Seth McLaughlin
Articles by Seth McLaughlin
Bay Buchanan endorses Mitt Romney
Conservative activist Bay Buchanan endorsed Mitt Romney's presidential bid Friday, saying that the former Massachusetts governor is the kind of person that voters can trust in the White House. Published January 6, 2012
Santorum touts his ‘past performance’
Using the same message that catapulted him to a near-win in Iowa, Rick Santorum told New Hampshire primary voters Thursday to ignore the pundits and decide for themselves who the GOP's presidential nominee should be, even as he ramped up attacks on front-runner Mitt Romney. Published January 5, 2012
After Iowa, verbal barbs fly among GOP candidates
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich picked up Wednesday where he left off after his disappointing fourth-place finish in the Iowa caucuses the night before, questioning the conservative credentials of rival Mitt Romney, who pulled out a paper-thin victory in the Hawkeye State. Published January 4, 2012
Race shifts to N.H. with Santorum surging, Gingrich fighting back
The excitement inside former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum's campaign headquarters grew throughout the evening here Tuesday as it became increasingly clear that he would finish in a virtual tie for first with former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney in Iowa's Republican caucuses. Published January 3, 2012
Huntsman makes final push in New Hampshire
Jon Huntsman Jr.'s Monday began like most of his days recently: The former Utah governor pulled on his cowboy boots and headed out to pound the New Hampshire pavement, looking for support for his presidential bid one voter at a time. Published January 2, 2012
Tea party looks for strength in numbers
With polls showing the movement's popularity sagging, tea party members from across the country are warning that anyone who thinks they are sleeping in 2012 is in for a rude awakening come Election Day, when they plan to pick up where they left off in 2010 by bolstering their voices for limited government on Capitol Hill. Published December 29, 2011
Romney backers join him on stump in New Hampshire
LANCASTER, N.H. | Standing atop a makeshift soapbox in the parking lot of a farm supply store, Mitt Romney made sure to highlight the members of his traveling army, starting with Sen. Kelly Ayotte and former Gov. John H. Sununu - two of this state's most well-known and well-liked political figures. Published December 22, 2011
Romney boards ‘Earn It’ bus, fumes past Gingrich
Mitt Romney, back atop the GOP field in the latest Rasmussen Reports poll in Iowa, kicked off his "Earn It" bus tour in New Hampshire on Wednesday with another jab at Republican rival Newt Gingrich, who has been sharply criticizing the former Massachusetts governor's "negative" campaigning. Published December 21, 2011
Endorsements touted, but value uncertain
The polls show Republican voters in New Hampshire seem to prefer Mitt Romney in the presidential election, but earlier this month, the state's largest paper issued a high-profile endorsement of his chief rival, Newt Gingrich. Published December 21, 2011
Romney works to cut Gingrich lead in South Carolina
Fresh off the final GOP presidential debate before the nomination race begins, Mitt Romney turned his attention Friday from Iowa's caucuses to chasing down Newt Gingrich in South Carolina, where the former House speaker holds a commanding lead in the polls. Published December 16, 2011
GOP’s millionaire candidates claim to know struggles of real people
Class warfare has broken out on an unlikely battlefield: the Republican presidential primaries. Published December 14, 2011
Cain wishes America ‘Merry Christmas’
Herman Cain wished the United States merry Christmas via the worldwide Web Wednesday - sending out a video where he's sitting fireside with his wife, Gloria, and reading passages from the Bible. Published December 14, 2011
Romney slams Gingrich for flip-flopping on Freddie Mac
For the third time in as many days, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney's presidential campaign kicked off the morning by casting former House Speaker Newt Gingrich as an unreliable conservative leader — this time turning Mr. Gingrich's own words against him. Published December 14, 2011
Gingrich bashes, employs media to get ahead
Newt Gingrich has made a point of ridiculing the press during his presidential campaign, but he actually owes the media a debt of gratitude. Without the free coverage he has received, the money-challenged Gingrich campaign might never have gotten off the ground. Published December 12, 2011
Gingrich, Romney engage in surrogate wars
Borrowing a page from Mitt Romney's playbook, Newt Gingrich deployed a couple of his surrogates Friday to criticize the former Massachusetts governor's attempts to "tear down" the former House speaker and question his ability to lead the nation. Published December 9, 2011
GOP hopefuls passing on Trump debate
Donald Trump's stature within Republican ranks appears to be waning, after most of the party's presidential hopefuls have shot down the billionaire developer's invitation to take part in a "debate" moderated by "The Donald." Published December 9, 2011
Former Hill allies call out Gingrich
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich's political past is starting to haunt him on the campaign trail, where several of his ex-colleagues are saying his surplus of ideas often left political messes that they had to clean up, and that this harmed the conservative cause he championed. Published December 8, 2011
Tea Party Caucus doesn’t back Bachmann
Rep. Michele Bachmann founded and leads the House Tea Party Caucus, but the Minnesota Republican's presidential bid has won only one endorsement from its five dozen members — putting her well shy of Mitt Romney, who leads the presidential field with eight supporters from the caucus. Published December 7, 2011
Gingrich: John Bolton will be my secretary of state
Newt Gingrich promised conservatives on Tuesday he would ask former U.N. Ambassador John Bolton to be his secretary of state if he's elected president next year, according to several of those who met with him Published December 7, 2011
Ads blitz in Iowa: More spots more often as caucuses near
Less than a month before the Iowa caucuses, the ad wars are intensifying in the Hawkeye State, with both Newt Gingrich and Ron Paul rolling out new commercials Monday aimed at seizing the electoral high ground in a state that's had five GOP presidential front-runners in as many months. Published December 5, 2011
