Dan Judy’s comments in The Hill regarding presidential leadership in legislative battles: “He came into office, really, as a Republican in name only. He has no consistent ideology, no real policy proposals — other than building a wall, which is obviously not going to happen,” said Dan Judy, a GOP strategist who worked on Sen....
Whit Ayres’ comments in The Washington Post regarding Donald Trump’s effect on Republican primaries: Moore is now 70 years old and was twice suspended as the chief justice of the Alabama Supreme Court for refusing to obey laws he saw as at odds with his religious beliefs. Normally all this would be career-ending. But that...
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Whit Ayres’ comments in McClatchy Newspapers (featured here in The Sacramento Bee) regarding the Alabama Senate primary: “It helps to remember that Alabama is its own brand in many ways, and what happens in Alabama may not tell us a lot about what happens in a closer swing state, like Arizona or Nevada,” said veteran...
Whit Ayres’ comments to the Associated Press regarding the Alabama primary runoff results: Republican pollster Whit Ayres, who has worked for Senate campaigns across the country, said Trump learns the same lesson his predecessor, Barack Obama, learned watching Democrats lose control of Congress and then seeing Trump defeat his chosen successor, Hillary Clinton. “You can’t...
Whit Ayres’ comments in The Boston Globe regarding President Trump and congressional Republicans: “I think most of the Republicans in the Congress realize that they are going to have to take the ball and run with it if they are going to get anything accomplished,” says pollster and consultant Whit Ayres, who has advised Senators...
Whit Ayres’ comments in The Hill regarding the differences in reactions between Senators and House members: But in general, Trump has stronger support in the House, where GOP lawmakers tend to represent more conservative constituencies. “Senators clearly are more visible elected officials, and almost all of them have more heterogeneous constituencies than House members. They...
Jon McHenry’s comments in The Hill regarding tax reform messaging: GOP lawmakers and the Trump administration often spend a considerable amount of time discussing how tax reform will boost economic growth and business competitiveness. Strategists suggested that it’s important for Republicans to explain how more economic growth directly affects them, and some argued that lawmakers...
Whit Ayres’ comments in The Hill regarding President Trump’s criticisms of Republicans in the Senate: Whit Ayres, a GOP consultant who worked with Sen. Marco Rubio’s (Fla.) campaign in last year’s Republican presidential primary, echoed Cornyn’s comments about politics being a team sport. “No one can succeed alone,” Ayres said. “Attacking members of your own...
Whit Ayres’ comments in the Financial Times regarding “Real News” and President Trump’s efforts to maintain his favorable ratings with his base of support: “Clearly he has very strong support still among the folks who voted for him and among Republicans overall. But there seems to be some slippage in the intensity of support; that...
Whit Ayres’ comments in The New York Times about credibility in politics: WASHINGTON — Whit Ayres, a Republican political consultant here, likes to tell his clients that there are “three keys to credibility.” “One, never defend the indefensible,” he says. “Two, never deny the undeniable. And No. 3 is: Never lie.” Would that politicians took...
