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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Yet beyond the campaign trail messaging, the results also reflect a structural fact of Chilean politics that mirror political realities of other parts of Latin America, and even globally.
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Andra B. Chastain, The Conversation, 15 Dec. 2025
Every day on the campaign trail, Amy hears from Ohioans impacted by high costs and health care cuts who are ready for change.
—Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025
Since the campaign trail, Higgins has pledged to replace Art Noriega, the current city manager.
—Miami Herald, 10 Dec. 2025
Her party sent members to New York to study Mamdani's winning ways on the campaign trail.
—Fatima Al-Kassab, NPR, 4 Dec. 2025
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Andra B. Chastain, The Conversation, 15 Dec. 2025
Every day on the campaign trail, Amy hears from Ohioans impacted by high costs and health care cuts who are ready for change.
—Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025
Since the campaign trail, Higgins has pledged to replace Art Noriega, the current city manager.
—Miami Herald, 10 Dec. 2025
Her party sent members to New York to study Mamdani's winning ways on the campaign trail.
—Fatima Al-Kassab, NPR, 4 Dec. 2025
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“Campaign trail.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/campaign%20trail. Accessed 18 Dec. 2025.
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