被提名者

In theory, the nominations are to be decided at conventions by delegates elected in last week's primaries. But in practice, political leaders hand-pick many of the delegates and are expected to have a strong if not absolute say over the nominees. 在理论上，候选人提名是由上周初选中所选出的代表来决定。实际上，政治领袖们亲自遴选许多代表，在候选人提名上，即令没有绝对决定权，也是极具影响力的。

Those committee members need to ask the hard questions of these nominees and examine their records closely. 委员会的成员必须针对被提名者问一些很严厉的问题，并且仔细考查他们的记录。