campaigning Synonyms

electioneering political campaign candidacy candidature internal affairs take the field counterinsurgency barnstorm direct action backroom warfare venturing travailing stumping stump passage of arms politicking campaigns campaigned matters of state hat in the ring grassroots campaign stumping tour stump excursion campaign trail affairs of state run for office stateship smoke-filled room struggle struggling statecraft agitate drive crusading crusade civics canvass canvassing campania campaign campagna battling electioneer fighting fight scheming rurally run push