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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In what sounded at times like a presidential stump speech, Khanna denounced the Republican push to cut taxes for the wealthy as perilous for the deficit, and warned of Republican threats to Medicaid, mentioning their grievous effect on rural hospitals.
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Andrew Cockburn, Harpers Magazine, 16 July 2025
Michelle Obama says she’s done with politics, shooting down the possibility of ever giving a stump speech or hitting the campaign trail for a candidate.
—Judy Kurtz, The Hill, 26 June 2025
Moore went on to hit all the other hallmarks commonly heard during a presidential candidate’s stump speech — recounting his difficult family history, bashing President Donald Trump, and putting forward a positive vision for the Democratic Party.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 31 May 2025
The banner was awarded to the Libertyville branch during a grand rally in conjunction with a stump speech for Lincoln’s campaign, according to Barry.
—Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 3 June 2025
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Andrew Cockburn, Harpers Magazine, 16 July 2025
Michelle Obama says she’s done with politics, shooting down the possibility of ever giving a stump speech or hitting the campaign trail for a candidate.
—Judy Kurtz, The Hill, 26 June 2025
Moore went on to hit all the other hallmarks commonly heard during a presidential candidate’s stump speech — recounting his difficult family history, bashing President Donald Trump, and putting forward a positive vision for the Democratic Party.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 31 May 2025
The banner was awarded to the Libertyville branch during a grand rally in conjunction with a stump speech for Lincoln’s campaign, according to Barry.
—Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 3 June 2025
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“Stump speech.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stump%20speech. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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