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.

Examples of campaign trail in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

But while Trump has tried to paint a rosy picture of the economy, Vice President JD Vance has been driving home a different message on the campaign trail -- appearing more sympathetic to the economic squeeze frustrated voters are facing. — ABC News, 7 Oct. 2026

With Election Day just four weeks away, the rhetoric on the campaign trail in New York is heating up. — Marcia Kramer, CBS News, 6 Oct. 2026

In Texas, Cruz has joined Republican Ken Paxton, who is running to be Cruz’s junior senator, on the campaign trail. — Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 5 Oct. 2026

Trump has also promised on the campaign trail to send every American adult $5,000 if Republicans retain control of the House and Senate in the midterm elections. — Melissa Goldin, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2026

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