Design America glories in its tradition of the self-made individual. Political candidates compete to be a friend to entrepreneurs, and policymakers,... Mark McKinnon 21
Design The problem with State of the Union speeches is that they are, by their nature and design, alphabet soup. It's hard to know what a president really... Mark McKinnon 19
Leadership Republicans working in leadership and the trenches are largely old, white, male, out-of-touch, out of ideas, technology averse, and living in the... Mark McKinnon 33
Leadership Washington doesn't have just a spending problem, or just an entitlement problem, or just a taxing problem. We have a leadership problem. Fix that, and... Mark McKinnon 23
Leadership As in nature, politics abhors a vacuum. Without a strong voice for more moderate leadership, the Tea Party is filling that vacuum. Mark McKinnon 28
Opinion 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... Mark McKinnon 26
Opinion There are three opportunities that you have during a general election campaign where you can substantially move the needle of public opinion. One,... Mark McKinnon 27
