Allies of the nominee are recruited and pressed into service. Doubting senators can be subjected to telephone campaigns by the nominee’s supporters (often to counter similar campaigns from the nominee’s opponents), and even to threats from Senate leaders.
被提名人的盟友也会被找出，并迫使他们就烦。质疑参议员可能会受到被提名人支持者的电话游说（通常是为了与被提名人反对者的类似举动对抗），甚至受到来自参议院领袖的威胁。