Campaign in the United States

Front-porch Campaign (in Politics)

Related to political science, the following is a definition of Front-porch Campaign in the U.S. practice of politics: A low-key campaign in which the candidate remains close to home and gives speeches but largely does not travel or otherwise actively campaign.

The best known examples were the presidential campaigns of James Garfield in 1880, Benjamin Harrison in 1888 and William McKinley in 1896.