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, Wilson thought of replicating Mamdani’s campaign strategy to squeeze out a win.
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Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 17 Nov. 2025
Doctors implanted a pacemaker with a defibrillator to address an irregular heart rhythm, and Fetterman returned to the campaign trail after several weeks of recovery.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Nov. 2025
Andrew Cuomo invoked Piker’s name repeatedly along the campaign trail in an effort to smear Mamdani.
—Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 13 Nov. 2025
At the time, Kennedy was on the campaign trail, trying to stay in the running for the 2024 presidential election.
—Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 12 Nov. 2025
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Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 17 Nov. 2025
Doctors implanted a pacemaker with a defibrillator to address an irregular heart rhythm, and Fetterman returned to the campaign trail after several weeks of recovery.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Nov. 2025
Andrew Cuomo invoked Piker’s name repeatedly along the campaign trail in an effort to smear Mamdani.
—Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 13 Nov. 2025
At the time, Kennedy was on the campaign trail, trying to stay in the running for the 2024 presidential election.
—Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 12 Nov. 2025
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“Campaign trail.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/campaign%20trail. Accessed 22 Nov. 2025.
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