Quotes by Mark McKinnon

About Mark McKinnon:

Mark McKinnon is an American political advisor. He is Global Vice-Chairman of Hill & Knowlton Strategies, an international communications consultancy, and the President of Maverick Media. He is a co-founder of No Labels and also is on the Board of Advisors of Americans Elect. McKinnon switched from the Democratic Party to the Republican Party after meeting then Texas Governor George W. Bush. He has worked for many causes, companies and candidates, including former President George W. Bush, 2008 Republican presidential candidate Senator John McCain, late former Governor Ann Richards, Congressman Charlie Wilson, Lance Armstrong and Bono.
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Immigration reform almost happened under President George W. Bush. Twice. And it was comprehensive.

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There's no question that many factors contribute to voters' perceptions about debates and who wins and who loses.

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Ah, political physics. Someone wins an election and, poof, they are a candidate for vice president. Ridiculous.

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Immigration is the most explosive issue I've seen in my political career.

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The Newtown massacre created a tipping point on the gun debate in America.

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Obama killed Osama. Yes, President Barack Obama gets to crow about the killing of Osama bin Laden.

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Temporary tax cuts don't create permanent confidence, nor permanent jobs.

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Infrastructure spending does not create immediate jobs, and more than half of those jobs will pull from the pool of the already employed.

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Middle America believes in fair play, an equal opportunity to succeed or to fail.

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Party switching has all the emotional edges and baggage of divorce.

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What strikes me when I leave Washington is the extent to which there's a huge disconnect between Washington and the rest of the country. The rest of the country is not hyper partisan.

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To open up new markets and create American jobs, we need to make global bilateral free trade agreements a priority as they were under the Clinton administration.

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I don't claim any moral or ethical high ground, but I also have chosen not to run for public office. Shouldn't there be a higher standard of conduct for public officials?

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When people see political ads, they think someone's lying to them.

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Voters are looking for credibility and are wary of polish. At the end of the day, it doesn't really matter which candidate can more deftly read a teleprompter.

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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, so I think those news organizations have a certain bias toward their own readers. Yeah, I think they...

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Marco Rubio is interesting because he checks so many boxes when you think about what a Republican nominee needs. He brings Florida, he's young, he's Hispanic, the Tea Party likes him. But that said, he's got issues, actually surprisingly, ironically,...

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I took a lot of heat from Republicans when I stepped out of John McCain's campaign after the 2008 primaries. I still supported McCain, and voted for him, but I just didn't want to be the tip of the spear attacking Obama.

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It's never popular among young people to be part of the establishment.

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I don't think that the press in 2004 was any more unfair to Bush than they were to Kerry.

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As a Republican, I never expected to be working with Hillary Clinton.

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Author Bio

  • NameMark McKinnon
  • DescriptionAmerican political consultant
  • BornMay 5, 1955
  • CountryUnited States Of America