
川普親自挑選並力挺的候選人在多州全數敗選,民主黨在德州、南卡等地取得重大突破。
美國期中選舉聯邦參議員選戰中,共和黨在多個關鍵席次失利。川普親自背書的候選人在南卡羅來納州、北卡羅來納州、德州和密西根州全數敗選,引發黨內對川普影響力的擔憂,資深策士更直言這是「川普地震」。
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川普十多年來以MAGA運動重塑共和黨,經常主導黨內初選並偏好忠誠派盟友。
美國期中選舉聯邦參議員選戰,共和黨在多個關鍵席次失利,尤其,總統川普親自挑選並力挺的候選人,在南卡羅來納州、北卡羅來納州、德州和密西根州全數敗選,共和黨資深策士直言,這次選舉結果是「川普地震」。
路透4日報導,川普十多年來以「讓美國再次偉大」(MAGA)運動重塑共和黨,經常主導黨內初選,偏好忠誠派或意識形態與其一致之盟友,甚於在地方擁有更強而有力組織、選戰紀錄經得起考驗的傳統保守派,他押注的是,有他背書足以克服候選人弱點。但是3日選舉結果揭露出,他無法說服更廣泛光譜選民支持他的選擇。
最令人意外其中一場選舉結果是南卡州,該州已故共和黨參議員葛蘭姆(Lindsey Graham)的妹妹達琳(Darline Graham),雖然獲得川普力挺,但最終仍敗給民主黨的安德魯斯(Annie Andrews)。南卡州自1998年以來從未選出民主黨籍聯邦參議員,川普2024年總統大選時在該州更以18個百分點差距勝出。
在德州,儘管共和黨現任四屆參議員柯寧(John Cornyn)也是川普盟友,並在黨內被部份人士認為是較穩的人選,但川普介入初選,力挺醜聞纏身的州檢察長派克斯頓(Ken Paxton)出線,結果派克斯頓3日遭民主黨對手塔拉里格(James Talarico)擊敗。民主黨自1988年以來首次奪下德州的聯邦參議院席次。
在北卡州,川普支持的瓦特利(Michael Whatley)慘敗給前民主黨州長古柏(Roy Cooper)。在密西根州,川普欽點的人選羅傑斯(Mike Rogers),也輸給民主黨候選人塞德(Abdul El-Sayed),塞德可望成為美國首位穆斯林聯邦參議員。
這幾場的選戰失利,時值路透/益普索民調顯示,選前川普支持度已比2021年1月國會山莊攻擊事件後還低,助長共和黨憂心他拖累這個他一手重塑的黨。
共和黨資深策士海伊(Doug Heye)直指選民對關稅和伊朗戰爭造成的高物價之不滿,稱這次選舉是「川普地震」。他說,「川普這一年來都在告訴選民,對他重要的是什麼,而不是對選民重要的」。
美利堅大學教授卡恩(Thomas Kahn)指出,川普介入德州共和黨初選,導致共和黨損失一個安全席次,若提名柯寧會大勝;北卡是另一個明顯的例子,該州共和黨籍現任參議員提里斯(Thom Tillis)去年與川普公開失和後,選擇不尋求連任,「他基本上是把這席次送給民主黨」,因為「若提里斯角逐連任,古柏不會參選」。
隨著開票結果陸續出爐,川普在開票之夜發文表示,「我沒有在選票上,如果我有,我們會贏得一場壓倒性勝利!」一名要求匿名的白宮官員說,「川普在提振許多候選人選情上,做得比候選人自己還好」。

Democratic candidate Abdul-Sayed won the election in Michigan and became the first Muslim U.S. senator. The 42-year-old doctor ran on a left-wing platform that advocated cutting foreign military aid and promoting universal health care. His campaign experienced intense polarizing controversy and attacks from opponents.

According to statistics from the Mainland Affairs Council, 466 Chinese people have lost contact or been detained when traveling to China, Hong Kong and Macao this year, and the orange travel warning light is maintained. Zhu Fenglian, spokesperson for the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, strongly refuted this, accusing the DPP authorities of fabricating data and discrediting China, and emphasized that China is one of the safest regions in the world.
On the afternoon of November 4, the 19th meeting of the Standing Committee of the 14th CPPCC National Committee concluded in Beijing. Wang Huning, member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, presided over the closing meeting and delivered a speech. The meeting voted and approved a number of personnel matters.
On the afternoon of November 4, Premier Li Qiang met with Deng Hongsen, Director-General of the World Intellectual Property Organization, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. The two sides exchanged views on deepening intellectual property cooperation and other issues.

Taipei Mayor Chiang Wanan's campaign team launched the "Vietnam Security Alert" propaganda, and the Kuomintang distributed "Republic of China streamers", which were questioned as plagiarism from the Democratic Progressive Party's Taipei mayoral candidate Shen Boyang. Democratic Progressive Party legislator Lin Junxian said that the Kuomintang, on the one hand, said that the ocean currents had receded and then raised alarms, which was conflicting. The Democratic Progressive Party would respond with caution and fear, and go out to vote.

The Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee of the Legislative Yuan reviewed 163 budget freeze cases for the Ministry of National Defense. Kuomintang legislator Ma Wenjun questioned the inclusion of many cases on the agenda before meeting the conditions for unfreezing, and criticized the military for wasting time and breaking the tacit understanding of negotiations, causing many generals to stand up for questioning. After questioning by the government and the opposition, it was finally agreed to unfreeze 54 cases and unfreeze 20 other cases after submission of reports.