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A growing number of elected officials are switching political parties during their terms.
越来越多的民选官员在任期内更换政党。
Is the chaotic political discourse to blame? Here's what we know. Why do elected officials switch parties during their terms?
混乱的政治话语是罪魁祸首吗？以下是我们所了解的。为什么民选官员在任期内更换政党？
Some of the examples that I've seen it comes down to a change in their policy opinion and their opinion about the way that their state city should be run.
我见过的一些例子可以归结为政策观点的改变以及他们对州城市管理方式的看法。
New Jersey Representative Jeff Andrew switched from Democrat to Republican in the middle of his term. He opposed former president Trump's impeachment.
新泽西州众议员杰夫·安德鲁在任期中期从民主党人转为共和党人。他反对弹劾前总统特朗普。
Dallas mayor Eric Johnson switched from Democrat to Republican because he opposed policies that were higher taxes.
达拉斯市长埃里克·约翰逊从民主党人转为共和党人，因为他反对提高税收的政策。
He wanted to bolster the local police department pro business policies, all things that he felt aligned with Republican Senator .
他想支持当地警察局的亲商政策，以及所有他认为与共和党参议员一致的政策。
Bob Menendez long time Democratic senator. His switch to being independent really has nothing to do with his politics.
鲍勃·梅嫩德斯长期担任民主党参议员。他转为独立人士与政治无关。
He's still a democrat in his heart in what he believes in policy at least as far as I know.
至少据我所知，他在内心深处仍然是一名民主党人，相信民主党的政策。
He is facing some pretty serious bribery charges. As long as he is technically still running for office, he can raise and spend money from campaigns on his legal fees.
他面临一些相当严重的贿赂指控。只要他仍在竞选公职，他就可以从竞选中筹集资金并用于支付律师费。
How does a politician's party change affect the race they're in? New Jersey is a strongly Democratic State typically.
政客的政党变化如何影响他们所参加的竞选？新泽西州通常是民主党占主导地位。
But Andy Kim has raised concern about Bob Menendez staying in the race that he could siphon off votes from Andy Kim and make New Jersey essentially a swing state in that Senate seat.
但安迪·金对鲍勃·梅嫩德斯继续竞选表示担忧，他可能会从安迪·金手中夺走选票，使新泽西州成为参议院席位的摇摆州。
I think it remains to be seen how seriously Bob Menendez actually runs if it becomes something that is a political effort or if it is a way to bolster his legal woes.
在我看来，鲍勃·梅嫩德斯竞选是否认真，是成为一种政治努力，还是加剧其法律纠纷，还有待观察。
Is it illegal to switch parties in the middle of a term? It is totally legal and the accountability is at the ballot box.
在任期中期转换政党是否违法？这是完全合法的，责任在投票箱中。
Voters can say, you know, actually I care about what this person does not, what their party affiliation is, or they can say that was a betrayal and I want someone of that original party that I voted for.
选民可以说，其实我在乎这个人不关心什么，他们的党派关系是什么，或者他们可以说这是一种背叛，我想要一个我投票支持的原始政党的人。
