campaign trail
noun
: a route that takes a candidate for office to different places in order to talk to people during a campaign
The candidates talked about the people they met on the campaign trail.
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Wambsganss and Huffman have traded barbs on the campaign trail, including on issues like school choice and gambling interests’ involvement in the race.
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Oct. 2025
Even before he was sworn in, Santos admitted lying about key details of his life on the campaign trail.
—Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 17 Oct. 2025
On the campaign trail, Grijalva promised to sign onto a bipartisan petition to force a vote in the House to release the Epstein files.
—Claudia Grisales, NPR, 16 Oct. 2025
The Florida International University graduate has worked for Google’s philanthropy arm for the past 13 years in disaster response and most recently disseminating grants across the Americas, but left his job earlier this month to hit the campaign trail full-time.
—Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 15 Oct. 2025
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Oct. 2025
Even before he was sworn in, Santos admitted lying about key details of his life on the campaign trail.
—Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 17 Oct. 2025
On the campaign trail, Grijalva promised to sign onto a bipartisan petition to force a vote in the House to release the Epstein files.
—Claudia Grisales, NPR, 16 Oct. 2025
The Florida International University graduate has worked for Google’s philanthropy arm for the past 13 years in disaster response and most recently disseminating grants across the Americas, but left his job earlier this month to hit the campaign trail full-time.
—Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 15 Oct. 2025
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“Campaign trail.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/campaign%20trail. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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