Mark McKinnon Quotes & Sayings

“My brother is one of my true heroes. Steady and sober where I am impulsive and emotional.”

“Technology and social media have brought power back to the people.”

“As history has repeatedly proven, one trade tariff begets another, then another - until you've got a full-blown trade war. No one ever wins, and consumers always get screwed.”

“America's commitment to religious freedom and tolerance should not be conditional.”

“I'm saying it loud: I'm a Republican who supports gay rights.”

“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.”

“Debates require a lot of hard work and preparation. If you try to wing it, it shows.”

“To pull off successful attacks in debates, you have to execute with nuance and subtlety. It has to be artful.”

“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.”

“Ronald Reagan was long thought to be the most conservative of Republicans. And by any standard today he is the most popular Republican in modern history. Yet he raised taxes 11 times, supported a ban on assault rifles and the Brady Bill, which mandated background checks, and established amnesty for 3 million undocumented workers.”