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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On the campaign trail, Spanberger centered her message on affordability concerns and criticized the administration's treatment of federal workers through mass layoffs and the longest government shutdown in history.
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Elena Moore, NPR, 24 Feb. 2026
The state representative has equally cultivated a significant social media following, which his campaign has used to boost his name recognition amongst Texas voters on the campaign trail.
—Faith Bugenhagen, Austin American Statesman, 23 Feb. 2026
Marketing whiz Chalamet did not miss an opportunity to show off his French bonafides on the campaign trail.
—Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 23 Feb. 2026
Bald and goateed, Brooks doesn’t have a college degree and touts that as a credential on the campaign trail.
—Julia Terruso, Time, 23 Feb. 2026
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Elena Moore, NPR, 24 Feb. 2026
The state representative has equally cultivated a significant social media following, which his campaign has used to boost his name recognition amongst Texas voters on the campaign trail.
—Faith Bugenhagen, Austin American Statesman, 23 Feb. 2026
Marketing whiz Chalamet did not miss an opportunity to show off his French bonafides on the campaign trail.
—Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 23 Feb. 2026
Bald and goateed, Brooks doesn’t have a college degree and touts that as a credential on the campaign trail.
—Julia Terruso, Time, 23 Feb. 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 Mar. 2026.
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