Some worthy candidates did not, partly because they delivered exactly what they promised, and therefore lacked any element of surprise.

They provide examples of the messages each candidate is delivering in his standard campaign speech.

A candidate for Congress was delivering her carefully polished pitch for votes.

This marks a major shift in how candidates deliver their message, and has dramatically affected how local stations cover politics.

The first candidate delivers a sermon on the creation story that promptly puts the entire congregation to sleep.

Today, each candidate is delivering her basic stump speech as a video camera rolls.

Under the rules today, the two candidates merely delivered rival statements to Parliament on the ostensible issue of debating the latest government budget.

The candidate delivered a series of policy speeches at Georgetown University.

The candidate delivered those words and started the next line when the audience interrupted with a roar.

For example, in the 2008 presidential elections, candidates delivered weekly addresses through videos on the Internet.