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 arbitrarycampaigncover Change image and share on social
The No Child Left Behind Act will be one of President Bush's enduring legacies. And it was engineered and inaugurated with a truly bipartisan coalition in Congress. Accountability, standards, and truly measuring student performance just makes sense. The only real debate about the law was and is whether or not it was adequately funded. Mark McKinnon accountabilityactadequately share on social
Party switching has all the emotional edges and baggage of divorce. Mark McKinnon baggagedivorceedge Change image and share on social
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, with Mexican-American voters. Mark McKinnon americanboxbring share on social
Having been heavily involved in the planning of a couple of G.O.P. conventions, my view is, we should just scrap 'em. Cancel 'em. Just figure out an appropriate forum for the nominee to give an acceptance speech and be done with it. Mark McKinnon acceptancecancelconvention share on social
Technology has had more of an impact on the presidency and how the presidency communicates than anything. Mark McKinnon communicateimpactpresidency Change image and share on social
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. Mark McKinnon attackcampaignheat share on social
Running for president is hard. But it's good preparation. Because being president is a lot harder. Mark McKinnon goodhardlot Change image and share on social
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 calldemocratexit Change image and share on social
George W. Bush was president through some of the darkest days of our history and yet his optimism never waned. He is optimistic by nature, but he also understood the importance of always communicating a sense that things will get better. Mark McKinnon bushcommunicatedark share on social