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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As for specific immigration policies, there appeared to be shifting support for some of the key policies Trump has sought to implement after having promised them on the campaign trail.
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Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 July 2025
Those claims were then repeated by Trump on the campaign trail.
—Reuters, NBC news, 9 July 2025
The brothers were each serving a life sentence with no hope of release until Gascón petitioned for their resentencing last year, a move Hochman opposed both on the campaign trail and then in court.
—Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2025
On the campaign trail, President Donald Trump promised to eliminate taxes on tips and overtime.
—Natalie Wu, CNBC, 9 July 2025
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Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 July 2025
Those claims were then repeated by Trump on the campaign trail.
—Reuters, NBC news, 9 July 2025
The brothers were each serving a life sentence with no hope of release until Gascón petitioned for their resentencing last year, a move Hochman opposed both on the campaign trail and then in court.
—Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2025
On the campaign trail, President Donald Trump promised to eliminate taxes on tips and overtime.
—Natalie Wu, CNBC, 9 July 2025
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“Campaign trail.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/campaign%20trail. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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