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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Kennedy had endorsed Donald Trump in his quest to return to the White House and was delivering a stump speech with a particular focus on health care issues.
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Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Jan. 2025
As the hub of American car manufacturing, Michigan has become ground zero in the fight over electric vehicles (EV), a frequent target in Trump’s stump speech.
—Zack Budryk, The Hill, 30 Oct. 2024
Harris varies little from her stump speech at rallies.
—Elizabeth Both, NBC News, 4 Nov. 2024
Harris didn't deviate much from her standard stump speech in West Allis, Michigan, a Milwaukee suburb of Milwaukee.
—Lucia Suarez Sang, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2024
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Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Jan. 2025
As the hub of American car manufacturing, Michigan has become ground zero in the fight over electric vehicles (EV), a frequent target in Trump’s stump speech.
—Zack Budryk, The Hill, 30 Oct. 2024
Harris varies little from her stump speech at rallies.
—Elizabeth Both, NBC News, 4 Nov. 2024
Harris didn't deviate much from her standard stump speech in West Allis, Michigan, a Milwaukee suburb of Milwaukee.
—Lucia Suarez Sang, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2024
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“Stump speech.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stump%20speech. Accessed 19 Jan. 2025.
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