Whit Ayres’ comments in The Washington Post regarding President Trump’s approach on trade and immigration: That means most of the midterm action is taking place in contested, Republican-held House districts and a couple of swing states, such as Florida and Nevada, where Trump’s rhetoric has wedged members of his party into a most uncomfortable position...
Whit Ayres’ comments on the Trump Administration border detention policy was cited as The New York Times‘ Quote of the Day: “Somehow I don’t think that putting kids in cages is likely to go over very well with suburban moms,” said Whit Ayres, a Republican pollster uneasy about running on the culture wars. Mr. Ayres...
Whit Ayres’ comments in The Washington Post regarding the public’s focus — or lack thereof — on scandals: “The proof is in the pudding,” said Republican pollster Whit Ayres. But, he added, “we know that most Americans simply do not care about so much of the drama that consumes the Beltway. It’s all a matter...
North Star Wins for Role in AAPC Campaign of the Year
BlogFeaturedIn the News SidebarNews ClipsApril 23, 2018
North Star Opinion Research is proud to be honored for its part in the Karen Handel for Congress campaign, recognized as the 2017 American Association of Political Consultants Campaign of the Year. North Star provided the polling services on a team with general and media consulting from Rob Simms and Mike Shields of Convergence Media,...
Whit Ayres’ comments for Frontline on the role partisanship in defending a sitting president: Political scientists said that limited criticism is normal from a president’s own party. Some made parallels to the debate among Republicans over whether to defend President Ronald Reagan following the Iran-Contra scandal. Whit Ayres, a Republican political consultant, noted that Democrats...
Whit Ayres’ comments in The Washington Post on Nancy Pelosi’s dismissal of tax reform benefits: Even many Democrats cringed privately at her “crumbs” comment, which they worry distracts from their larger argument over the fairness of GOP economic policies. And of course, any metaphor that involves baked goods easily lends itself to the Marie Antoinette...
Whit Ayres’ comments in The Daily Caller on Republican electoral prospects in the face of changing demographics: Republican pollster Whit Ayres points out that President Bush got 44 percent of the Hispanic vote in 2004, including a majority of Sunbelt Hispanics. “It’s no coincidence that he was the last Republican nominee for president to win...
Jon McHenry’s comments to The World Weekly on the economy and Republican prospects in the fall: Republican leaders plan to campaign on economic successes. The US economy has surged in recent months, with GDP up 3.2% in the third quarter of 2017 and unemployment down to 4.1%. Messaging will particularly focus on the Republican tax...
The Virginia Election in Six Charts
BlogDemographicsFeaturedPolitical ClimateRepublicansJanuary 23, 2018
Democratic nominee Ralph Northam won the 2017 election for Governor of Virginia by the unexpectedly large margin of nine percentage points, 54 to 45 percent. Unlike the Rustbelt states voting for President in 2016, few counties switched from Democrat to Republican since the last Virginia gubernatorial election in 2013. Instead the surprising margin was caused...
Whit Ayres’ quote in The New York Times regarding the state of play in the 2018 Senate map: “The Democrats running in the 10 states that Donald Trump carried have all demonstrated an ability to get elected in Republican states, so they obviously have something going for them,” said Whit Ayres, a Republican strategist. “But...
