In previous elections, candidates have relied heavily on drumming up support from mass rallies.

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They took turns thanking fans and drumming up support at the downtown site of the proposed arena.

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His wife Laura is drumming up support, particularly among suburban women.

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Mrs Fountain says Mason tells her what to write and that a "lot of time" is spent on the site, drumming up support and communicating with other children he has helped.

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The Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming, established this year, has been drumming up support for the administration and Congress to act quickly on climate change, but the committee has no authority to draft legislation.

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Monday, New York Fed chief Timothy Geithner, the architect of JPMorgan Chase's (nyse: JPM - news - people ) rescue of Bear Stearns in March, was drumming up support for greater regulation of Wall Street firms to lessen the risks of systemic meltdown.

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