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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But his 2026 breakout has been anchored by a stump speech built around a withering take down of the president. ABC News, 18 July 2026 In 2026, an aggressive stump speech goes viral As a senator, Ossoff has built relationships and a constituent services operation that span Georgia. Bill Barrow, Chicago Tribune, 18 July 2026 But Thursday's event gave McKee a chance to give his stump speech, uninterrupted, to a relatively small, but friendly crowd. Katherine Gregg, The Providence Journal, 16 July 2026 Jackson added a new line to his stump speech in Alpharetta a day after Kemp endorsed Jones for governor. Adam Beam, AJC.com, 16 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for stump speech

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