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President George H.W. Bush conspicuously checked his watch. Al Gore got too close for comfort. Mitt Romney strode across stage to confront President Barack Obama face to face.

For presidential candidates, a town hall debate is a test of stagecraft as much as substance.

Gary Johnson averaged just 7 percentage points in 11 polls released on Thursday, continuing a string of bad results for the Libertarian Party nominee. At the same time, the number of undecided voters appears to be falling. Those two trends are combining to remove some of the uncertainty in our forecasts — historically, the number of undecided and third-party voters has been strongly correlated with both polling volatility and polling error.

As Florida braces for the most powerful hurricane to hit the U.S. in 12 years, the presidential campaigns are grappling with how to address the storm—and the state’s looming voter registration deadline—without politicizing a natural disaster.

Hillary Clinton’s campaign manager Robby Mook during a call with reporters Thursday urged Florida officials to extend the state’s general election voter registration deadline beyond Oct. 11 to accommodate those affected by Hurricane Matthew.

Everything you need to know about Trump and Clinton’s second 2016 presidential debate

When is the second debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump?

The second debate will take place Sunday at Washington University in St. Louis.

Poll: Clinton retakes 11-point lead over Trump in Michigan

Three weeks after it looked like Donald Trump could challenge Hillary Clinton in Michigan, it now appears the Republican nominee may have squandered that chance with a poor debate performance, revelations about his taxes and erratic behavior on the campaign trail, an exclusive new Free Press/WXYZ-TV poll shows.

Clinton debate prep is focused on what happens once the debate is done

Sen. Tim Kaine may have awakened Wednesday to poor reviews after the first and only vice-presidential debate, but his acerbic performance in Farmville, Va., revealed that the Clinton campaign’s strategy for these debates extends far beyond the stage.

Deborah Charney didn’t need much persuading when Hillary Clinton volunteer Cordell Clealand stepped onto her front porch and pulled out a “join the team” card.

“I’m not sure how females can vote for Trump,’’ said Charney, 52, an attorney from Powell, Ohio, said of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump. She had Clealand check the boxes that said she would help register voters and make phone calls for Clinton.