Seth McLaughlin
Articles by Seth McLaughlin
More votes have already been cast in Texas than in 2016
Four days out from Election Day more people have voted in Texas than in all of 2016. Published October 30, 2020
2020 election odds: Joe Biden favored over Donald Trump by sportsbooks
President Trump was an odds-on favorite to win reelection until March, when things started trending in Joe Biden's direction. Published October 29, 2020
Kamala Harris invokes McCain, ‘straight talk’ at Arizona rally
Sen. Kamala Harris, the 2020 Democratic vice presidential nominee, invoked late Sen. John McCain Wednesday during a campaign swing through his adopted state of Arizona, kicking off her comments by saying she wanted to "start with a little straight talk" about President Trump and his failed response to the coronavirus. Published October 28, 2020
Biden: Nation ‘cannot afford four more years’ of Trump
Joseph R. Biden said Wednesday President Trump is more interested in photo ops than he is in doing what it takes to combat the coronavirus, leaving Americans more vulnerable -- particularly minority communities. Published October 28, 2020
Bernie Sanders vouching for Joe Biden, Kamala Harris
Sen. Bernard Sanders is hosting a "Fighting for a Living Wage" virtual rally featuring Democratic vice presidential candidate Kamala D. Harris Thursday to rally grassroots activists behind her presidential running mate Joseph R. Biden and down-ballot Democrats, and advocate raising the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour. Published October 28, 2020
Donald Trump, Joe Biden fight for Black voters’ support as racial anger riles country, campaign
Cassandra Ferebee stood in a long line to vote on an overcast and rainy day, saying she was determined to cast her ballot for Joseph R. Biden because President Trump inflamed racial tensions and tore the country apart. Published October 27, 2020
Joe Biden, Democrats falling short in swing states, early voting data shows
New early voting data showed Democrats failing to hit their mark in several battleground states, giving Trump campaign officials more reasons for optimism Tuesday. Published October 27, 2020
Joe Biden sticks with ‘very smart’ message from start to finish
Democratic nominee Joseph R. Biden is closing out the 2020 presidential race the same way he started it, framing his showdown with President Trump as a "battle for the soul of the nation" and making the case that "character is on the ballot." Published October 27, 2020
Obama: Trump is ‘jealous of COVID’s media coverage’
Former President Barack Obama said Tuesday President Trump is "jealous of COVID's media coverage." Published October 27, 2020
Biden outlines closing argument in final ad blitz
Joseph R. Biden is closing out his presidential campaign with the same basic message that he started it, telling voters in a new television ad that "we are in a battle for the soul of the nation" and "character is on the ballot." Published October 27, 2020
Biden: Trump is ‘worst possible president’ to deal with coronavirus
Joseph R. Biden said Monday President Trump is the "worst possible president and worst possible person" to lead the country's response to the coronavirus, and said he isn't holding campaign rallies because he wants to prevent COVID-19 superspreader events. Published October 26, 2020
Jared Kushner blasted for saying Black Americans must ‘want to be successful’
The late-in-the-game battle for the hearts and minds of Black voters picked up speed Monday after Jared Kushner said the Black community has come to find President Trump isn't the boogeyman that Democrats and the mainstream media make him out to be. Published October 26, 2020
Trump says Biden would deliver ‘economic death sentence’ to Pennsylvania’s energy industry
President Trump barnstormed across Pennsylvania on Monday, telling voters that Democrat Joseph R. Biden's move way from the oil industry would be an "economic death sentence" for the state's natural-gas industry. Published October 26, 2020
Barack Obama heads to Orlando for Joe Biden
Former President Barack Obama is headed back to Florida on behalf of Democratic nominee Joseph R. Biden a week out from the 2020 presidential election. Published October 26, 2020
Under fire, Biden vows ‘I am not banning fracking’
Seeking to stop the political bleeding, Joseph R. Biden struck out on the campaign trail Saturday in Pennsylvania, pushing back against President Trump's charge that he wants to bring the hammer down on the oil and gas industry in the state by banning fracking. Published October 24, 2020
Jill Biden: Pa. voters agree: ‘We all want to see the Patriots lose’
Jill Biden told her husband Joseph R. Biden's supporters in Pennsylvania Saturday that they may not agree on their favorite sports teams or their favorite gas stations, but they all have something in common: dislike for the New England Patriots of the National Football League. Published October 24, 2020
Cory Booker: Donald Trump has not done more for Blacks than Abe Lincoln
Sen. Cory A. Booker says President Trump's insistence in the final presidential debate that he's done more for Black people than any president since Abraham Lincoln is a "lie." Published October 23, 2020
Rudy Giuliani ‘Russian pawn’ for disinformation, Joe Biden says
Joseph R. Biden said Thursday that President Trump's personal attorney Rudy Giuliani is being used as a "Russian pawn" to spread disinformation in an effort to influence the outcome of the 2020 election. Published October 22, 2020
Joe Biden bucks Bernie Sanders, far left on health care
Joseph R. Biden on Thursday distanced himself from the far-left of the Democratic Party in a very public way in the final debate of the 2020 presidential campaign. Published October 22, 2020
Barack Obama returns to campaign trail to support Joe Biden
Former President Barack Obama has returned with a fury to the campaign trail for his former Vice President Joseph R. Biden, embracing the roles of party savior, motivational speaker and champion. Published October 22, 2020