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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Some of Jarrett’s favorites in the collection are the tchotchkes Obama kept on the campaign trail in 2007.
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Michael Loria, USA Today, 19 June 2026
What followed was a bruising contest fought on TV screens, in courtrooms, at the Capitol and across the campaign trail.
—Greg Bluestein, AJC.com, 17 June 2026
Caroline, 68, has made a handful of rare appearances on the campaign trail with her son, but is a notoriously private figure.
—Joseph Konig, PEOPLE, 17 June 2026
The New York City Democratic Socialists of America — a group closely aligned with Mayor Mamdani — issued a rebuke of his move to drive up the Police Department’s headcount despite his campaign trail pledge to keep NYPD numbers flat.
—Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 12 June 2026
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Michael Loria, USA Today, 19 June 2026
What followed was a bruising contest fought on TV screens, in courtrooms, at the Capitol and across the campaign trail.
—Greg Bluestein, AJC.com, 17 June 2026
Caroline, 68, has made a handful of rare appearances on the campaign trail with her son, but is a notoriously private figure.
—Joseph Konig, PEOPLE, 17 June 2026
The New York City Democratic Socialists of America — a group closely aligned with Mayor Mamdani — issued a rebuke of his move to drive up the Police Department’s headcount despite his campaign trail pledge to keep NYPD numbers flat.
—Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 12 June 2026
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“Campaign trail.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/campaign%20trail. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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