Related Clues:

• Emulate a valedictorian
• D.C. dealmaker
• Speak at length
• Give a valedictory, e.g.
• Speak to the masses
• Solicit votes
• Get on a soapbox
• Running expert, for short
• Sermonize
• Vote solicitor
• Party person
•     Party person
• Sound off, perhaps
• Harangue the crowd
• Smoke-filled room figure