On a recent Saturday morning in Greendale, Wisconsin(威斯康星州：美国中西部关键摇摆州), 50 people gathered outside a modest ranch house(平房，牧场式住宅) to knock on doors(挨家挨户上门拉票) for the Democratic Party. Addressing the group, Ben Wikler, the former chairman of the state party, stressed the importance of their task. Democrats have a chance to undo(逆转，消除) 16 years of Republican dominance in the state.
最近一个周六的早晨，在威斯康星州格林代尔，50人聚集在一栋简朴的平房外，为民主党上门拉票。该州民主党前主席本·威克勒对人群讲话，强调他们任务的重要性。民主党有机会终结共和党在该州长达16年的主导地位。
Wisconsin is not the only state Democrats have their eye on(关注，瞄准). Though the battle for Congress gets most of the attention nationwide, Democrats also have a chance to wrest(夺取，强行取得) control of several state governments. Republicans have “trifecta(三连胜：同一政党控制州长与州议会两院)s” in 23 states—meaning they control both chamber(议院，立法机构的一院)s of the state legislature and the governorship. Democrats have 16. With a big enough blue wave(蓝色浪潮：民主党大胜), Democrats could create six new trifectas, including in Wisconsin, and break several Republican ones.
威斯康星并非民主党唯一关注的州。尽管全国目光大多集中在国会争夺上，民主党也有机会夺取多个州政府的控制权。共和党在23个州拥有“三连胜”——即同时控制州议会两院和州长职位。民主党有16个。若蓝色浪潮足够强劲，民主党可能新增六个三连胜，包括威斯康星，并打破共和党的几个三连胜。
The consequences of such a shift would be far-reaching(深远的，影响广泛的). State governments wield(行使，运用（权力）) enormous power over matters like abortion, education, health care, taxation and labour laws. They also help determine the rules governing elections and the boundaries of congressional districts, shaping the balance of power(权力平衡，力量对比) in Washington. With a trifecta, a party can enact(颁布，实施（法律）) its agenda with relative ease. Wisconsin is a case in point(一个恰当的例子).
这种转变的后果将十分深远。州政府对堕胎、教育、医疗、税收和劳工法等事务拥有巨大权力。它们还帮助决定选举规则和国会选区边界，从而塑造华盛顿的权力平衡。拥有三连胜，一个政党可以相对轻松地推行其议程。威斯康星就是一个例证。