Elections are about the future. And the GOP will not win a campaign focused on the past. — Mark McKinnon Copy Share Image
I think Barack Obama is one of the most exciting politicians to come along in a long time. — 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
Mitt Romney is a nice guy. But, we know where nice guys finish in politics. — Mark McKinnon Copy Share Image
Politics at bottom is not all that complicated. It's all about timing. — Mark McKinnon Copy Share Image
A competition of the best ideas - that should be what Congress is about. — Mark McKinnon Copy Share Image
Republicans working in leadership and the trenches are largely old, white, male, out-of-touch, out of ideas, technology averse, and living in the… — Mark McKinnon Copy Share Image
Democrats love to criticize Republicans on guns, but they are generally mute when it comes to taking on Hollywood or the gaming… — Mark McKinnon Copy Share Image
Voters are looking for credibility and are wary of polish. At the end of the day, it doesn't really matter which candidate… — Mark McKinnon Copy Share Image
The GOP cannot expect to win the presidency in the future by simply relying on running up big numbers with white voters. — Mark McKinnon Copy Share Image
The world is still changing. Faster than ever. And so should the Republican Party. Or condemn itself to a smaller and smaller… — Mark McKinnon Copy Share Image
When elected officials and others contribute to a climate and culture that fosters hyper-partisanship, we've got to blow the whistle. — Mark McKinnon Copy Share Image
I've spent the better part of my career in politics and public policy working on and fighting for education reforms. — Mark McKinnon Copy Share Image
When you look at the money spent by labor unions for Democrats, it comes as no surprise the Democrats crafted a campaign-finance… — 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
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
Ronald Reagan was long thought to be the most conservative of Republicans. And by any standard today he is the most popular… — Mark McKinnon Copy Share Image
I'll tell you, Liz Cheney is going to be a very good candidate. I worked with her during the Bush campaigns. She's… — Mark McKinnon Copy Share Image
I took a lot of heat from Republicans when I stepped out of John McCain's campaign after the 2008 primaries. I still… — Mark McKinnon Copy Share Image
Advocacy groups and voters are not wrong to push candidates to declare their position clearly on policy issues. That is good citizenship.… — 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
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
It's rare when a president wins the campaign without winning independents. — Mark McKinnon Copy Share Image
In politics, not all lies are all lies. And not all truths are complete. — Mark McKinnon Copy Share Image
There's no question that many factors contribute to voters' perceptions about debates and who wins and who loses. — Mark McKinnon Copy Share Image
If Democrats start consistently winning Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado and Nevada, the electoral outlook for Republicans in the future is mighty bleak. — 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
Great presidents, and even those not so great, never complained about the hands they were dealt. Just the opposite. They assumed they… — Mark McKinnon Copy Share Image
I met Barack Obama, I read his book, I like him a great deal. I disagree with him on very fundamental issues. — 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
Technology has had more of an impact on the presidency and how the presidency communicates than anything. — Mark McKinnon Copy Share Image
I don't claim any moral or ethical high ground, but I also have chosen not to run for public office. Shouldn't there… — Mark McKinnon Copy Share Image
Mitt Romney is a businessman, a turnaround artist, a CEO. That is who he is. The former governor has experience in the… — Mark McKinnon Copy Share Image
If you're a Democrat and 'The New York Times' is calling for your head, you know it's time for an exit strategy. — Mark McKinnon Copy Share Image
Weary of wily politicians who say one thing and do another, voters and advocacy groups insist presidential contenders commit to the cause… — Mark McKinnon Copy Share Image
George W. Bush is not preoccupied with his legacy - nor with his popularity. He never has been. He has always led… — Mark McKinnon Copy Share Image
Mention the name George W. Bush in mixed company, and you're likely to spark a lot of debate and emotion - hot… — 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 Image
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 Image
Mitt Romney is a nice guy. But, we know where nice guys finish in politics. — Mark McKinnon Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
In politics, not all lies are all lies. And not all truths are complete. — Mark McKinnon Copy Share Image
