on the stump

idiom

: traveling around and giving speeches during a campaign for election to a political office

candidates who give the same speech over and over when they're on the stump

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Trump's speech at the Republican convention last summer showed the divide between the two Trumps on the stump — several minutes of thoughtful reflection on the recent attempt on his life, then more than an hour of rambling red meat for his loyalists. —

Marc Caputo, Axios, 21 Jan. 2025 Biden’s never going to commit and Trump would be wise to raise the debates every day on the stump to shame Biden into agreeing to face off. —

Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 25 Jan. 2024 Heidi Adler was taking a photo of the dog when the cat jumped up on the stump and photobombed, then nestled in with his bestie. —

Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024 The 45th president’s son, Donald Trump Jr., joined Wied on the stump amid the three-way primary. —

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