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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Speaking to Republicans in Portage County last week, LaRose gave his usual stump speech on the economy, border security and parents' rights.
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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
But DeSantis could have been giving his stump speech to a Rotary Club in Iowa, which holds the first-in-the-nation nominating caucuses next Monday night.
—Orlando Sentinel and South Florida Sun Sentinel Editorial Boards, Orlando Sentinel, 22 Feb. 2024
In her introductory remarks, Bamberg’s mayor, Foster, made a point of noting that Haley is South Carolina’s only female governor and the first Indian-American to serve in the Cabinet – parts of the candidate’s background that are not in her stump speech.
—USA TODAY, 14 Feb. 2024
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
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
But DeSantis could have been giving his stump speech to a Rotary Club in Iowa, which holds the first-in-the-nation nominating caucuses next Monday night.
—Orlando Sentinel and South Florida Sun Sentinel Editorial Boards, Orlando Sentinel, 22 Feb. 2024
In her introductory remarks, Bamberg’s mayor, Foster, made a point of noting that Haley is South Carolina’s only female governor and the first Indian-American to serve in the Cabinet – parts of the candidate’s background that are not in her stump speech.
—USA TODAY, 14 Feb. 2024
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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