How to Use on the stump in a Sentence
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Earlier this month on the stump, Joe Biden tried some Bernie-style class war on for size.
—J.c. Pan, The New Republic, 22 Oct. 2020
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Today, Kennedy is trying to keep this record on the down-low, in favor of a more mainstream vibe on the stump.
—Time, 5 July 2023
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There have been no signs of temperance by the president on the stump in recent days.
—Susan Page, USA TODAY, 22 Oct. 2020
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Neither Hobbs nor Kelly speak about each others’ campaigns much on the stump, or that of Fontes and Mayes.
—Eric Cortellessa, Time, 7 Nov. 2022
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Out on the stump, her jeremiads against the New Deal also failed to rouse voters.
—oregonlive, 27 Sep. 2022
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So why did the election denialists, so bold and outspoken on the stump, not press their false claims that the election had been stolen once the votes were counted?
—Christopher Beem, CNN, 15 Nov. 2022
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His riposte on the stump that voters should just go about their lives and stop worrying is unlikely to sell.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2020
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By not campaigning on TV and on the stump, Newsom can’t claim what winners always do: a mandate for pet projects.
—George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 10 Nov. 2022
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His performance on the stump has also come in for criticism.
—David Jackson, USA TODAY, 20 Apr. 2023
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His performance on the stump has also come in for criticism.
—David Jackson, USA TODAY, 20 Apr. 2023
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Sanders maintains an impassioned core following and is one of the biggest draws on the stump for Democrats nationwide.
—BostonGlobe.com, 19 Oct. 2022
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Trump has also made factual mistakes while on the stump during his off-script tangents.
—Lalee Ibssa, ABC News, 31 Oct. 2023
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The woman never changed her position on the stump, but the man moved closer and leaned his shoulder tentatively against her knee.
—Lisa Wells, Harper’s Magazine , 15 Mar. 2023
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Her lackluster style on the stump won’t matter much in a campaign without real campaign events.
—John McCormack, National Review, 11 Aug. 2020
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Ellzey dramatically outraised and outspent Wright in the runoff campaign, and was very visible on the stump and in the media.
—Paul Steinhauser, Fox News, 28 July 2021
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Hobbs, on the other hand, relied heavily on the turnout of a progressive base that might have reacted poorly to Sinema’s presence on the stump.
—Robert Draper, New York Times, 1 May 2023
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Even as Romney was remaking himself on the stump, his faith remained an abiding presence.
—Michael Luo, The New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2023
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As for the suckers, they can be treated by the same product used on the stump, either by cutting them and then painting the tiny cut surface with a small watercolor-sized brush dipped in the triclopyr.
—oregonlive, 16 Apr. 2023
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However, on the stump, DeSantis has been more vocal — although still cautious — about Trump’s flaws.
—Leah Askarinam, ABC News, 20 Sep. 2023
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Garcia and Yang, who both dismissed the allegation as ridiculous, continued to appear together on the stump right up through the eve of the election.
—Gregory Krieg, CNN, 22 June 2021
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Pence’s message on the stump is a throwback of sorts to the GOP’s conservative platform before Trump’s big-government populism took over.
—Steve Peoples, Anchorage Daily News, 22 July 2023
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Though the president has never been a model of clarity on the stump, his message here seems admirably straightforward.
—Heather Wilhelm, National Review, 9 Nov. 2023
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And another reason is, frankly, DeSantis' own performance on the stump is leaving some people with a lot to be desired.
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 7 July 2023
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Starmer has impressed as the leader of the opposition within the British Parliament but was unable to go out on the stump to make an impression around the country because of the pandemic.
—Pan Pylas, Star Tribune, 6 May 2021
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Until late spring, most candidates were staying on Trump’s good side, withholding criticism of him on social media and on the stump.
—Leah Askarinam, ABC News, 20 Sep. 2023
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In campaign ads and on the stump, both men touted their positions on hot-button issues and vowed to fight President Joe Biden’s policy agenda.
—Sean Murphy, BostonGlobe.com, 23 Aug. 2022
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Compared to coverage of his rallies during the 2016 election cycle, the major broadcast and cable news networks have been far less likely to go live with the president on the stump.
—Washington Post, 14 Sep. 2020
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The spot cites Texas’ recent mass shootings, the deadly failure of its power grid in last year’s winter storm and its near-total ban on abortions – all staples of O’Rourke’s closing arguments against Abbott on the stump.
—Allie Morris, Dallas News, 4 Nov. 2022
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But Obama, who remains popular with Democratic voters and showed chops at campaigning during his two runs for president, has not been on the stump for Biden as the election much until now.
—Ryan Teague Beckwith, Bloomberg.com, 13 Oct. 2020
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Our broken immigration system has been a favorite topic of Republicans on the stump during this midterm-election cycle.
—The Atlantic, 4 Nov. 2022
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