And I had support from Democratic activists who had cheered my race against Hammerschmidt from the sidelines or been involved in the work of my affirmative action committee.

• 我还得到了民主党激进分子的支持，因为我敢于挑战哈默施密特，他们曾经以旁观者的身份给予了喝彩，他们也曾经为我在平权法案委员会的相关工作叫好。