stump speech
noun
US
: a speech that is made many times by a politician who is traveling to different places during a campaign for election
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Notably, some of his campaign stump speech that is usually received with loud cheering was followed by loud booing from the crowd – including his promise to end the border crisis and his anti-transgender rhetoric.
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Maryalice Parks, ABC News, 25 May 2024
Until that moment, the crowd met Meijer’s stump speech with polite nods and gentle applause.
—Andy Kroll, ProPublica, 22 May 2024
Dillon watched closely when, about 20 minutes into Williamson’s stump speech, a man approached the stage and took the candidate’s hand, quietly thanking her.
—Faith E. Pinho, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2024
Speaking to Republicans in Portage County last week, LaRose gave his usual stump speech on the economy, border security and parents' rights.
—USA TODAY, 18 Mar. 2024
In nearly every stump speech, Ms. Haley describes her husband and his military career as one of her motives for running.
—Matthew Rosenberg, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2024
Masters likened the changes to tweaks in a stump speech, the quick pitch to voters that politicians deliver while on the campaign trail.
—Laura Gersony, The Arizona Republic, 28 Feb. 2024
But the Oscar-time grind of bottling the process into a narrative has a way of turning sincerity into a stump speech.
—Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 26 Feb. 2024
Eyes on November: Trump steps up Haley attacks in New Hampshire
Former President Donald Trump took aim at Nikki Haley during a speech in New Hampshire on Wednesday, peppering his stump speech with attacks on his former United Nations ambassador.
—Bridget Bowman, NBC News, 18 Jan. 2024
Maryalice Parks, ABC News, 25 May 2024
Until that moment, the crowd met Meijer’s stump speech with polite nods and gentle applause.
—Andy Kroll, ProPublica, 22 May 2024
Dillon watched closely when, about 20 minutes into Williamson’s stump speech, a man approached the stage and took the candidate’s hand, quietly thanking her.
—Faith E. Pinho, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2024
Speaking to Republicans in Portage County last week, LaRose gave his usual stump speech on the economy, border security and parents' rights.
—USA TODAY, 18 Mar. 2024
In nearly every stump speech, Ms. Haley describes her husband and his military career as one of her motives for running.
—Matthew Rosenberg, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2024
Masters likened the changes to tweaks in a stump speech, the quick pitch to voters that politicians deliver while on the campaign trail.
—Laura Gersony, The Arizona Republic, 28 Feb. 2024
But the Oscar-time grind of bottling the process into a narrative has a way of turning sincerity into a stump speech.
—Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 26 Feb. 2024
Eyes on November: Trump steps up Haley attacks in New Hampshire
Former President Donald Trump took aim at Nikki Haley during a speech in New Hampshire on Wednesday, peppering his stump speech with attacks on his former United Nations ambassador.
—Bridget Bowman, NBC News, 18 Jan. 2024
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