campaign trail

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According to a 2025 Council of Europe report, Malta remains significantly behind in the fight against corruption -- but the issue was not a hot topic on the campaign trail.

From Barron's • May 31, 2026

After her election, she apologized for encouraging a boycott of Starbucks on the campaign trail.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

The message echoes a Steyer theme on the campaign trail — that candidates ought to be judged by who is supporting them and who is opposing them.

From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026

Gallrein has been a negligible presence on the campaign trail.

From Slate • May 19, 2026

We’d taken the kids to visit her late that summer, and he’d gone again on his own ten days earlier, stepping off the campaign trail for a day to sit and hold her hand.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama