候选人资格（Candidacy）是指公民享有选举权所应具备的条件。一般条件有：国籍资格、年龄资格、居住资格、职业资格。
奥巴马尽量淡化任何有关围绕他的竞选争议可能会危害他的候选人资格的说法。
"Obama downplayed any suggestion that the recent controversies surrounding his campaign would torpedo his candidacy."
托雷的候选人资格面临合法性和受欢迎程度的艰难的战斗，但现在就将她剔除还为时尚早。
Ms Torres's candidacy faces an uphill battle, in terms of both legality and popularity, but it's still too soon to write her off.
布朗在对前任首相大力支持时曾经暗示过，由于其他候选人的加入，布莱尔的候选人资格正在衰落。
Brown hinted that Blair's candidacy was fading when he qualified his strong backing for his predecessor by saying that there were also other candidates for the job.
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