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 story raised questions, as Sheehy had written in his memoir about aerial firefighting and said on the campaign trail that the bullet in his arm is from his days in active combat. —Shaylee Ragar, NPR, 5 June 2024

In perhaps a sign that the AfD camel can carry only so many straws, last week the party censured its own, pushing its two top candidates for the European Parliament elections from the campaign trail, while not removing them from contention. —Christopher F. Schuetze, New York Times, 1 June 2024

While Ivanka does seem to be supporting him, don’t look for the married mother of three on the campaign trail any time soon. —Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 31 May 2024

An attacker approached him on the campaign trail and stabbed him multiple times. —Patrick J. McDonnell, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2024