Obama was scheduled to stump on Wednesday in Wisconsin, which will hold its primaries next Tuesday.
He almost mistimed Steve Harmison's third ball to mid-on and wafted airily outside off-stump on several occasions, but when he made contact the ball whistled away to the boundary.
Well aware that the seat was up for grabs, the national committees of both parties sent in their big guns to raise money and stump on behalf of former sheriff Reichert and talk-show host Ross.
Dr. BARBARA O'CONNOR (California State University): If they are capable of going out on the stump on their own, they do sort of extend the legs of a campaign by able to be in a different state from their husband.
He is so nervous on the stump that he insisted on taking notes into a televised debate.
Strauss, however, looked sketchy outside his off-stump early on again, but gradually grew in confidence after getting off the mark with a clip off his legs to the boundary.
Cook and Bell were still together when the 200 came up in the 39th over and Cook whipped a length delivery on off-stump through mid-on to move to 99, reaching 100 from 122 balls.
On the stump in the Democratic bastions of Seattle, Tacoma and Olympia on Thursday, the former New Jersey senator emphasized his stance on abortion rights, the environment, campaign finance reform and education.
However, Tim Ambrose missed a chance to stump Jacob Oram on a day when four catches were put down.
He had Kevin Pietersen lbw for three with a low full toss on middle stump and persuaded Mustard to hit a high catch to mid-on.
He picked up two quick boundaries, both off Kallis, but then attempted something a bit too inventive off the same bowler - trying to play a ball outside off-stump through the on-side.
He sat on the stump like a little person, fascinated by what was happening beyond the woodpile on the opposite side of the clearing.
He's out on the stump now saying false hope, false hope, what is that?
That undercuts one of the principle arguments McCain's been making on the stump: experience.
Mr Bush made clear on the stump that recent hold-ups had irritated him greatly.
He actually sounds a lot more politically savvy than he does on the stump.
But what the LDP and its partners are emphasizing on the stump is that they are not the opposition.
Thirty-two years old and unmarried, Kennedy is all boyish exuberance on the stump.
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"Romney is taking a more passive approach and is looking for Perry to self-destruct on the stump, " O'Connell said.
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On the stump, Sonia is stilted and wooden, her face hard and grim.
John McCain is saying one thing on the stump, his running mate another.
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He added that Mr Balls' shadow Treasury team "need to get out on the stump now and work even harder".
In recent days, presidential candidates have paid increasing attention to the cost of food, often citing it on the stump.
Maybe if politicians had raised efficiency standards sooner, they would not be out on the stump talking about a crisis now.
He was tight-lipped and irritable on the stump: so much so that several journalists covering his campaign mounted a brief boycott.
In return, Trump has largely avoided hitting Rubio on the stump, only chiding him for running against his mentor, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush.
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The fact - for it is an undeniable one - that Romney is stiff on the stump does not really matter.
The freshman senator was an early backer of Romney's and appeared with him repeatedly on the stump ahead of her state's primary.
Mr. Ryan, who hadn't previously said much about his mother on the stump, appeared to relish the opportunity to speak about Mrs.
That may be true but it is not easy to sell a counterfactual on the stump (as the first President Bush learned).
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