Seth McLaughlin
Articles by Seth McLaughlin
Cruz: GOP can empower grassroots by ditching consultants, ‘Soviet-style campaigns’
Sen. Ted Cruz said Saturday that the GOP can bolster its appeal by sticking to its conservative principles and embracing a bottom-up campaign model that empowers grassroots voters. Published May 31, 2014
Donald Trump: Clippers sale shows the ‘dollar has gone to hell’
Real estate mogul Donald Trump said the $2 billion sale of the Los Angeles Clippers means that "the dollar has gone to hell." Published May 30, 2014
Haley Barbour: Ideological purity is the ‘enemy of victory’
Former Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour warned Friday that ideological purity is the "enemy of victory" and that the GOP must broaden the Republican coalition to win elections and to enact conservative policies that will change the direction of the nation. Published May 30, 2014
Sarah Palin campaigns with tea party favorite in Louisiana
Published May 29, 2014
Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal blasts Common Core
Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal made it clear Thursday that he no longer supports the nationwide K-12 school stands known as Common Core, which have become a lightning rod for the GOP base. Published May 29, 2014
GOP must find God, ‘Duck Dynasty’ star warns
Phil Robertson, the patriarch of the "Duck Dynasty" television series, warned the GOP that it "can't be right for America if you are wrong with God." Published May 29, 2014
Mississippi mud-slinging of Cochran, McDaniel turns off voters
Henry Barbour, a major player in Mississippi Republican politics, says he never would have stood behind Sen. Thad Cochran's re-election push so quickly if not for the early onslaught by out-of-state tea party groups eager to slay the veteran lawmaker. Published May 29, 2014
Rick Santorum endorses Chris McDaniel in Mississippi Senate primary
Former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum on Thursday endorsed state Sen. Chris McDaniel's bid to unseat incumbent Thad Cochran in Mississippi's high-profile Republican Senate primary. Published May 29, 2014
Michelle Nunn leads potential GOP challengers in Georgia Senate race
A new poll released Friday shows that Democrat Michelle Nunn holds an edge over the two Republicans who are vying to run against her in the Georgia race to replace retiring GOP Sen. Saxby Chambliss. Published May 23, 2014
Republican Mitch McConnell vows to fix damage done to Senate under Harry Reid
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell vowed Thursday that if given the opportunity to lead the Senate he would watch over the upper chamber in a much different fashion that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid. Published May 22, 2014
Sen. McConnell challenges Grimes to ‘Lincoln-Douglas’ debates
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell on Wednesday challenged his Democratic rival Allison Lundergan Grimes in the high-profile Kentucky Senate race to join him in three "traditional Lincoln-Douglas" style debates, saying it will give voters to get a clear view of their thinking before the airwaves are blanketed with campaign ads. Published May 21, 2014
Democrat Grimes vows to answer to voters, not president, in new ad
Fresh off her primary win, Alison Lundergan Grimes rolled out her first television ad in her general election campaign against Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, casting herself as a post-partisan figure who is ready to shake things up in Washington and is not going to be a rubber stamp for any president. Published May 21, 2014
McConnell wins in landslide in Kentucky primary
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell promised to "crush" the tea party in this primary election season, and the Kentucky Republican did his part Tuesday night by winning a landslide primary victory over businessman Matt Bevin — the latest victory for the Republican establishment. Published May 20, 2014
Cardenas to step down as ACU leader
Al Cardenas is stepping down as chairman of the American Conservative Union after spending more than three years leading the nation's oldest grass-roots conservative organization. Published May 20, 2014
Georgia, Kentucky primaries to sow seeds for Republican control of Senate
Republicans on Tuesday will cast votes in the two states where they are most vulnerable heading into November's elections — Georgia and Kentucky — where primaries could leave the GOP champions bruised as they prepare to face strong female Democrats. Published May 19, 2014
Former Va. Sen. James Webb won’t rule out White House bid
Former Virginia Sen. James H. Webb Jr. refused Monday to rule out a run for president, saying he is weighing his options. Published May 19, 2014
Outside interests spend big in Idaho Republican primary
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce looks to keep its perfect primary record intact on Tuesday when Idaho voters head to the polls to decide between GOP establishment favorite Rep. Michael K. Simpson or tea party-backed political novice Bryan Smith. Published May 18, 2014
Social conservatives wary of RNC convention in Las Vegas
Social conservatives say the Republican Party should deny Las Vegas's bid to host its 2016 presidential convention after the Nevada Republican Party erased from its platform the pro-life and traditional-marriage language. Published May 18, 2014
Sen. Marco Rubio takes on entitlement reform
Sen. Marco Rubio said Tuesday that Congress has a responsibility to tackle entitlement reform sooner rather than later, making him the latest of the likely 2016 Republican presidential contenders to say it is time for the party to address the thorny subject head-on. Published May 13, 2014
Sen. Marco Rubio calls former Gov. Charlie Crist a ‘phony’
Looking to help raise money for the Florida GOP, Sen. Marco Rubio is labeling former Florida Gov. Charlie Crist, who has jumped between parties and is running again for the governor's mansion, as a "phony." Published May 13, 2014
