Mark McLaughlin

GOP Researcher. Formerly: @Senate_Fund, @OneNationOrg, @NRSC.

[Mark McLaughlin @marktmcl]

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[Alex Latcham @Alex_Latcham_]

Understandable @grahamformaine.

I wouldn’t be feeling well either…

[Alex Latcham @Alex_Latcham_]

Understandable @grahamformaine.

I wouldn’t be feeling well either…

[Jack Pandol @jackpandol]

Honest Dems' analysis on #ME02 after the DCCC's meddling backfired:

"probably lost"
"going to be tough anyway without Jared"
"onus is on Dunlap to make the case"
"absent the right candidate it goes into the category of other Trump +9 districts"
"may or may not get investment"

[Axios @axios]

House Democrats suffer 2nd crushing primary loss as party's pick falls short in Maine https://t.co/8n3dai6LJO

[Burgess Everett @burgessev]

Not what Democrats were hoping to hear today -- looks like a three-way race between Alme (R), Bankhead (D) and Bodnar (I)

[Sarah Gallagher @sgallz_]

This... “Indeed, you yourself appeared to be confused when you initially emailed the Division asking to be listed on the ballot as “Dan S. Sullivan.” “S” is Senator Sullivan’s middle initial, not yours.”

[Alex Latcham @Alex_Latcham_]

https://t.co/nnVk5hhGZD

[CSPAN @cspan]

Senator Susan Collins (R-ME, @SenatorCollins) 10,000 consecutive roll call votes.

[Kaeley Gemmill @KaeleyGemmill]

DECISION 2026: Consistently dependable or consistently indefensible?

[Andrew Desiderio @AndrewDesiderio]

Split-screen in the Senate press gallery: Sen. Susan Collins is about to cast her 10,000th consecutive vote as Graham Platner is on @chrislhayes addressing today’s @nytimes story

[Alex Thompson @AlexThomp]

Dems are worried about Platner stories because it's another crack in a well-crafted brand of a working-class oyster farmer but:
he went to Hotchkiss
his income is from disability & he makes little from oysters
said the VA helped him w/ his house, but was a 200k loan from his Dad

[Dan McLaughlin @baseballcrank]

Few American politicians in my lifetime have been less willing or able to do this than Obama. His speeches were aptly described, to use WFB's line, as a pyromaniac in a field of strawmen.

[Politics & Poll Tracker 📡 @PollTracker2024]

In an interview with CNN on Monday, Rep. Jake Auchincloss (D-MA) says he finds Graham Platner's tattoo disqualifying and hopes Maine voters agree with him

Auchincloss: “I find that tattoo and his commentary about it to be personally disqualifying. I hope Maine voters agree with me.”

#MaineSenate

[Grabien @GrabienMedia]

VIDEO - Jake Auchincloss Says Graham Platner’s Tattoo Should Be ‘Disqualifying’ https://t.co/dm0zqyf2Kt

[Sean T at RCP @SeanTrende]

I almost hesitate to promote this, because it wasn't really intended to be a piece. I just sort of sat down and it came out. Maybe someone else out there has the same type of day today, and it'll speak to them.
https://t.co/xSMUDOrHcC

[Susan Collins for Senator @SenSusanCollins]

History is in the making this week! Through the toughest challenges and personal losses, Susan Collins has never missed a single vote. She has shown up for work every day! Her dedication to Maine and her work ethic remain unmatched. https://t.co/ohnHGVkeJf

[Team Collins @TeamCollins207]

“Whatever else you say about Sen. Collins, she isn’t a slacker.” https://t.co/Z4JYjrGImf

[Charles McCall @CharlesMcCallOK]

Everyone says they’re with President Trump now. But where were they when it mattered?

I stood with Trump from day one and I’ve never backed down from the fight for conservative values.

As Governor, I’ll never cave to the establishment. I’ll fight like @realDonaldTrump and win.

Watch the new ad.

[Washington Free Beacon @FreeBeacon]

Iowa Democratic Senate candidate Josh Turek says America’s veterans “deserve better than what they’re getting out of Washington right now.”

But Turek already represents vets in the Iowa State Legislature—and he skipped a vote on a bill funding veterans’ services to attend a happy hour hosted by a PAC aligned with Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer, @JessicaCostescu reports.

[Jeff Darlington @JeffDarlington]

As you watch Aaron Rai in the PGA Championship, you might notice he uses iron covers for his clubs and wears two gloves — two habits often viewed as golf faux pas. But both are actually inspiring.

Rai grew up in a working-class family in England, where his father sacrificed heavily to support his golf career. When Aaron got an expensive set of irons as a kid, his dad would clean every groove with a pin and baby oil after practice because the clubs meant that much to them. The iron covers became a reminder to appreciate what you have.

And the two gloves? Rai started wearing them as a kid during cold-weather golf in England and eventually became so comfortable with the feel that he never stopped.

Not gimmicks. Just gratitude… and comfort.