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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Democrat Josh Stein, who succeeded Cooper, won November's gubernatorial race by nearly 15 points after Republican Mark Robinson faced a series of scandals on the campaign trail.
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Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Aug. 2025
Trump has repeatedly said the federal government should take control of D.C., both on the campaign trail and since the start of his second term.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 6 Aug. 2025
In February, Trump signed an executive order directing policy advisers to make recommendations on how to lower costs for IVF after promising to do so on the campaign trail.
—Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 5 Aug. 2025
In the four-way race for the Ward 4 seat on the St. Paul City Council, no candidate comes close to raising the kind of cash that Molly Coleman has commanded during her short time on the campaign trail.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 4 Aug. 2025
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Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Aug. 2025
Trump has repeatedly said the federal government should take control of D.C., both on the campaign trail and since the start of his second term.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 6 Aug. 2025
In February, Trump signed an executive order directing policy advisers to make recommendations on how to lower costs for IVF after promising to do so on the campaign trail.
—Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 5 Aug. 2025
In the four-way race for the Ward 4 seat on the St. Paul City Council, no candidate comes close to raising the kind of cash that Molly Coleman has commanded during her short time on the campaign trail.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 4 Aug. 2025
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“Campaign trail.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/campaign%20trail. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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