on the stump

idiom

: traveling around and giving speeches during a campaign for election to a political office
candidates who give the same speech over and over when they're on the stump

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Later, Redford displayed his politics on the stump, speaking out mostly on environmental issues. Steve Chagollan, Variety, 16 Sep. 2025 Trump began calling out Tren de Aragua on the stump. Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025 Stoltenberg is relishing being back on the stump. Tom Little, Reuters, 29 Aug. 2025 DeSantis tried to take his show on the road via a quest for the presidential nomination, but his culture warfare didn’t obscure his maladroit skills on the stump. Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for on the stump

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