拜登自传速读PromisesToKeep(13)

但拜登和他的家人利用了他们明显的弱点，并将其转化为优势。当他们付不起邮寄竞选资料的费用时，他们招募了一批志愿者帮忙投递，增加民众的竞选参与度。他们没有讨好记者，也没有追求公众的关注，而是专注于小型的社区活动。拜登每天会在人们的起居室里主持多达十次的咖啡会，在轻松、亲密的环境中与选民聊天，回答问题。
He also took advantage of his youth to appeal to younger voters by talking regularly in high schools. Not only would some of those students be able to vote in the next election, but he was confident that the younger ones would influence their parents, encouraging them to look more thoughtfully at this new candidate for the Senate.
他还利用自己年轻的特点，在高中经常讲话，以吸引年轻选民。这些学生不仅可以在下一次选举中投票，而且他相信年轻的学生会影响他们的父母，鼓励他们更加深思熟虑地看待这个新的参议员候选人。
Biden constantly refined his policy positions until he was crystal clearabout what he was fighting for, and could convey that clarity to voters. The issues he championed were civil rights, protecting the environment, voting rights, access to healthcare, and ending the war in Vietnam. By the time he got mass-media attention in bigger speeches, and on the debate stage, he had a solid base of supporters, and was projecting a strong, passionate message about what he could achieve.