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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One of its provisions that made a bipartisan splash on the campaign trail was the elimination of taxes on tips for service-workers like restaurant servers and bartenders, among many others.
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David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 July 2025
Trump promised the auto loan tax break on the campaign trail last year, including during a speech to the Detroit Economic Club in October.
—Tribune News Service, Boston Herald, 19 July 2025
The news comes as the Trump administration has cracked down on immigration and pursued mass deportations, as President Donald Trump promised on the campaign trail.
—Nathan Diller, USA Today, 18 July 2025
Over the last few years, Trump, once a crypto skeptic, has begun to tout himself as the most crypto-friendly commander in chief in U.S. history, and pushed for Congress to take up the issue on the campaign trail.
—Allison Pecorin, ABC News, 18 July 2025
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David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 July 2025
Trump promised the auto loan tax break on the campaign trail last year, including during a speech to the Detroit Economic Club in October.
—Tribune News Service, Boston Herald, 19 July 2025
The news comes as the Trump administration has cracked down on immigration and pursued mass deportations, as President Donald Trump promised on the campaign trail.
—Nathan Diller, USA Today, 18 July 2025
Over the last few years, Trump, once a crypto skeptic, has begun to tout himself as the most crypto-friendly commander in chief in U.S. history, and pushed for Congress to take up the issue on the campaign trail.
—Allison Pecorin, ABC News, 18 July 2025
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“Campaign trail.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/campaign%20trail. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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