Whit Ayres’ comments in the Dayton Daily News on Trump and the Republican party: “A year ago there was the potential to have a united party behind a popular candidate posting up against a historically unpopular Hillary Clinton,” says veteran Republican pollster Whit Ayres, who worked for Marco Rubio’s failed presidential bid. “Today we have...
Whit Ayres’ comments for Bloomberg Politics on Donald Trump, projecting strength, and addressing terrorism: “Trump’s chance of success depends on the extent to which people are desperate for a change in direction at the highest levels of government, regardless of whether they know what those changes look like so far,” said Whit Ayres, a Republican...
Whit Ayres’ comments for The Washington Post on Donald Trump’s campaign style and Republican reactions: “Get used to it,” said Republican pollster Whit Ayres, a Trump critic. “This is your life for the next five months.” To read the full article, please click here.
Whit Ayres’ comments in The Atlantic regarding Donald Trump’s racially-charged appeals: “Racially divisive politics ramp up the importance of the changing demographics because it makes it harder to perform credibly among non-white voters, and it also makes it harder for Trump to run up the white numbers he needs because of resistance to that sort...
Whit Ayres’ comments in US News on chief executive officers making the transition to politics: Whit Ayres, a veteran GOP consultant, lists three weaknesses business-only leaders suffer when they seek political office. They’re arrogant, Ayres says, thinking they know more about polling than pollsters and more about how the media operates than media experts do....
Whit Ayres’ comments in the San Diego Union-Tribune on demographics and the Trump campaign: “We still elect presidents using the Electoral College … depending on states that are made up of diverse electorates,” cautions GOP pollster Whit Ayres. “There aren’t enough angry white people to create a majority in the new America of 2016, (and)...
Jon McHenry’s comments in Politico on the challenges Donald Trump faces in winning a general election: “I don’t see how he all of a sudden becomes this magnanimous unifier,” said Republican pollster Jon McHenry, whose firm, North Star Opinion Research, polled for Florida Sen. Marco Rubio. “Does he get a bump? Probably. But he’s starting...
Dan Judy’s comments in The Hill on the prospects for a Trump win in November: Republican strategist Dan Judy, whose firm North Star Opinion Research worked with Rubio’s now-defunct campaign, pointed to Trump’s particularly low favorability numbers among nonwhite voters and among women. “There are not enough white men in the country to offset winning...
Whit Ayres’ comments to ABC News regarding the challenges a Trump candidacy faces in the fall: Some Republicans acknowledge the steep curve for Trump, who edged closer to clinching the nomination after winning Indiana on Tuesday. “The guy is hated and detested by an extraordinary amount of the American electorate,” said Whit Ayres, a GOP...
Whit Ayres’ comments in the Kansas City Star on the impact of Indiana’s primary on the Republican nominating process: “If Donald Trump wins Indiana, there will be very little energy or hope left among those who want to back a nominee other than Donald Trump,” said Republican consultant Whit Ayres. To read the full article,...
