It's rare when a president wins the campaign without winning independents. — Mark McKinnon Copy Share Image
Obama killed Osama. Yes, President Barack Obama gets to crow about the killing of Osama bin Laden. — Mark McKinnon Copy Share Image
The office of the president is the most powerful in the world. It is also, at times, the most powerless. — Mark McKinnon Copy Share Image
Running for president is hard. But it's good preparation. Because being president is a lot harder. — Mark McKinnon Copy Share Image
Ah, political physics. Someone wins an election and, poof, they are a candidate for vice president. Ridiculous. — Mark McKinnon Copy Share Image
Immigration reform almost happened under President George W. Bush. Twice. And it was comprehensive. — Mark McKinnon Copy Share Image
There are three opportunities that you have during a general election campaign where you can substantially move the needle of public opinion.… — Mark McKinnon Copy Share Image
Every president becomes a caricature. The press, partisans, late-night shows, and other arbiters of our culture these days boil down complicated and… — Mark McKinnon Copy Share Image
A failure to act is a terrible, stunning legacy for any leader. But far worse when it is the president of the… — Mark McKinnon Copy Share Image
A troubled economy is always the sitting president's fault. It was when Ronald Reagan defeated Jimmy Carter, when Bill Clinton defeated George… — Mark McKinnon Copy Share Image
George W. Bush was president through some of the darkest days of our history and yet his optimism never waned. He is… — Mark McKinnon Copy Share Image
Outside events can change a presidential campaign, a president, and the history of the nation: the Iranian hostage crisis, the bombing of… — Mark McKinnon Copy Share Image
The No Child Left Behind Act will be one of President Bush's enduring legacies. And it was engineered and inaugurated with a… — Mark McKinnon Copy Share Image
The problem with State of the Union speeches is that they are, by their nature and design, alphabet soup. It's hard to… — Mark McKinnon Copy Share Image
Presidents should do whatever possible and practical to encourage an environment of cooperation and bipartisanship. And they should maintain a certain level… — Mark McKinnon Copy Share Image
Now personally, I think the president should golf every day and never have a press conference. I want the leader of the… — Mark McKinnon Copy Share Image
Politics only makes the difficult challenge of marriage even harder, with the demands of the job and the public spotlight it casts on a… — Mark McKinnon Copy Share
It's just madness. First email. Then instant message. Then MySpace. Then Facebook. Then LinkedIn. Then Twitter. It's not enough anymore to 'Just do it.'… — Mark McKinnon Copy Share
Mitt Romney is a nice guy. But, we know where nice guys finish in politics. — Mark McKinnon Copy Share
Sarah Palin is brilliant. She is a media magnet and a media magnate. She creates headlines and draws crowds wherever she goes, whether it's… — Mark McKinnon Copy Share
I'm no economist. I don't even play one on TV. I'm just a husband, a father, a taxpayer. — Mark McKinnon Copy Share
Republicans constantly claim to be the party that defends the Constitution. We have no legitimate right to that claim until we get right on… — Mark McKinnon Copy Share
If we cannot come together to pause, to respect our dead and the heroic lives of meaning they led, then ours is truly a… — Mark McKinnon Copy Share
Every president becomes a caricature. The press, partisans, late-night shows, and other arbiters of our culture these days boil down complicated and multi-faceted personalities… — Mark McKinnon Copy Share
Now personally, I think the president should golf every day and never have a press conference. I want the leader of the free world… — Mark McKinnon Copy Share
There's no question that many factors contribute to voters' perceptions about debates and who wins and who loses. — Mark McKinnon Copy Share
Presidential primary debates are an important part of our political process. But the media has wrested complete control from the parties and candidates over… — Mark McKinnon Copy Share
Sometime in the not too distant future, denying gays the right to marry will be viewed as historically corrupt - as corrupt as denying… — Mark McKinnon Copy Share
