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Seth McLaughlin

Seth McLaughlin, a reporter on the Politics Desk, can be reached at smclaughlin@washingtontimes.com. Follow him on Twitter: @SethMcLaughlin1

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"I don't have a political machine," said Sen. Amy Klobuchar, Minnesota Democrat. "I don't come from money, but what I do have is this — I have grit." (Associated Press)

Amy Klobuchar announces 2020 presidential campaign, joins growing field of Democrats

Sen. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota on Sunday launched her campaign for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination on a Mississippi River bank, promising a crowd braving the cold and snow that she will "lead from the heart" and fight to move the country away from "the petty and vicious nature of our politics." Published February 10, 2019

In this pool image from video, Stacey Abrams delivers the Democratic party's response to President Donald Trump's State of the Union address, Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2019 from Atlanta. Abrams narrowly lost her bid in November to become America's first black female governor, and party leaders are aggressively recruiting her to run for U.S. Senate from Georgia. Speaking from Atlanta, Abrams calls the shutdown a political stunt that "defied every tenet of fairness and abandoned not just our people, but our values." (Pool video image via AP)

Stacey Abrams dings Donald Trump, GOP leaders in Democratic response

Stacey Abrams joined President Trump in calling for more bipartisanship to address the nation's biggest challenges in the Democratic response to the State of the Union address Tuesday night, but she also blamed the White House and Republicans for crushing the hopes of the middle class and failing to stand up for the nation's "shared values." Published February 5, 2019

Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams watch as former President Barack Obama speaks during a campaign rally at Morehouse College Friday, Nov. 2, 2018, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore) ** FILE **

Stacey Abrams gives Democratic response to State of the Union in national audition

Stacey Abrams wowed Democratic activists with her narrow loss last year in Georgia's governor's race. The rest of the country will get a chance to see her work her political magic Tuesday when she delivers the English-language Democratic response to President Trump's State of the Union address. Published February 4, 2019

Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., left, and Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., confer as Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee on the third day of his confirmation hearing, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 6, 2018. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

No pro-life Democrats in 2020 race for president

The field of potential Democratic presidential candidates is expected to be the largest in history -- yet none of the two dozen high-profile names being bandied about is a pro-lifer. Published February 3, 2019

Sen. Bernie Sanders campaigns for Nevada Democrats on the University of Nevada, Reno campus on Thursday, Oct. 25, 2018. (Jason Bean/The Reno Gazette-Journal via AP) ** FILE **

Bernie Sanders 2020 campaign buzz excites loyalists

Reports that Sen. Bernard Sanders is planning to run for president in 2020 are news to key operatives from his last national campaign, who say they have yet to hear from their champion. Published January 29, 2019

Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., speaks to members of the media at her alma mater, Howard University, Monday, Jan. 21, 2019 in Washington, following her announcement earlier in the morning that she will run for president. Harris, a first-term senator and former California attorney general known for her rigorous questioning of President Donald Trump's nominees, entered the Democratic presidential race on Monday. Vowing to "bring our voices together," Harris would be the first woman to hold the presidency and the second African-American if she succeeds. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Kamala Harris joins 2020 women as male Democrats hedge

Sen. Kamala D. Harris announced Monday that she is running for president, adding another woman and the first black contender to the 2020 Democratic race, which is poised to be more diverse and more liberal than any previous field. Published January 21, 2019

California Gov. Jerry Brown signed a bill to move the state's primary election from June to "Super Tuesday" at the beginning of March. (Associated Press)

California primary line-jump creates 2020 chaos

A couple hundred thousand Democrats will brave a cold winter's night in Iowa on Feb. 3, 2020, attending the caucuses for what has traditionally been the kickoff of the party's primary season. But this time around, California will be joining them. Published December 25, 2018