Whit Ayres’ comments in The New York Times regarding the reaction of billionaires to recent stock market swings: “You have to laugh to keep from crying,” said Whit Ayres, a Republican pollster. “What did they say about the old New York Mets? ‘Can’t anybody here play this game?’” (Mr. Ayres was referring to what the...
Whit Ayres’ comments to Politico regarding stock market turmoil: “Trump was elected in part to lower inflation and juice the economy,” said GOP pollster Whit Ayres. “Higher prices and slower growth are exactly the opposite of what Americans voted for.” To read the full article, please click here.
“People are more willing to vote for their pocketbook.”
EconomyJon McHenryPresidential ContestTrumpNovember 7, 2024
Jon McHenry’s comments on NPR regarding Tuesday’s election results: In the end, Trump’s victory may have simply come down to an old political cliché: “It’s the economy, stupid.” “Ultimately what it says about President Trump’s win is that people are more willing to vote for their pocketbook,” said Republican pollster Jon McHenry. “They say, ‘I...
Jon McHenry’s comments to The Boston Globe regarding Republican gains in New England: Political strategists say Trump spoke more directly to those who worry about the cost of goods and the impact of the state’s surging migrant population in their communities. “Ultimately, what the results from yesterday say is that Republicans were more focused on...
However, the Republican pollster Whit Ayres told me that he is seeing the same divergence between slipping non-white support and steady white backing for Harris in his surveys—and he sees good reasons for that pattern potentially persisting through Election Day. “The Hispanic and African American weakness [for Harris] is a function of a memory of...
“If you are just getting by … that increase in basic groceries did a number on you.”
EconomyJon McHenryPresidential ContestWorking Class VotersOctober 16, 2024
Jon McHenry spoke with Ron Brownstein of CNN regarding the importance of working-class white women in the 2024 presidential election: Trump’s other big asset with these women is the economy. Many working-class White women live with very little economic margin, and pollsters agree the cumulative increase under Biden in the cost of living – notwithstanding...
