President Obama's ex-speechwriter talks about one of the campaign basics. — -- One man who knows a thing or two about stump speeches is Jon Favreau, a former speechwriter for President Barack ...

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Georgia lawmakers tackle college affordability. Grover Norquist scheduled to speak about Georgia’s income tax. Brian Kemp’s chief spokesman is moving on. Crime, education and jobs aren’t the usual ...

Pioneers of the frontier gathered in a public square or in a grove of trees to listen to politicians give speeches. There were no buildings large enough to accommodate the huge crowds that gathered.

ALLENTOWN, Pa. (AP) — Many political candidates like to talk up their résumé in their stump speech. Ryan Crosswell reads from his resignation letter. A former federal prosecutor now running for ...

We've directed you to a fair number of underlit, shakily-edited videos this summer claiming to depict the worst stump speech in American political history. While highlighting such material is indeed ...

Donald Trump likes to play the part of presidential contender. And, by many accounts, he did so convincingly just a few weeks ago at the Conservative Political Action Conference in D.C. But even Trump ...

Former diplomat and Democratic senator Adlai Stevenson once remarked that “a hypocrite is the kind of politician who would cut down a redwood tree, then mount the stump and make a speech for ...

ALLENTOWN, Pa. (AP) — Many political candidates like to talk up their résumé in their stump speech. Ryan Crosswell reads from his resignation letter. A former federal prosecutor now running for ...

Former diplomat and Democratic senator Adlai Stevenson once remarked that “a hypocrite is the kind of politician who would cut down a redwood tree, then mount the stump and make a speech for ...