Universal primary education is just one of the lofty promises that Mr. Kabaki made from the campaign stump.

And on the campaign stump Mr. Bush cites the accord as one of his top achievements.

It sounded like a promise from the campaign stump.

Mr. Ensign, 40, is tall, tan and handsome, charming on the campaign stump and formidable in debate.

On the campaign stump, President Bush has highlighted the agreement as one of his Administration's principal successes.

The campaign stump, by its very nature, is a scripted and tightly managed affair.

But what if you were to pull back and reframe the campaign stump to include what lies just beyond?

And Mr. Fujimori found time to wave and smile as if he were on the campaign stump.

She wears a giant cross around her neck, tends to finger rosary beads on the campaign stump, and breaks into tears when discussing poverty.

But this Governor has demonstrated that the campaign stump can be more than a forum for politicians to be heard and analyzed.