The speeches he makes to his supporters won't win him any more votes. He's just 'preaching to the choir'.
(..) There we go. That settles it, then. Yeah, uh... hoping to find you in the Three Broomsticks. Uh no, emergency choir practice from the freighthorse. Does anyone fancy a butterbeer? A chum of mine was sledging down Clagsby Hill. (..)2009 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince