Could a third-party candidate win the U.S. presidency? That’s very unlikely.

A supporter of former Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders and of Green Party candidate Jill Stein holds a sign at a rally at City Hall in Philadelphia on July 25 as the Democratic National Convention formally selects Hillary Clinton as the party's presidential nominee. Jill Stein's Green Party is aggressively courting Bernie Sanders supporters and others from the Democratic Party's far left.

Dante Ramos Partisans: Sharing wishful-thinking clickbait doesn’t help

But according to the new breed of clickbait headlines that proliferate on Facebook, an oration that's rousing enough, or a tweet that's snarky enough, can singlehandedly vaporize the Republican nominee. "Obama Just Annihilated Donald Trump with the Whole World Watching at DNC," the website PoliticusUSA declared during last week's Democratic National Convention.

Michael Barone: Democratsa mission partly accomplished

It was a variant on a traditional convention for a party seeking a third straight term in the White House, attempting to overcome an apparent post-convention bounce for the opposition's candidate: shades of 1988 or 2000 or 2008. Usually it starts with a valedictory speech by the incumbent president, followed by celebration of the new nominee and ending with a rousing acceptance speech.

Donald Trump camp says Hillary Clinton is ‘linked to ISIS’

Now Trump camp says Clinton is 'linked to ISIS' as it charges Hillary is 'tied to brutal theocratic and Islamist regimes' Trump campaign seizes on five-week old report that French manufacturer Lafarge made deals with ISIS to keep its cement plant running Trump campaign blasted out release from advisor Stephen Miller saying Clinton 'refuses to tell the truth about radical Islam's war against people of different beliefs, lifestyles and values' Donald Trump's campaign, which has already blasted Hillary for failing to contain ISIS, is now charging she is 'linked' to the group because of a French company's contribution to the Clinton foundation.

Meet Trump’s latest political enemy: Fire marshals

Even before Donald Trump kicked off his town hall event Monday he gathered reporters to decry "politics at its lowest" - but he wasn't talking about Hillary Clinton or the latest controversy swirling around his campaign, his feud with the parents of a slain Muslim US soldier. Instead, Trump was unleashing on the local fire marshal, accusing the city official of turning away thousands of Trump supporters without cause.

Republican Strategist Who Warned GOP They Need Latinos Quits The Party Over Trump

A longtime adviser to former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush - and the co-author of the Republican National Committee's infamous 2012 " autopsy report " that focused on making inroads with Latino voters - has left the Republican Party. She cited the nomination of Donald Trump, who she calls a "misogynist" and a "bigot," as her reason.

Top Jeb Bush adviser says ‘Donald Trump cannot be elected president’

TRENTON - A lifelong Republican and a top adviser to former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush said Monday she'll cast her vote for Hillary Clinton if the contest in her home state gets close. Sally Bradshaw, who was a senior adviser to Bush's failed presidential campaign, told CNN she left the Republican party and turned independent.

Trump’s Attacks on Khan Family Roil Race But May Not Alter It

Despite negative news coverage and an uproar on social media, Trump's remarks may have little effect on his standing in the polls. Donald Trump's swipe at the heartbroken parents of a Muslim-American war hero killed in Iraq has sparked condemnation across party lines, prompting top Republicans in Congress to distance themselves from the GOP presidential nominee, and for Democrat Hillary Clinton to reassess her own tack with voters during a weekend bus tour across Pennsylvania and Ohio.