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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Chris Whipple, an expert on White House chiefs of staff, said Trump is reactive and instinctive, which drove his success on the campaign trail.
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Tamara Keith, NPR, 28 June 2025
Musk first backed Trump’s second bid for the White House on the evening of an assassination attempt on the campaign trail.
—Jillian Frankel, People.com, 28 June 2025
This push for lower rates is the opposite of Trump’s ask on the campaign trail last year.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 24 June 2025
Trump also said repeatedly on the campaign trail that he should be awarded the prize, which former President Obama won in 2009.
—Miriam Waldvogel, The Hill, 20 June 2025
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Tamara Keith, NPR, 28 June 2025
Musk first backed Trump’s second bid for the White House on the evening of an assassination attempt on the campaign trail.
—Jillian Frankel, People.com, 28 June 2025
This push for lower rates is the opposite of Trump’s ask on the campaign trail last year.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 24 June 2025
Trump also said repeatedly on the campaign trail that he should be awarded the prize, which former President Obama won in 2009.
—Miriam Waldvogel, The Hill, 20 June 2025
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“Campaign trail.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/campaign%20trail. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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