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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Trump was a big supporter of the crypto market on the campaign trail but has more recently been quiet.
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Medora Lee, USA TODAY, 19 Feb. 2025
During his first term and on the campaign trail, Trump suggested the U.S. might withdraw from NATO if allies did not increase their defense spending.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 16 Feb. 2025
All seems like rather risky behavior for someone on the campaign trail!
—Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 14 Feb. 2025
Context: Trump regularly floated eliminating the Department of Education on the campaign trail, and has called the agency an example of federal overreach.
—Lucille Sherman, Axios, 14 Feb. 2025
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Medora Lee, USA TODAY, 19 Feb. 2025
During his first term and on the campaign trail, Trump suggested the U.S. might withdraw from NATO if allies did not increase their defense spending.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 16 Feb. 2025
All seems like rather risky behavior for someone on the campaign trail!
—Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 14 Feb. 2025
Context: Trump regularly floated eliminating the Department of Education on the campaign trail, and has called the agency an example of federal overreach.
—Lucille Sherman, Axios, 14 Feb. 2025
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“Campaign trail.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/campaign%20trail. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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