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front-porch campaign

DEFINITIONS OF: front-porch campaign

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n a campaign in which the candidate makes speeches but does not travel

“William McKinley's dignified front-porch campaign won him the presidency in 1896”
“her approach was the opposite of a passive front-porch campaign
Synonyms:
front-porch campaigning
Type of:
campaigning, candidacy, candidature, electioneering, political campaign
the campaign of a candidate to be elected
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