事，但然后，你知道，不要在背后捅刀子。”</p>
</div><p>Meanwhile, Hawaii Sen. Brian Schatz appears to have leapfrogged Klobuchar on the party’s leadership ladder, locking up support for the No. 2-ranking spot as Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin retires. Klobuchar, as chairwoman of the party’s Steering and Policy Committee, is currently the No. 3-ranking Senate Democrat.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>与此同时，夏威夷州参议员布莱恩·沙茨似乎在党内领导层中超越了克洛布查，锁定了副领袖的支持，因为伊利诺伊州参议员迪克·达宾即将退休。克洛布查作为党内指导和政策委员会的主席，目前是参议院第三号民主党人。</p>
</div><p>Smith, Klobuchar’s Democratic Minnesota colleague, announced last February that she would not seek another term.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>克洛布查的民主党同事、明尼苏达州的史密斯在去年二月宣布她不会寻求连任。</p>
</div><p>If Klobuchar opts to run for governor and is elected, she could get to appoint her successor in the Senate, unless she resigns early and afford Walz the opportunity to name a replacement.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>如果克洛布查选择竞选州长并当选，她将能够任命她在参议院的继任者，除非她提前辞职，从而让沃尔兹有机会指定替代人选。</p>
</div><p>Neither Flanagan nor Craig, the two well-known Democrats running for Smith’s seat, signaled any immediate change of plans in the wake of Walz’s decision.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>在沃尔兹做出决定后，两个竞选史密斯席位的知名民主党人弗拉纳根和克雷格并没有表示任何立即的计划变更。</p>
</div><p>“I am focused on my race for U.S. Senate to ensure people can afford the lives they want to live,” Flanagan said on social media. “We need leaders with the heart and compassion for people, and determination to take on Donald Trump and his billionaire besties.”</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>弗拉纳根在社交媒体上表示：“我专注于我的美国参议院竞选，以确保人们能够负担得起他们想要的生活。我们需要有心、有同情心的领导者，以及决心去对抗唐纳德·特朗普和他的亿万富翁朋友们。”</p>
</div><p>Craig said in a social media post that Democrats “must nominate the strongest possible candidate in every race on the ballot in November and stop Donald Trump and Republicans’ relentless attacks on Minnesotans and on who we are as a nation.”</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>克雷格在社交媒体上发帖称，民主党 “必须在 11 月的每场选举中提名最强的候选人，停止唐纳德·特朗普和共和党对明尼苏达人的无情攻击，以及对我们作为一个国家的身份的攻击。”</p>
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艾米·克洛布彻是否会竞选明尼苏达州州长？沃尔兹的宣布引发了中期选举的重大变化