【聊了什么】

有人真的死了，有人消失近一个月后出来证明自己还活着，还有人虽然活着，政治生命却已经结束。本期从林赛·格雷厄姆突然去世、麦康奈尔的健康疑云和 Graham Platner 因性侵指控退选聊起，盘点华盛顿这个夏天的死人、活人和“政治死人”。

我们也讨论格雷厄姆留下的权力真空、美国国会的老人政治、民主党候选人接连出现的丑闻，以及 ICE 执法如何影响缅因州和德州选情。后半段转向重新升级的伊朗战争、霍尔木兹海峡控制权和特朗普提出的20%通行费，最后聊到他为何在中期选举前重新炒作2020年选举舞弊。

本期节目录制于7月18日。

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【时间轴】

01:20 林赛·格雷厄姆突然去世

08:21 从反特朗普到核心盟友：格雷厄姆的政治遗产

13:39 妹妹接班：南卡参议院席位如何继承

20:54 麦康奈尔“还活着”与国会老人政治

29:03 Graham Platner：从民主党新星到政治死亡

33:23 候选人审查与进步派的政治素人困境

39:52 ICE 枪击事件如何进入缅因州选战

44:56 Ruben Gallego 的竞选资金与桃色丑闻

52:06 伊朗战火重燃，停火备忘录为何失效

58:49 美国会不会用武力打开霍尔木兹海峡

01:01:57 特朗普的“海峡守护者”与20%通行费

01:05:48 特朗普重提2020年选举舞弊

01:11:45 战争拨款、国会票数与中期选举

【我们是谁】

美轮美换是一档深入探讨当今美国政治的中文播客。

本期的主播和嘉宾：

Talich：美国政治和文化历史爱好者

王浩岚：美国政治爱好者，岚目公众号主笔兼消息二道贩子

小华：媒体人

【 What We Talked About】

Someone actually died, someone resurfaced after nearly a month to prove he's still alive, and someone else is alive but politically finished. This episode starts with Lindsey Graham's sudden death, the health mystery surrounding Mitch McConnell, and Graham Platner's withdrawal from his race over sexual assault allegations — a rundown of Washington's summer of the dead, the living, and the politically dead.

We also discuss the power vacuum Graham leaves behind, gerontocracy in Congress, the string of scandals hitting Democratic candidates, and how ICE enforcement is shaping the races in Maine and Texas. The second half turns to the re-escalating war with Iran, control of the Strait of Hormuz and Trump's proposed 20% transit fee, and finally why he's reviving 2020 election fraud claims ahead of the midterms.

This episode was recorded on July 18.

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【Timeline】

01:20 Lindsey Graham's sudden death

08:21 From Trump critic to core ally: Graham's political legacy

13:39 A sister succeeds: how South Carolina's Senate seat gets passed down

20:54 McConnell is "still alive" — and the gerontocracy in Congress

29:03 Graham Platner: from rising Democratic star to political death

33:23 Candidate vetting and progressives' political-outsider problem

39:52 How an ICE shooting entered Maine's Senate race

44:56 Ruben Gallego's campaign finances and sex scandal

52:06 War with Iran reignites: why the ceasefire memorandum collapsed

58:49 Would the U.S. use force to reopen the Strait of Hormuz?

01:01:57 Trump's "Strait Guardian" plan and the 20% transit fee

01:05:48 Trump revives 2020 election fraud claims

01:11:45 War appropriations, the votes in Congress, and the midterms

【Who We Are】

The American Roulette is a podcast dedicated to helping the Chinese-speaking community understand fast-changing U.S. politics.

Our Hosts and Guests:

Talich：Aficionado of American politics, culture, and history

王浩岚 (Haolan Wang): American political enthusiast, chief writer at Lán Mù WeChat Official Account, and peddler of information

小华 (Xiao Hua): Journalist, political observer

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