Mark McKinnon Quotes

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• As a Republican, I never expected to be working with Hillary Clinton.
• Democrats love to criticize Republicans on guns, but they are generally mute when it comes to taking on Hollywood or the gaming industry.
• I'm saying it loud: I'm a Republican who supports gay rights.
• Defending birthright citizenship is about being on the right side of liberty. The 14th Amendment is a great legacy of the Republican Party.
• Technology and social media have brought power back to the people.
• To pull off successful attacks in debates, you have to execute with nuance and subtlety. It has to be artful.
• America's commitment to religious freedom and tolerance should not be conditional.
• Outside events can change a presidential campaign, a president, and the history of the nation: the Iranian hostage crisis, the bombing of the Marine barracks…
• Presidents should do whatever possible and practical to encourage an environment of cooperation and bipartisanship. And they should maintain a certain level of decorum, diplomacy…
• At some point he has to show that he has a vision of a better way. He can't just say 'The future is bleak, follow…
• I think the press has an interest in communicating to its viewers or readers, and their viewers or readers drive profit for those news organizations,…
• I met Barack Obama, I read his book, I like him a great deal. I disagree with him on very fundamental issues.
• I think Barack Obama is one of the most exciting politicians to come along in a long time.
• Technology has had more of an impact on the presidency and how the presidency communicates than anything.
• News is virtual now. It is not 24-hour news cycles; it is instant news cycles. It is live. News is live all the time, around…
• America glories in its tradition of the self-made individual. Political candidates compete to be a friend to entrepreneurs, and policymakers, imagining the next Microsoft or…
• There are three opportunities that you have during a general election campaign where you can substantially move the needle of public opinion. One, is your…
• George W. Bush is not preoccupied with his legacy - nor with his popularity. He never has been. He has always led based on core…
• Debt is a drag, a reality you may experience with every credit-card bill you open. But for a corporation or a government, it can be…
• War is often about making the least-worst decision. The same could be said about politics. But the stakes are higher in war, when the commander-in-chief…

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