McKinnon to depart Team McCain

Posted: Tuesday, May 20, 2008 1:50 PM by Mark Murray

From NBC's Mark Murray
McCain media consultant Mark McKinnon has told many in the press, including First Read, that he would no longer work for McCain if Obama becomes the Democratic nominee.

McKinnon, a former Democrat who was an integral member of George W. Bush's two successful presidential bids, has reconfirmed that pledge to the Washington Post's Chris Cillizza. "'I'll be transitioning, shifting position from linebacker to head cheerleader,' said the always-colorful McKinnon. He added that he would continued to be a 'friend and fan' to the campaign."

"'I just don't want to work against an Obama candidacy,' McKinnon told Cox Washington bureau chief Ken Herman [last summer]; electing Obama, he added, 'would send a great message to the country and the world.' McKinnon said at the time he would vote for McCain."

More from Cillizza: "The task of creating the ads and media strategy for the campaign will now fall to a trio of consultants -- Fred Davis, Chris Mottola and Mike Hudome -- known collectively as Foxhole Media. Hudome will be heading up the effort."

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I really respect McKinnon for having values and integrity. A class act.

Larry Los Angeles Ca. (Sent Tuesday, May 20, 2008 3:08 PM)

Smart people understand that another Republican administration will only increase the wealth disparity between the already super-rich and everyone else! An Obama presidency will force a lot of people, of every walk of life/race/creed, to work harder because they'll no longer have an excuse to fail/be mediocre!
An Obama presidency will minimize the handouts to corporations that hold little to no loyalty to the American people as well!
Obama's the product of hard-working middle-America values. Who better to represent hard working middle-America than he?!?!!

Mister Oh, Oshkosh, WI (Sent Tuesday, May 20, 2008 3:08 PM)

The message it send is that politics is still a boy's club!!! He does not find that electing a women would send a strong message to the world?

Kelly Johnson (Sent Tuesday, May 20, 2008 3:09 PM)

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