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 race to lead the nonprofit D.C. Bar Association is taking place at a precarious moment in national politics—and that's reflected in the rhetoric on the campaign trail.
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Carrie Johnson, NPR, 12 May 2025
Martin’s defenders began to eulogize a version of the Presidency, promoted relentlessly on the campaign trail, that would seek revenge on behalf of those who had gone to jail for Trump.
—Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 11 May 2025
Trump promised on the campaign trail to deport millions of people who are in the country illegally.
—Lindsay Whitehurst, Chicago Tribune, 8 May 2025
Melania attended none of her husband’s criminal or civil court proceeding in between his two presidencies, and rarely joined him on the campaign trail.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 8 May 2025
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Carrie Johnson, NPR, 12 May 2025
Martin’s defenders began to eulogize a version of the Presidency, promoted relentlessly on the campaign trail, that would seek revenge on behalf of those who had gone to jail for Trump.
—Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 11 May 2025
Trump promised on the campaign trail to deport millions of people who are in the country illegally.
—Lindsay Whitehurst, Chicago Tribune, 8 May 2025
Melania attended none of her husband’s criminal or civil court proceeding in between his two presidencies, and rarely joined him on the campaign trail.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 8 May 2025
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“Campaign trail.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/campaign%20trail. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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