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, Emehel repeatedly claimed the connection presented a potential conflict of interest.
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Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 22 Dec. 2025
On the 2024 campaign trail, Usha Vance faced racist online backlash from far-right social media posts.
—Michelle Stoddart, ABC News, 22 Dec. 2025
Jun stars as Seo Mun-ju, a former diplomat whose husband is murdered on the presidential campaign trail.
—Kayti Burt, Time, 18 Dec. 2025
Trump had previously vowed to reschedule marijuana on the 2024 campaign trail, an initiative started by President Joe Biden‘s administration in 2023, and even called for loosening sentences for minor marijuana criminal offenses.
—Christian Datoc, The Washington Examiner, 18 Dec. 2025
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Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 22 Dec. 2025
On the 2024 campaign trail, Usha Vance faced racist online backlash from far-right social media posts.
—Michelle Stoddart, ABC News, 22 Dec. 2025
Jun stars as Seo Mun-ju, a former diplomat whose husband is murdered on the presidential campaign trail.
—Kayti Burt, Time, 18 Dec. 2025
Trump had previously vowed to reschedule marijuana on the 2024 campaign trail, an initiative started by President Joe Biden‘s administration in 2023, and even called for loosening sentences for minor marijuana criminal offenses.
—Christian Datoc, The Washington Examiner, 18 Dec. 2025
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“Campaign trail.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/campaign%20trail. Accessed 26 Dec. 2025.
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