Seth McLaughlin
Articles by Seth McLaughlin
In campaign twist, Romney camp plays Clinton card against Obama
An unlikely battle for Bubba's legacy has broken out in the presidential race, with GOP candidate Mitt Romney praising Bill Clinton's presidency as a bank-shot way to argue that President Obama has "discarded" his Democratic predecessor's wisdom about the end of big government. Published May 24, 2012
Tea-party target Hatch gets Palin’s endorsement
Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin endorsed Utah Sen. Orrin G. Hatch's re-election bid Wednesday, calling the onetime tea-party target a "lifelong conservative" who has fought for a balanced-budget amendment and for conservative Supreme Court justices. Published May 23, 2012
Obama, Romney use states’ rights as they see fit
The 10th Amendment, the amendment supposedly reserving for the states all powers not explicitly granted to the federal government, gets a lot of rhetorical love on the campaign trail. Published May 20, 2012
Ex-presidents factor into Romney’s campaign
Mitt Romney, campaigning in battleground state Iowa on Tuesday, scored a long-awaited — if not exactly surprising — endorsement in Washington from the last Republican occupant of the White House. Published May 15, 2012
Paul aide: Don’t look for a Romney endorsement
Ron Paul's campaign conceded Tuesday he won't win enough delegates to be Republicans' presidential nominee, but says he will continue to try to win supporters to influence the GOP's platform and rules at the August convention. Published May 15, 2012
Gay marriage gives Romney chance to fire up base
While many Republicans consider the sudden emergence of gay marriage as an issue in the 2012 presidential campaign an unhelpful distraction, social conservatives Sunday insisted the Obama administration has given presumptive Republican nominee Mitt Romney an opportunity. Published May 13, 2012
Romney backs traditional marriage at Liberty University
Presumptive GOP nominee Mitt Romney assured the thousands of conservative Christians gathered for the graduation ceremony at Liberty University, the school founded by evangelical icon Jerry Falwell, that he stands with them on traditional marriage. Published May 12, 2012
Romney’s team starts to look like Bush’s
Mitt Romney's corps of advisers is heavily salted with figures who surrounded President George W. Bush as he watched over massive increases in federal spending, the creation of more government programs and the invasions of Iraq and Afghanistan, as well as the nation-building efforts that followed. Published May 10, 2012
‘Still deciding’ does damage to Romney’s Hispanic reach
The difficulties Mitt Romney faces in wooing Hispanic voters this year were underscored Tuesday when the Republicans' top Hispanic outreach official said the former Massachusetts governor is "still deciding" his position on immigration. Published May 8, 2012
Obama denies presiding over ‘bloated government’
After presiding over three consecutive years of trillion-dollar deficits, President Obama told an audience in New York on Tuesday not to believe critics who accuse him of running a "bloated government." Published May 8, 2012
GOP Hispanic outreach hits snag
Republicans underscored their difficulties in wooing Latino voters in this year's elections on Tuesday when the party's top Hispanic outreach official said it was unclear what likely presidential nominee Mitt Romney's stance would be on the critical issue of immigration. Published May 8, 2012
Romney wins Santorum endorsement
Former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum endorsed Mitt Romney for president Monday night in an email to supporters, assuring them that he's convinced the former Massachusetts governor with fight for the issues important to social conservatives, tea party members and working families. Published May 7, 2012
Romney hits at Obama on jobs
Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney said Monday that the Obama administration is misleading the public into thinking that the dip in the national unemployment rate proves the Democrat's economic policies are working. Published May 7, 2012
Romney needs to get small donors hooked
If Mitt Romney hopes to go toe-to-toe this fall with President Obama, the former Massachusetts governor needs to show he can fish for small-dollar donors as well as reeling in the big-cash catch. Published May 6, 2012
Gingrich exits campaign, gives tepid nod to Romney
Vowing to stay involved in the national political conversation, an at-times-emotional Newt Gingrich closed the curtain on his Republican presidential bid Wednesday, ending an up-and-down campaign that saw the former House speaker re-establish himself on the national political stage and rack up millions of dollars in campaign debt along the way. Published May 2, 2012
Gingrich to end turbulent presidential bid
Newt Gingrich will officially pull the plug on his presidential bid Wednesday, marking the end of a roller-coaster candidacy that dove into and out of debt — and into and out of contention during the bloody Republican nomination race. Published May 1, 2012
When hit by Obama, Romney’s reply is ‘jobs’
When it comes to tailoring his message, Mitt Romney has adopted a one-size-fits-all philosophy: There's little that his economic message can't do. Published April 26, 2012
Newt Gingrich to suspend his campaign
Newt Gingrich plans to suspend his presidential campaign, following another poor showing in this week's Republican primary contests. Published April 25, 2012
Sweep has Romney looking to November
Signaling that he now considers the Republican presidential primary season over, a triumphant Mitt Romney returned Tuesday to New Hampshire — the site where he kicked off his campaign 10 months ago — to urge his supporters and those who backed his GOP rivals to rally behind his effort to defeat President Obama this fall. Published April 24, 2012
Romney, Rubio stump in Pennsylvania
Mitt Romney, campaigning Monday with Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, told Pennsylvania supporters that while Tuesday's Republican primary is important, next fall's showdown with President Obama is the real battle. Published April 23, 2012
