Seth McLaughlin
Articles by Seth McLaughlin
Justice Democrats: Pete Buttigieg has flip-flopped on ‘Medicare for All’
The far-left group that helped give rise to Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez says South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg has flip-flopped on "Medicare for All" in the 2020 Democratic presidential race purely for political reasons. Published November 13, 2019
Sudden expansion of 2020 Democratic presidential field reveals unease with Biden, Warren, Sanders
Former Vice President Joseph R. Biden has faced scrutiny over his age and energy. Published November 12, 2019
Hillary Clinton: ‘Many’ people pushing 2020 White House bid
Hillary Clinton says "many, many, many people" are urging her to enter the 2020 presidential race, but that at the moment she has no plans to run. Published November 12, 2019
Michael Bennet focuses his struggling presidential bid on New Hampshire
Sen. Michael Bennet is betting that voters in New Hampshire will boost his underdog presidential bid, vowing to spend more time in the state than any of his rivals in the 2020 race in the run-up to the first-in-the-nation primary. Published November 12, 2019
Joe Biden-Elizabeth Warren war of words heats up
Joseph R. Biden said Monday night that if he adopted Sen. Elizabeth Warren's tactics in the 2020 Democratic presidential race that he would be questioning whether she should be running in "the Socialist primary." Published November 11, 2019
2020 Democrats battle for Iowa voters’ attention in TV ads
The battle for dominance in the race for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination is heating up on television in Iowa, where candidates are jockeying for the precious attention of viewers against a sea of ads for disco-themed retirement planning, custom-crafted dentures, baking supplies, street chicken tacos and other products and services. Published November 6, 2019
Tom Perez says Democratic debate criteria set in advance to ensure fairness to 2020 candidates
The head of the Democratic National Committee said Wednesday that he "strongly" disagrees with criticisms that the party has put its finger on the scale in the 2020 presidential primary race, saying the debate criteria were set explicitly in advance to make sure the entire field got a "fair shake." Published November 6, 2019
Ayanna Pressley breaks with ‘Squad,’ backs Elizabeth Warren in 2020
Rep. Ayanna Pressley has split with the rest of "The Squad" by throwing her support behind Sen. Elizabeth Warren, a fellow Massachusetts Democrat, in the 2020 presidential race. Published November 6, 2019
DNC Chair ‘strongly’ disagrees with debate criteria critics
The head of the Democratic National Committee said Wednesday that he "strongly" disagrees with criticisms that the party has put its finger on the scale in the 2020 presidential primary race, saying the debate criteria were set explicitly in advance to make sure the entire field got a "fair shake." Published November 6, 2019
Tom Perez: Trump’s broken promises on guns costing GOP
The head the Democratic National Committee said the party's success at the ballot box this week in Virginia shows President Trump has shot himself in the foot when it comes to addressing gun violence. Published November 6, 2019
Pete Buttigieg surges in Iowa amid far-left fatigue
The stars are starting to align for Pete Buttigieg here in Iowa, where his rivals' struggles and far-left aspirations have given the South Bend, Indiana, mayor room to run in the first-in-the-nation caucus state. Published November 4, 2019
Elizabeth Warren blasted by Iowa voters as too liberal to beat Donald Trump
Sen. Elizabeth Warren's surging campaign is running into a dose of reality in this crucial nominating battleground where caucusgoers increasingly raise concerns that she is too radical for their liking and too liberal to topple President Trump in the general election. Published November 3, 2019
Pete Buttigieg vows not to increase deficit with campaign promises
South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg said Sunday night that his vision for the nation will not add a penny to the national deficit. Published November 3, 2019
Elizabeth Warren, Pete Buttigieg show strength at fabled Iowa dinner
Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg won the crowd over at the Iowa Democratic Party's fabled fall dinner -- all while outlining competing visions for the best way forward for the party and the nation. Published November 1, 2019
Tom Vilsack, former Iowa governor, questions who can take a punch in 2020 race
Former Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack said Friday that it too early to tell whether Sen. Elizabeth Warren or any of the candidates -- except for former Vice President Joseph R. Biden -- can "take a punch" in the 2020 Democratic presidential race. Published November 1, 2019
Elizabeth Warren says plan to pay for ‘Medicare for All’ will not raise taxes on middle class
Sen. Elizabeth Warren on Friday rolled out a plan to pay for "Medicare for All" that she says will not raise "taxes a penny on middle-class families" -- pushing back against the critics who pressured her to be more upfront about the cost of her proposal, and challenging her rivals to prove they have something better to offer. Published November 1, 2019
Joe Biden Communion snub may have been calculated, political observer suggests
It may have seemed a snub at the time, but one political observer says when former Vice President Joseph R. Biden was denied Holy Communion at a Catholic church in South Carolina last weekend, it may have been intentional. Published October 30, 2019
Pete Buttigieg channels Obama, expands electorate as moderate 2020 alternative to Elizabeth Warren
Pete Buttigieg is poised to do something no other Democratic presidential candidate has done: open a campaign office in Dallas County, Iowa, before the state's first-in-the-nation caucuses. Published October 27, 2019
Elizabeth Warren bid to end Senate filibuster threatens to backfire on Democrats
If Sen. Elizabeth Warren got her way and the Senate filibuster were eliminated, it's likely Congress already would have gutted Obamacare, allocated billions of more dollars to President Trump's border wall and even erased the Massachusetts Democrat's own brainchild idea, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, which grew out of the Wall Street collapse a decade ago. Published October 23, 2019
Julian Castro, cash-strapped White House hopeful, throws financial Hail Mary
Former Housing Secretary Julian Castro on Monday became the latest 2020 presidential contender to send out a financial SOS, warning that if he can't pad his campaign coffers over the coming days, then he is toast. Published October 21, 2019
