Can a third political party succeed in the US? Presidential elections are largely seen as a contest between the Democratic ...

History hasn’t been too kind to third parties, independents or write-ins that seek to shake up the political scene, CNN’s ...

No independent or third-party candidate has won an electoral vote in more than half a century, never mind the 270 needed to claim the presidency, but Messina said Biden and his team still need to ...

Other third-party candidates similarly stand no real chance of winning the presidency, and both Democratic- and Republican-affiliated groups have already challenged some third-party bids to get on ...

Third-party candidates will be on the ballot in all the top battleground states, drawing increased scrutiny over how they could influence the outcome of the presidential election in two weeks.

Some third-party candidates poll well early on, but "voters understand that they’d be throwing away their vote, so by the time Election Day arrives, ...

Third-party candidates often poll better than they perform, particularly this far out from Election Day, Kondik said. By November, when voters think more seriously about their decision, ...

No independent or third-party candidate has won an electoral vote in more than half a century, never mind the 270 needed to claim the presidency, but Messina said Biden and his team still need to ...

A trio of candidates is on course for the best showing by third party or independent candidates in nearly two decades, but significant barriers remain to disrupting or dismantling the nation’s ...

No independent or third-party candidate has won an electoral vote in more than half a century, never mind the 270 needed to claim the presidency, but Messina said Biden and his team still need to ...

There’s little concern that third-party candidates would actually win the presidency, but they could siphon support from the ultimate Democratic and Republican nominees.