密西西比州杰克逊——本月初，地方检察官斯科特·科洛姆（Scott Colom）在一家华夫饼屋（Waffle House）坐下后不久，一位服务员认出了他并问道：“你要竞选公职吗？”
JACKSON, Miss.—Soon after District Attorney Scott Colom sat down at a Waffle House earlier this month, a server recognized him and asked a question: “Are you running for office?”
身为民主党人的科洛姆回答说，他确实正在这个深红州竞选参议员。
Colom, a Democrat, replied that he was indeed running for Senate in this deep red state.
他的竞选经理从包里掏出一张传单，科洛姆问那位服务员能否指望她的支持。结果证明，他确实可以。
His campaign manager fished a flier out of his bag and Colom asked the server if he could count on her support. It turned out he could.