Mark McKinnon Quotes
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Technology and social media have brought power back to the people.
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America's commitment to religious freedom and tolerance should not be conditional.
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Contrary to conventional military and game theory, the most effective offense is sometimes a direct attack against your political opponent's greatest strength - not his weaknesses - to place him immediately on the defensive.
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Immigration reform almost happened under President George W. Bush. Twice. And it was comprehensive.
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Drone attacks subvert the rule of law - we become judge, jury, and executioner - at the push of a button.
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Every day I am being told to sign up for Tumblr, Yammer, Friendfeed, Plaxo, Last.fm, ping.fm or the hot social-media tool du jour that happened to get mentioned on Mashable.com. It is like a social-media arms race. Each one of these new tools is like a cool new night club. Hot today, gone tomorrow, replaced with something else.
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If you're a Democrat and 'The New York Times' is calling for your head, you know it's time for an exit strategy.
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The press doesn't just cover presidential campaigns, they influence them by making arbitrary decisions about who is 'top tier' and merits coverage.
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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 into one-dimensional punchlines.
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Convention speeches are powerful tools to bend the curve of public opinion. George H. W. Bush's 1988 convention speech is a great example. His son's speech was also quite powerful.
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Mention the name George W. Bush in mixed company, and you're likely to spark a lot of debate and emotion - hot and cold, good and bad. Not a lot of neutral reaction. He was elected in the most controversial contest in American electoral history and governed during one of the most tumultuous decades.
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Party switching has all the emotional edges and baggage of divorce.
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I'm no economist. I don't even play one on TV. I'm just a husband, a father, a taxpayer.
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I don't really care how or why Obama got to the right place on gay marriage. I'm just glad he got there.
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As a Republican, I never expected to be working with Hillary Clinton.
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Twitter is not a business. I know its founders would like to think it is. It is, for the most part, a diversion.
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One thing is clear: Ron Paul defies labels.
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Technology has had more of an impact on the presidency and how the presidency communicates than anything.
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Conservative women in politics run a punishing gauntlet. They endure psychological evaluations and near-gynecological exams their male and liberal counterparts do not.
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For most of my life, I've considered myself a political centrist.
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Republicans working in leadership and the trenches are largely old, white, male, out-of-touch, out of ideas, technology averse, and living in the past.
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Debates require a lot of hard work and preparation. If you try to wing it, it shows.
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Rand Paul comes off like an academic stiff who wants to give us a lecture on American civics.
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Voters crave authenticity.