女孩儿,我希望你更有勇气
So a few years ago, I did something really brave, or some would say really stupid
I ran forCongress
几年前, 我做了一些非常勇敢的事, 或许有些人会说很愚蠢的事
我参选了国会议员
For years, I had existed safely behind the scenes in politics as a fundraiser, as an organizer, but inmy heart, I always wanted to run
The sitting congresswoman had been in my district since 1992
She had never lost a race, and no one had really even run against her in a Democratic primary
But in my mind, this was my way to make a difference, to disrupt the status quo
The polls,however, told a very different story
My pollsters told me that I was crazy to run, that there wasno way that I could win
很多年来,我安全地存在于 政治活动背后 作为资金筹集人,作为组织者,但我的内心,我一直希望参选
我所在选区的国会议员女士 从 1992 年起担任这个职务
她从未输过一场选战, 没有人真正认真地 在民主选举中与她竞争
但在我心中,这就是我 创造不同的方式, 改变现状