The campaign to win them over was complicated by the fact that Senator Dodd was running as an Independent, so the disgruntled Democrats had someplace else to go.

• 另外，多德以独立候选人的身份参加竞选，使赢得这些选民的支持变得更加复杂，那些怀有不满情绪的民主党选民还有其它的选择。