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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The president had sued CBS News, accusing them of deceptively editing former Vice President Kamala Harris' 2024 campaign trail appearance on 60 Minutes, per reporting by Reuters.
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Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 26 Nov. 2025
Party affiliation Miami Beach commission seats are nonpartisan, but political leanings have played a role on the campaign trail.
—Aaron Leibowitz, Miami Herald, 25 Nov. 2025
Mamdani cast himself as the strongest candidate who would stand up to Trump’s policies on the campaign trail.
—Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2025
On the campaign trail, progressives are using the moment to distance themselves from traditional pro-Israel groups.
—Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 21 Nov. 2025
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Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 26 Nov. 2025
Party affiliation Miami Beach commission seats are nonpartisan, but political leanings have played a role on the campaign trail.
—Aaron Leibowitz, Miami Herald, 25 Nov. 2025
Mamdani cast himself as the strongest candidate who would stand up to Trump’s policies on the campaign trail.
—Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2025
On the campaign trail, progressives are using the moment to distance themselves from traditional pro-Israel groups.
—Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 21 Nov. 2025
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“Campaign trail.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/campaign%20trail. Accessed 6 Dec. 2025.
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