13歲少年宣布參選州長,還順帶指責了川普

If the oldest man ever elected president can “tweetlike a kindergartner,” why not flip the script andsee if a youngster can be elected to office andgovern wisely?

如果一個“推文幼稚的像個幼兒園小朋友”一樣最年長的人，都可以當選總統(tǒng)，那為什么反過來不試一下，看看年輕人能否當選并明智地執(zhí)政?

That's part of the logic, anyway, behind theunlikely candidacy of Ethan Sonneborn, a 13-year-old running for governor of Vermont, one of just twostates with no minimum age requirement for theoffice.

不管怎么樣，這就是這位看起來不太可能的，但正在競選佛蒙特州州長，13歲候選人桑尼伯恩背后的邏輯。佛蒙特州是美國僅有的兩個對競選州長無年齡要求的州之一。

Sonneborn, who lives in Bristol, Vermont, with his parents and younger sister, Julia, 11, isseeking the Democratic nomination.

桑尼伯恩和他的父母以及11歲的妹妹朱莉婭住在佛蒙特州的布里斯托爾，他正在尋求民主黨的提名。

A candidate's age is no gauge of their effectiveness, Sonneborn tells PEOPLE, saying thatdespite Donald Trump being the oldest person elected to the U.S. Presidency, “He tweets like akindergartener.”

“候選人的能力并不能用他們的年齡來衡量”，桑尼伯恩告訴《人物》(美國雜志)說，”盡管唐納德·特朗普是當選美國總統(tǒng)的人中最年長的，但是“他的推文就像幼兒園小朋友一樣”。“

Sonneborn says he's been dismayed not only by what he sees as Trump's troubling decisionsand juvenile moments but also by the president's response after a counterprotester was killedduring the August white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia — which is what cementedSonneborn's decision to seek office.

桑尼伯恩說他不僅對特朗普的錯誤決定和無知時期感到失望，同時也因為總統(tǒng)對8月在弗吉尼亞州夏洛茨維爾舉行的白人種族主義集會上反抗者被殺害后做出的回應感到失望——這也更加堅定了桑尼伯恩競選州長的決心。

The eighth grader's candidacy is also about overcoming age discrimination, which he sees asa barrier to equality, and he says his quest for the top state spot is no joke.

這位八年級學生的候選資格還包括克服年齡歧視，他說，他對最高掌權者州長的追求不是開玩笑的。

“It was the real 'I have to do this' moment,” he says.

“這是真的“我必須去做這件事”的時刻了，”他說。

“I saw a woman die and I saw the president of the United States refuse to unequivocallycondemn the people who killed her.”

“我親眼見到一個女人死了，并且我看到美國總統(tǒng)拒絕明確譴責殺害她的人。”

“I think the best way to engage young people in the process is to win,” he says.

他說：“我認為在這個過程中讓年輕人參與的最佳方式就是贏得比賽。”

If he wins the primary, he would face off against first-term Republican Gov. Phil Scott, 59.

如果他贏得初選，他將與59歲的共和黨第一屆州長菲爾·斯科特對決。

“This young Vermonter clearly has an interest in service and anyone putting ideas forward withthe goal of making Vermont a better place is appreciated here,” Scott's spokeswoman, Rebecca Kelley, tells PEOPLE.

斯科特的發(fā)言人麗貝卡·凱利告訴《人物》雜志:“顯然這位年輕的佛蒙特人對服務很感興趣，任何人提出的想法想讓佛蒙特成為一個更好的地方，都能。”

“As we work to keep and attract more young professionals and job creators, we appreciateevery young person who is engaged and invested in our state.”

“我們正努力留住并吸引更多的年輕專業(yè)人士和創(chuàng)業(yè)者，我們感謝每一個在我們國家工作和投資的年輕人。”