Mark McKinnon

No Labels

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Co-founder of No Labels, a nonprofit organization dedicated to bipartisanship and civil discourse; former vice chairman, now senior advisor at Hill & Knowlton Strategies and former vice chairman of Public Strategies; former president of Maverick Media, and former consultant and representative of the Workforce Fairness Institute; former media strategist to President George W. Bush (2000 and 2004) and Senator John McCain

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The slaughter of children in Newtown, Connecticut has infused new energy into the gun control movement.  Will a new strategy sound like good politics to some Republicans?  Will there…

Will the Newtown Massacre be the “Tipping Point” for Gun Control?

The slaughter of children in Newtown, Connecticut has infused new energy into the gun control movement.  Will a new strategy sound like good politics to some Republicans?  Will there…

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The slaughter of children in Newtown, Connecticut has infused new energy into the gun control movement.  Will a new strategy sound like good politics to some Republicans?  Will there…

Will the Newtown Massacre be the “Tipping Point” for Gun Control?

The slaughter of children in Newtown, Connecticut has infused new energy into the gun control movement.  Will a new strategy sound like good politics to some Republicans?  Will there…

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