Seth McLaughlin
Articles by Seth McLaughlin
Romney warns of looming defense cuts
Seeking to regain the offense in the presidential campaign, Mitt Romney on Monday said President Obama is to blame for the automatic defense-spending cuts looming at the beginning of next year and that those reductions will devastate communities in Ohio and other key political states. Published September 10, 2012
Obama, Romney trade political blows on the stump
With 60 days to go before Election Day, Mitt Romney, the Republican presidential nominee, returned Friday to the campaign trail and launched a television offensive in key battleground states that aimed to chopped away at President Obama's argument for a second term. Published September 7, 2012
Both campaigns using Bill Clinton in TV, email ads
Less than 24 hours after Bill Clinton delivered a full-throated endorsement of President Obama at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C., the battle for Bubba raged on over the airwaves and in the email in boxes Thursday. Published September 6, 2012
Ryan: President Obama is no President Clinton
Rep. Paul Ryan, launching a pre-emptive strike ahead of former President Bill Clinton's address to the Democratic National Convention on Wednesday, said President Obama is no Clinton. Published September 5, 2012
‘You didn’t build that’ was GOP’s spark plug
Within hours of President Obama's "You didn't build that" remark in July, Republicans sensed they had a campaign-defining moment, and the GOP moved quickly to ramp up the attacks that culminated in last week's convention, when the theme of speaker after speaker was, "Yes I did build it. Without the government." Published September 4, 2012
Ryan: Obama’s record is worse than Carter’s
Rep. Paul Ryan, the Republican vice presidential nominee, channeled former President Ronald Reagan at a campaign stop in Ohio on Tuesday, telling crowds that voters are doing worse today than they were when President Obama entered office four years ago and when former President Jimmy Carter was in office. Published September 4, 2012
Romney preps for debate as Democrats convene
After a few whirlwind days that saw him collect the Republican presidential nomination and make a commander-in-chief-like trip to Louisiana to inspect storm damage, Mitt Romney stepped off the campaign trail Sunday to prepare for the upcoming presidential debates with Barack Obama. Published September 2, 2012
Back on the stump in Ohio and Iowa, Romney and Obama trade jabs
Mitt Romney on Saturday aimed to keep his post-convention momentum going with a campaign stop in the battleground state of Ohio, while President Obama countered with the start of a campaign march through four swing states that he hopes will inject a jolt of energy into his re-election bid ahead of the Democratic National Convention next week in North Carolina. Published September 1, 2012
Romney changes schedule, visits Louisiana storm damage
Fresh off accepting the GOP presidential nod, Mitt Romney took on more of a presidential posture Friday, reworking his schedule so he could fly to Louisiana to survey the damage from Isaac — beating President Obama to the punch. Published August 31, 2012
Romney to turn to Reagan playbook for stretch run
Carrying a post-convention glow from his coronation as the Republican Party's standard-bearer, Mitt Romney plans to take a page out of Ronald Reagan's playbook from the 1980 presidential campaign by urging voters to ask themselves: "Are you better off than you were four years ago?" Published August 30, 2012
Romney erases ‘Etch A Sketch’ image
Mitt Romney's top strategist ignited a firestorm in March when he suggested that the candidate could "Etch A Sketch" away his campaign from the primaries — but Mr. Romney has yet to do a general-election wipe-down. Published August 29, 2012
Romney vows to reverse defense cuts, improve VA
Mitt Romney, speaking at the American Legion's nation convention, vowed to get veterans out of the unemployment lines and to reverse the defense cuts triggered by the ongoing spending standoff on Capitol Hill. Published August 29, 2012
For GOP, former Democrat Davis is key to independents’ hearts
Four years after seconding Barack Obama's presidential nomination at the Democratic National Convention and four months after leaving the Democratic Party, former Rep. Artur Davis of Alabama re-entered the national spotlight Tuesday to vouch for Mitt Romney at the Republicans' convention in Tampa, Fla. Published August 28, 2012
Romney preps for speech, frets about storm
Mitt Romney spent Monday polishing the speech he will deliver Thursday at the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla., while running mate Paul Ryan received a hero's send-off from a gymnasium full of hometown supporters. Published August 27, 2012
Romney prepares for GOP convention
Mitt Romney hunkered down Sunday with top aides in New Hampshire, where he mapped out the final preparations for his appearance at the Republican National Convention and the final general-election sprint. Published August 26, 2012
Romney woos women with economic message
Looking to curry favor with female voters, Mitt Romney told supporters in Powell, Ohio Saturday that he wants women to be able to fulfill their dreams in the business world. Published August 25, 2012
Romney: Drill in refuge, federal land, offshore
Mitt Romney said Thursday he would free up states to explore for gas and oil on federal lands inside their borders as part of a broader energy push that would put North America on track to be energy-independent by 2020, the end of his hypothetical second term in office. Published August 23, 2012
Romney to unveil energy plan
Mitt Romney plans to announce at a campaign stop in New Mexico on Thursday that if elected he would allow states to explore for energy on federal lands within their borders as part of a large plan to put North America on course to be energy independent by 2020. Published August 22, 2012
Tea party voters lack enthusiasm for Romney
Killing time before Mitt Romney's campaign rally in New Hampshire this week, GOP activist Paul Clark shared the story of how some tea party activists in the crowd had assured him that they would vote for the presumptive GOP nominee come Election Day. Published August 22, 2012
Ryan slams Obama plan as harmful to Medicare
For the first time since being named Mitt Romney's running mate, Rep. Paul Ryan journeyed to Pennsylvania, where he warned that President Obama's new health care law will force Medicare recipients to pay more for their coverage and make it harder for them to find hospitals and nursing homes that will let them in the door. Published August 21, 2012
