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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Trump has used the campaign trail to defend the Iran war, contending Tehran’s regime cannot have a nuclear weapon. — Naomi Lim, The Washington Examiner, 28 Oct. 2026 Stay here through election night for the latest from the campaign trail with The Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s politics team. — AJC.com, 28 Oct. 2026 When Abdul El-Sayed fundraised with members of the Soros family, Republicans said his campaign trail rhetoric about money in politics was a ruse. — David Weigel, semafor.com, 28 Oct. 2026 Now, Newsom is termed out of the governor’s mansion early next year and is reportedly laying the groundwork for a presidential run in 2028, where his track record on homelessness will almost inevitably come up on the campaign trail. — Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 28 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for campaign trail

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“Campaign trail.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/campaign%20trail. Accessed 2 Nov. 2026.

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