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民主黨靠溫和派翻轉紅州 重奪國會主導權 進步派左翼勢力受限
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民主黨靠溫和派翻轉紅州 重奪國會主導權 進步派左翼勢力受限

民主黨在參眾兩院取得多數,溫和派候選人在關鍵紅州翻轉選情,黨內板塊呈現重組趨勢。

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2026年美國期中選舉中,民主黨奪回國會參眾兩院控制權。儘管進步派受到媒體關注,但分析顯示,中間偏左的溫和派候選人在關鍵紅州取得勝利,成為此次勝選的關鍵力量,並將影響未來民主黨的國會議程。

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2026年美國期中選舉結果顯示民主黨奪回國會控制權。此次選舉中,溫和派在傳統共和黨選區的表現成為勝選關鍵。

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2026年美國期中選舉,民主黨掀起「藍色海嘯」奪回國會參眾兩院控制權,新科議員名單反映出黨內板塊的重組。儘管媒體高度關注呼籲對富人加稅、全民醫保、廢除移民暨海關執法局 (ICE) 的進步派,包括美國民主社會主義者協會(DSA)成員,如密西根州新科參議員塞德(Abdul El-Sayed)與紐約州新科眾議員席瓦利(Darializa Avila Chevalier),但分析指出,真正主導此次勝選的關鍵力量是中間偏左的溫和派。

金融時報8日報導,本次選舉最大的亮點,是溫和派民主黨人在川普於2024年勝選的「紅州」取得勝利。中間偏左智庫「第三路線」(Third Way)政治顧問霍爾茨(Lucas Holtz)指出,約34名溫和派民主黨人贏得原屬共和黨的眾議院席次;在參議院方面,翻轉的7席中,有6個也是由中間偏左候選人拿下。

北卡羅來納州聯邦參議員當選人古珀(Roy Cooper)曾任2屆北卡州長,以跨黨派合作聞名,成功終結民主黨在該州18年的參議員敗選紀錄。他強調自己「不是社會主義者,也不是右翼共和黨人」,主打降低生活成本的務實路線。

堪薩斯州聯邦參議員當選人韓密爾頓(Adam Hamilton)則是衛理公會牧師,主打「從中間領導」,成功打破堪薩斯州94年無民主黨參議員的紀錄。

德州聯邦參議員當選人塔拉里格(James Talarico)是自1988年以來首位贏得參院選舉的德州民主黨人,他承諾確保美國邊境安全、支持全方位能源政策,並在某些文化議題上採取溫和立場,例如反對跨性別運動員參與女子體育賽事,強調代表所有德州人。

相對地,在傳統藍州,左翼參議員候選人的得票率,往往低於同州較溫和的州長候選人。例如,密西根州的塞德雖然勝選,但得票率落後該州民主黨州長候選人班森(Jocelyn Benson)約2個百分點。

由於民主黨在眾院預計取得絕對多數,讓即將成為美國史上首位非裔眾院議長的傑福瑞斯(Hakeem Jeffries),有足夠的政治資本推動議程,而不必過度依賴或受制於DSA等激進左翼成員的選票。在參議院,民主黨也掌握至少54席的穩定多數。

報導指出,儘管意識形態存在差異,民主黨策士預期,新科議員進入華府後將會調整路線,尋求跨黨派合作。新一屆民主黨國會將在結束對伊朗戰爭、調查川普核心圈貪腐、恢復醫療補助 (Medicaid) 預算等核心議題上,保持高度凝聚力。

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