If you look at attitudes today and where they are headed, it's clear to me that supporting equal rights, including the rights to civil marriage, is a net positive for winning elections, as well as the right thing to do. — Ken Mehlman Copy Share Image
Some Republicans gave up on winning the African-American vote, looking the other way or trying to benefit politically from racial polarization. I am here today as the Republican chairman to tell you we were wrong. — Ken Mehlman Copy Share
John Danforth, I thought, was a great senator and did a great job with the United Nations. I think he's a good man. I… — Ken Mehlman Copy Share Image
I will always remember and we must all remember that Democrats are our political rivals, not our enemies, and they deserve our respect. — Ken Mehlman Copy Share Image
For a generation, terrorists learned they could make war on free nations without fear of war in return. On September 12, the terrorists got… — Ken Mehlman Copy Share Image
I don't think the American people, if you look historically, elect angry candidates. — Ken Mehlman Copy Share Image
We've suffered a war, and one thing we know: Whenever our nation's faced war, whether it was in the 1980s when we were winning… — Ken Mehlman Copy Share Image
I don't know the answer to that question. I don't think it matters to the fundamental question here because at bottom, this president believes… — Ken Mehlman Copy Share Image
So what we have is a president that has brought this issue before the American people. We now understand that we can't wait. We… — Ken Mehlman Copy Share Image
Making the case (for same-sex marriage) from a conservative values perspective is an imperative, not an option. — Ken Mehlman Copy Share Image
The president strongly believes that marriage in this country ought to be between a man and a woman. He also believes it is something… — Ken Mehlman Copy Share Image
The fact is five months ago this was an issue that people weren't really talking that much about. Because of the president's leadership, because… — Ken Mehlman Copy Share Image
