2026-03-31T13:45:47-04:00 / 福克斯新闻频道
共和党候选人承认自己“偶尔会说些过激言辞”，但承诺选民绝不会再听到他以这种方式发言
作者：保罗·斯坦豪泽 福克斯新闻频道
发布于 2026年3月31日 美国东部夏令时下午1:45
在这个红州底色稳固的地区，一名阿肯色州国务卿职位共和党候选人充满对抗性和脏话的社交媒体帖文，正成为共和党提名党内 runoff 选举的竞选焦点。
美国陆军退伍军人布莱恩·诺里斯与州参议员金·哈默将在周二的投票对决中，争夺接替国务卿科尔·杰斯特的共和党提名。
阿肯色州最高选举职位的两位候选人都强调了对总统唐纳德·特朗普的支持，但在落实特朗普推动的选举改革计划方面提出了不同方案。
哈默获得了阿肯色州共和党高层的支持，包括参议员汤姆·科顿、州长萨拉·赫卡比·桑德斯、副州长莱斯利·拉特利奇、司法部长蒂姆·格里芬以及杰斯特本人。
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现任国务卿在背书哈默时，呼吁诺里斯因其颇具争议的过往社交媒体帖文退出竞选。
这些帖文中有一条是针对科顿的回应，诺里斯指着这位参议员写道：“恕我直言，同为退伍军人……去你的，汤姆！”
被问及这条粗俗言论时，诺里斯告诉《卡姆登新闻报》，这源于他从陆军退役后对这位参议员长期积累的不满。
在接受KATV电视台采访时，诺里斯承认自己“偶尔会说些过激言辞”，但承诺：“你们再也不会听到我用这种方式说话了。”
以局外人身份参选的诺里斯得到了极右翼特朗普盟友的支持，包括前国家安全顾问迈克尔·弗林和MyPillow首席执行官迈克·林德尔。诺里斯和哈默是3月3日阿肯色州国务卿共和党初选中得票最高的两位候选人。由于没有候选人得票率超过50%，诺里斯和哈默晋级 runoff 选举。
获胜者将在11月的大选中与民主党候选人凯利·格拉普对决，格拉普在其提名竞选中无对手。
最终获得共和党提名的候选人将被视为阿肯色州大选的明确领跑者，该州自2010年以来就没有民主党人赢得过全州范围的选举。
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保罗·斯坦豪泽是驻摇摆州新罕布什尔州的政治记者，全程报道全美各地竞选活动。
Profanity-fueled social media posts heat up Arkansas Republican runoff for secretary of state
2026-03-31T13:45:47-04:00 / Fox News
GOP candidate acknowledged using ‘some salty language from time to time’ but pledged voters would never hear him speak that way again
By Paul Steinhauser Fox News
Published March 31, 2026 1:45pm EDT
Confrontational and expletive-laden social media posts by a Republican candidate for Arkansas secretary of state are in the campaign spotlight in a GOP nomination runoff election in the solidly red state.
U.S. Army veteran Bryan Norris is facing off against state Sen. Kim Hammer in Tuesday’s ballot box battle for the Republican nomination in the race to succeed Secretary of State Cole Jester.
Both candidates for the top elections job in Arkansas have spotlighted their support for President Donald Trump but have offered different plans for implementing the president’s push to overhaul voting.
Hammer enjoys the backing of top Arkansas Republicans, including Sen. Tom Cotton, Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, Lt. Gov. Leslie Rutledge, Attorney General Tim Griffin and Jester.
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The Arkansas State Capitol building in Little Rock.(Getty Images)
The current secretary of state, in endorsing Hammer, called on Norris to drop out of the race over his controversial past social media posts.
Among those posts is one responding to Cotton where Norris, pointing to the senator, wrote, “With all due respect, and from one combat veteran to another … F— You Tom!”
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Asked about the profane comment, Norris told the Camden News it stemmed from long-standing frustrations he had with the senator after he retired from the Army.
In an interview with KATV, Norris acknowledged using “some salty language from time to time” but pledged, “you’re never going to hear me talk or speak that way again.”
Norris, who is running as an outsider and is backed by far-right Trump allies, including former national security adviser Michael Flynn and MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell, and Hammer were the top two vote-getters in Arkansas’ March 3 GOP secretary of state primary. Because no candidate topped 50%, Norris and Hammer advanced to the runoff election.
The winner will face off in November’s general election against Democrat Kelly Grappe, who ran unopposed for her nomination.
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The eventual Republican nominee will be considered the clear frontrunner for the general election in Arkansas, where no Democrat has won statewide since 2010.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
Paul Steinhauser is a politics reporter based in the swing state of New Hampshire. He covers the campaign trail from coast to coast.
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