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Rhode Island Governor Dan McKee, amid the turmoil surrounding the Washington Bridge, once again faces Helena Faux.

Rhode Island Governor Dan McKee, amid the turmoil surrounding the Washington Bridge, once again faces Helena Faux.

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September 5th, 2026

Rhode Island Governor Dan McKee, amid the turmoil surrounding the Washington Bridge, once again faces Helena Faux.

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Four years ago, as Rhode Island Governor Dan McKee was narrowly prevailing in the Democratic primary and celebrating with his supporters, someone abruptly handed him a phonethe caller was none other than his electoral rival, phoning to concede defeat.

四年前羅德島州州長丹·麥基在民主黨初選中險勝,正與支持者共慶之際,忽有人遞上手機——來電者正是其競選對手致電認輸

"This is utterly out of the question," he declared, waving his hand in stern refusal.

此事斷無可能,」他揮手峻拒

"Sever all incoming calls from them without delay."

彼等來電悉數掛斷。」

Now, the woman he had once dismissed with contemptHelena Foxwas throwing down the gauntlet, demanding a rematch.

如今那位曾遭他輕蔑忽視的女性——海倫娜·福克斯——正向他下戰書要求再度對決

What Mackey was striving to avert was not merely becoming the first American governor since 2018 to suffer defeat in a primary, but also the first Rhode Island governor in over three decades to meet his downfall in an intraparty contest.

麥基所竭力規避的不僅是淪為自2018年以來首位於初選中鎩羽而歸的美國州長更將成為逾三十年來首位在黨內初選中折戟沉沙的羅德島州州長

Fox, a former executive at CVS Health, has already amassed campaign funds surpassing those of the incumbent governor, and has saturated the major media outlets with an overwhelming barrage of campaign advertisements.

福克斯曾任CVS健康之高管其籌措之資金已然超越現任州長更以鋪天蓋地之競選廣告充斥於各大傳媒

In stark contrast to four years ago, this electoral cycle has witnessed a growing proclivity among Democratic voters to exercise the recall prerogative against incumbents.

與四年前截然不同今年這個選舉週期民主黨選民日益傾向於對現任者行使罷免權

McGee, now seventy-five years of age, must still surmount the accumulated public resentment stemming from a long-delayed bridge rehabilitation project.

現年七十五歲的麥基尚須克服因一項延宕已久的橋樑修繕工程所累積的民怨

"Over the past four years, I have come to appreciate ever more profoundly how acutely the general public perceives that the state government has, to all appearances, colluded with a privileged few," remarked Fox, now sixty-two, in an interview.

歷經過去四載益發深刻地體悟到普羅大眾何其強烈地感受到州政府儼然僅與少數權貴沆瀣一氣,」現年六十二歲的福克斯於受訪時如此表示

"They have likewise repeatedly heard state leaders intone the refrain that all is well, yet inwardly they cry out: 'What truly troubles me is the dearth of well-remunerated positions.'"

他們屢屢聽聞州級領導人高唱『萬事俱佳』的論調然而他們內心卻在吶喊:『真正憂心的是那些高薪職位的匱乏。』」

Those who emerge victorious from the Democratic-leaning Rhode Island primary on September 9th will hold an overwhelming advantage in the general election.

在傾向民主黨的羅德島州於9月9日舉行的初選中脫穎而出者將於普選中佔據壓倒性優勢

Apart from Fox, McKee's other formidable adversary in the campaign is a bridge of paramount importance in Providence, Rhode Islanda city that ranks as the third-largest metropolis in New England.

除了福克斯之外麥基在選戰中的另一勁敵厥為羅德島州普羅維登斯市一座至關重要的橋樑——該市新英格蘭地區第三大城

In 2023, after state officials flagged "significant deficiencies" and declared that remedial works would necessitate several months, McKee consequently shuttered westbound traffic across the Washington Bridge.

2023年在州官員標示「重大缺失」宣告修繕工程需耗時數月之後,麥基關閉了華盛頓大橋西行方向的通行

The partial closure of the bridge promptly exerted a profound and far-reaching impact on the entire region.

該橋樑的局部封閉旋即對整個區域造成深遠影響

This structure carries Interstate 195, spanning the Seekonk River, linking Providence and East Providence, and extending onward to the South Shore of Massachusetts and Cape Cod.

此結構承載著195號州際公路橫跨錫康克河串聯普羅維登斯與東普羅維登斯並延伸至麻薩諸塞州南岸及科德角

With nearly one hundred thousand vehicles per day having formerly relied upon this vital thoroughfare, they are now compelled to divert entirely, traversing only the re-configured eastbound side lanes.

每日近十萬輛車流原本依賴此要道如今卻被迫全數改道僅能通行於重新配置的東行側車道

Subsequently, the repair timeline stretched far beyond what had been pledged, and costs ballooned well past initial projectionscircumstances that furnished Fox with a veritable arsenal of ammunition with which to assail McKee's leadership and command.

此後維修時程遠較承諾為長成本亦大幅超出初始估算此等種種為福克斯抨擊麥基領導統御之能提供了豐沛的論據素材

McGee retorted acerbically, steadfastly asserting that he had safeguarded the populace's welfare, and that the bridge project was slated for completion by 2028.

麥基反唇相譏堅稱確保了人民之安危該橋樑工程預計於2028年竣工

He repeatedly adduces Maryland as a case in point, asserting that the Washington Bridge will be completed before the replacement of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore is finished, the latter being slated for completion in 2030; that bridge collapsed in 2024 after being struck by a colossal container vessel, precipitating the demise of six construction workers.

屢屢援引馬里蘭州為例證宣稱華盛頓大橋將於巴爾的摩弗朗西斯·斯科特·基大橋完成更替之前竣工後者預計於2030年落成該橋於2024年一艘巨型貨櫃輪撞擊而坍塌釀成六名建築工人罹難之禍

However, Adam Myers, a political scientist at Providence College, points out that incidents of this nature, such as bridge projects, frequently place governors in a predicament.

然而普羅維登斯學院政治學者亞當·邁爾斯指出橋樑工程此類事件往往州長陷入困境

Intractable issues such as crime, immigration, and the cost of living, entangled as they are in a web of intricate systemic factors, often defy any clear-cut attribution of responsibility.

諸如犯罪移民生活成本棘手議題因牽涉錯綜複雜的系統性因素其責任歸屬時常難以明確界定

"When it comes to bridges, the general public universally regards the state government as the entity responsible for them," Myers remarked.

就橋樑而論普羅大眾咸認州政府乃其權責歸屬,」邁爾斯言道

"Consequently, there appears to be an exceptionally well-defined nexus here, one that serves as a focal point for the deflection of accountability.

故而此間似有一至為明確之樞紐足堪作為推諉塞責集中靶心

In fending off external censure over his handling of the bridge issue, Mackey pivoted from defence to offence, singling out Fox as a corporate magnate divorced from reality, intent on manipulating the electoral process through the sheer force of his wealth.

在抵禦外界對其處理橋樑問題之批評時,麥基轉守為攻直指福克斯脫離現實之企業鉅子意圖以金錢操縱選舉

Fox hails from a political dynasty of deeply entrenched influence, her grandfather Thomas Dodd and uncle Chris Dodd having both served as Democratic U.S. senators from Connecticut.

福克斯出身於一個政治勢力盤根錯節的世家其祖父托馬斯·多德叔父克里斯·多德皆曾代表康乃狄克州出任民主黨聯邦參議員

She devoted a quarter of a century to CVS, ultimately ascending to the presidency of its pharmacy division between 2014 and 2018.

在CVS服務長達四分之一世紀,最終在2014年至2018年間榮升為該公司藥房部門總裁

Subsequently, she assumed the role of chief executive officer at the Canadian retail behemoth Hudson's Bay Company, a position she held until her departure in 2020.

其後轉任加拿大零售巨擘哈德遜灣公司首席執行官直至2020年卸任

McGee vociferously accused Fox of systematically exacerbating the proliferation of the opioid crisis during her tenure at CVS, a charge that Fox categorically repudiated.

麥基嚴詞指控福克斯於其任職CVS期間系統性地助長了鴉片類藥物危機的蔓延而福克斯則斷然否認此項指控。

"Whom does the prerogative of decision ultimately reside with here? A corporate titan whom the Democratic Party holds in utter abhorrence," Mackey remarked during the interview.

「此處的抉擇,究竟歸屬於誰?一位令民主黨深惡痛絕的企業巨擘,」麥基於訪談中如是說

"She has repeatedly demonstrated an unwavering proclivity to elevate the primacy of profit above the welfare of the populace."

已屢次昭示始終將利潤之重,凌駕於黎民福祉之上。」

When queried about her tenure at CVS, Fox contended that during her stewardship of the pharmacy behemoth's presidency, the distribution of opioids had already plummeted by forty percent.

當被問及在CVS任職期間的經歷時,福克斯辯稱在她執掌該藥房巨頭總裁職位之際,鴉片類藥物的流通量銳減四成

In 2022, subsequent to Fox's departure, the corporation acquiesced to a staggering settlement of five billion dollars to resolve the cascade of litigation nationwide precipitated by the opioid epidemic, yet it steadfastly repudiated any admission of culpability.

2022年即福克斯離職之後該企業同意支付高達50億美元的巨款以了結全國範圍內針對鴉片類藥物泛濫所引發的連鎖訴訟始終拒絕承認任何過失

Fox further cautioned that McKee's diatribe had ignited profound indignation among thousands of CVS employees in Woonsocket, Rhode Island, and observed that external censure directed at her was frequently construed as a wholesale indictment of the retail behemoth.

福克斯進一步警告麥基的抨擊已激起羅德島州文索基特市CVS數千名在職員工的強烈憤慨並指出外界對她的指責往往被解讀為這家零售業巨擘整體撻伐

"The business leaders of the fifty largest enterprises in this state have jointly addressed a letter to you, imploring you to immediately cease your scathing criticism of CVS," she stated during a debate in August.

本州規模最為龐大的五十家企業之商業領袖聯名致函於你懇請即刻終止對CVS的嚴厲抨擊,」在八月的一場辯論中如是陳述

"Should you persist in this course of action, it may compel them to withdraw from the state altogether."

「倘若執意如此恐將迫使他們不得不撤離本州。」

McGee, for his part, cast himself as the champion of working-class interests, underscoring the formidable backing he had garnered from the broader labor constituency throughout his campaign;

麥基則自我標榜為勞工階級利益代言人強調競選歷程獲得廣大勞工階層鼎力支持

Yet conspicuously, the Rhode Island Democratic Party and the state-level AFL-CIO opted for a studied silence, refraining from any unequivocal endorsement in the electoral fray.

值得注意的是羅德島州民主黨州級AFL-CIO此番選擇保持緘默於選戰中明確表態力挺。

Meanwhile, Fox noted that his base of support is witnessing a trajectory of sustained expansion, encompassing Democrats hailing from Cumberland, McKee's hometownwhere he once served as mayor.

與此同時福克斯指出支持者基礎正呈現持續擴張之勢其中涵蓋了來自麥基故鄉坎伯蘭民主黨人士——曾在該地出任市長一職。

"From the vantage point of an outsider, this moment presents an unparalleled opportunity," Fox remarked.

身處局外之人的視角此刻堪稱千載難逢的契機,」福克斯如是說

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