Seth McLaughlin

Steve Bullock warns 2020 Democrats against ‘pie in the sky ideas’

Gov. Steve Bullock of Montana missed the cut for the fifth Democratic presidential debate but didn't miss the chance to attack his rivals for espousing "pie in the sky ideas" before they took the stage here for the high-profile showdown in Atlanta.

November 20, 2019

Stacey Abrams: Georgia ‘winnable’ for Democrats in 2020

Speaking in her political backyard, Stacey Abrams insisted before the fifth Democratic presidential debate here Wednesday the GOP's winning streak in presidential elections in Georgia is in jeopardy in the 2020 election.

November 20, 2019

‘Public option’ health care remains more popular than ‘Medicare-for-All’: Poll

More voters back a government-run "public option" for health care over a national "Medicare-for-All," according to a new survey released Wednesday.

November 20, 2019

Elizabeth Warren sputters, Pete Buttigieg surges into Democratic debate clash

Sen. Elizabeth Warren sailed into the fourth Democratic presidential debate in October with the wind at her back after emerging as the candidate to beat in the early primary states.

November 19, 2019

Elizabeth Warren selling ‘Billionaire Tears’ mugs

Sen. Elizabeth Warren has ratcheted up her us-versus-them message in her swag store, where she is now selling "Billionaire Tears" mugs for $25 each for her presidential bid.

November 14, 2019

Pete Buttigieg blasted by Justice Democrats for flip flopping on ‘Medicare for All’

Moving to stunt Pete Buttigieg's rise in the 2020 presidential race, the far-left of the Democratic Party is sharpening its attacks against the South Bend, Indiana, mayor -- casting him as a calculated, silver-tongued politician who has shown he will not be a warrior for their causes.

November 13, 2019

Justice Democrats: Pete Buttigieg has flip-flopped on ‘Medicare for All’

The far-left group that helped give rise to Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez says South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg has flip-flopped on "Medicare for All" in the 2020 Democratic presidential race purely for political reasons.

November 13, 2019

Sudden expansion of 2020 Democratic presidential field reveals unease with Biden, Warren, Sanders

Former Vice President Joseph R. Biden has faced scrutiny over his age and energy.

November 12, 2019

Hillary Clinton: ‘Many’ people pushing 2020 White House bid

Hillary Clinton says "many, many, many people" are urging her to enter the 2020 presidential race, but that at the moment she has no plans to run.

November 12, 2019

Michael Bennet focuses his struggling presidential bid on New Hampshire

Sen. Michael Bennet is betting that voters in New Hampshire will boost his underdog presidential bid, vowing to spend more time in the state than any of his rivals in the 2020 race in the run-up to the first-in-the-nation primary.

November 12, 2019

Joe Biden-Elizabeth Warren war of words heats up

Joseph R. Biden said Monday night that if he adopted Sen. Elizabeth Warren's tactics in the 2020 Democratic presidential race that he would be questioning whether she should be running in "the Socialist primary."

November 11, 2019

2020 Democrats battle for Iowa voters’ attention in TV ads

The battle for dominance in the race for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination is heating up on television in Iowa, where candidates are jockeying for the precious attention of viewers against a sea of ads for disco-themed retirement planning, custom-crafted dentures, baking supplies, street chicken tacos and other products and services.

November 6, 2019

Tom Perez says Democratic debate criteria set in advance to ensure fairness to 2020 candidates

The head of the Democratic National Committee said Wednesday that he "strongly" disagrees with criticisms that the party has put its finger on the scale in the 2020 presidential primary race, saying the debate criteria were set explicitly in advance to make sure the entire field got a "fair shake."

November 6, 2019

Ayanna Pressley breaks with ‘Squad,’ backs Elizabeth Warren in 2020

Rep. Ayanna Pressley has split with the rest of "The Squad" by throwing her support behind Sen. Elizabeth Warren, a fellow Massachusetts Democrat, in the 2020 presidential race.

November 6, 2019

DNC Chair ‘strongly’ disagrees with debate criteria critics

The head of the Democratic National Committee said Wednesday that he "strongly" disagrees with criticisms that the party has put its finger on the scale in the 2020 presidential primary race, saying the debate criteria were set explicitly in advance to make sure the entire field got a "fair shake."

November 6, 2019

Tom Perez: Trump’s broken promises on guns costing GOP

The head the Democratic National Committee said the party's success at the ballot box this week in Virginia shows President Trump has shot himself in the foot when it comes to addressing gun violence.

November 6, 2019

Pete Buttigieg surges in Iowa amid far-left fatigue

The stars are starting to align for Pete Buttigieg here in Iowa, where his rivals' struggles and far-left aspirations have given the South Bend, Indiana, mayor room to run in the first-in-the-nation caucus state.

November 4, 2019

Elizabeth Warren blasted by Iowa voters as too liberal to beat Donald Trump

Sen. Elizabeth Warren's surging campaign is running into a dose of reality in this crucial nominating battleground where caucusgoers increasingly raise concerns that she is too radical for their liking and too liberal to topple President Trump in the general election.

November 3, 2019

Pete Buttigieg vows not to increase deficit with campaign promises

South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg said Sunday night that his vision for the nation will not add a penny to the national deficit.

November 3, 2019

Elizabeth Warren, Pete Buttigieg show strength at fabled Iowa dinner

Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg won the crowd over at the Iowa Democratic Party's fabled fall dinner -- all while outlining competing visions for the best way forward for the party and the nation.

November 1, 2019