There's no question that many factors contribute to voters' perceptions about debates and who wins and who loses. — Mark McKinnon Copy Share Image
Rand Paul comes off like an academic stiff who wants to give us a lecture on American civics. — Mark McKinnon Copy Share Image
The press doesn't just cover presidential campaigns, they influence them by making arbitrary decisions about who is 'top tier' and merits coverage. — Mark McKinnon Copy Share Image
The job of elected leaders is to deliver results that represent the interests of the citizens who placed them in a position… — Mark McKinnon Copy Share Image
Who the hell ever dreamed up a tie? It's just such a weird idea, and yet it has been literally hanging around… — 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
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
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
I don't buy the argument that there can't be a successful independent candidacy for the presidency of the United States. People who… — 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
