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• n  campaigning for something by making political speeches (stump speeches)
• v  cause to be perplexed or confounded
• v  walk heavily
• v  travel through a district and make political speeches
• v  remove tree stumps from

• Late Friday, only three days before caucus day, John Edwards was stumping all over the Hawkeye state, and he couldnt stop his own mouth from breaking into a big ol smile as .
• Last week, with key campaign aides quitting and former Supporter Ted Kennedy stumping for Washington, Byrne, belatedly realizing she could not win, abruptly withdrew from the race.
• I find I can get a lot more done personally through philanthropy than I can stumping for either side of the aisle.

• stump
• mix up
• stomp
• stamp

News & Articles

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• Phil Reisman: Astorino gets a hand in a tough battleground - Mount Vernon
  This being an election year, Rob Astorino has been stumping in several towns and cities all over Westchester, but he has yet to hold one of his so-called town hall meetings in Mount Vernon - a place that is not expected to throw him many votes.
  June 20, 2013 - The Journal News
• Anthony Weiner Talks Health Care on Staten Island
  Stumping in Staten Island last night, Anthony Weiner took a swipe at how President Barack Obama sold his signature health care initiative to the American public. “I tried to make the point that I think President Obama never made very effectively, which is, health care is about the economy,” Mr. Weiner said in front of a Democratic club on the island’s North Shore. “We [have] such a large amount ...
  June 19, 2013 - The New York Observer
• Brad Pitt Eschews ‘World War Z’ Zombies For … Yodeling: Video
  Not sure how last night’s Late Night skit with Jimmy Fallon ties into Brad Pitt’s World War Z , the Paramount tentpole that comes out Friday. Maybe Pitt is stumping for a role in Les Miserables 2 ?
  June 19, 2013 - Deadline Hollywood

Quotes

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• Brett Lee in Zee News
  It`s good for stumping and run outs but I believe the human element should always be there. For leg before decisions, I like the (on-field) umpire to take the call and I think most times they do get it right,Lee said.
• Robert Pickton in NEWS.com.au
  Police interrogating Robert "Willy" Pickton asked him about disrespecting women, being addicted to killing women and if he was proud of "stumping the police and making us look like fools," Inspector Don Adam told a jury.
• Brad Childress in Minneapolis Star Tribune
  He was working hard to stay in the game,Childress said. "He could have been stumping for office. He was working hard, wanting more. We had him at about 17 touches, and that's about all we wanted him to get."