Transcript: Anatomy of an Obama Stump Speech

MICHELE NORRIS
NPR All Things Considered
05-05-2008
Anatomy of an Obama Stump Speech

Host: MICHELE NORRIS
Time 21:00-22:00 PM


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As for Barack Obama, delivering a rousing stump speech is one of his strongest abilities. Since the earliest primaries, Obama has filled giant arenas with screaming crowds. As with Hillary Clinton's stump speech, Obama's speech has also evolved.

As NPR's Don Gonyea reports, some of those changes reflect a recognition of Clinton's resurgence.

DON GONYEA: There is one big theme that has remained a constant in the Barack Obama stump speech over the course of this long campaign. It's that Washington needs to change. Here's how the ...

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