Whit Ayres’ comments for CNN regarding ObamaCare and the midterm elections: Republican pollster Whit Ayers said there’s a more powerful factor in voter fatigue: Obama himself. Six years into a President’s term, “people get tired of that person’s leadership,” he said. “Especially this President’s.” To read the full article, please click here.
Whit Ayres’ comments in USA Today regarding our joint survey with The Mellman Group for the Bipartisan Policy Center. For many in the GOP, Ayres says, attitudes toward President Obama and the perception that he’s unwilling to compromise are driving the shift in views. “Republicans in particular realize that the best they’re going to do...
Whit Ayres’ comments on the Hispanic vote and GOP prospects in 2014 and 2016 in the Los Angeles Times: In 2012, exit polls show Mitt Romney beat Obama by 20 percentage points among white voters, which made up 72% of the electorate, while losing resoundingly among all other racial groups. In this November’s midterm election,...
Whit Ayres’ comments for the Washington Post‘s PlumLine blog regarding immigration reform and electoral trends: GOP pollster Whit Ayres, who favors reform, tells me Republicans should take the two point rise in critical swing states very seriously. “It’s significant,” Ayres says. “Some aspects of the future are difficult to see clearly. The increasing proportion of...
HHS Prescription Drug Mandate Hands GOP a 2014 Issue
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Click here to download Whit Ayres’s memo to Republican Senate candidates and operatives detailing the effects of new HHS regulations on seniors enrolled in Medicare Part D plans.
Whit Ayres’ comments for Fox News Latino on Republicans and Hispanic voters: Republican pollster Whit Ayres put it bluntly: “The situation in Texas represents the promise for the Republican Party across the country.” For the full article, please click here.
Whit Ayres’ comments on immigration reform in The Columbus Dispatch: “The system is irretrievably broken and most people, when they look at irretrievably broken systems, try to make them better,” said Whit Ayres, a Republican consultant in Washington. “That’s what the Senate did with their bill — a far-from-perfect bill, but a good-faith effort to...
Whit Ayres’ in The Hill on Senator Rubio’s opportunities in 2016: “Marco Rubio is very much in the top tier of potential Republican candidates. Anyone who says otherwise hasn’t looked at any data and doesn’t understand the dynamics of the Republican primary,” said Whit Ayres, a Republican pollster who counts Rubio as one of his...
Whit Ayres’ comments for the Washington Post on immigration reform and Republican politics: “If Republicans wait until 2015 to tackle this issue, that puts a very emotional and controversial issue right in the middle of the Republican presidential selection process,” veteran GOP pollster Whit Ayres, a supporter of reform, tells me. “The opportunity for demagoguery...
Dan Judy’s comments on Obamacare and the President’s approval rating, for US News and World Report: Republican pollster Dan Judy, who has done polling for the NRCC, says that with Obama’s approval plummeting, “things are looking grim for House Democrats.” “Obamacare is likely to be an even bigger campaign issue than it was in 2010...
