Dan Judy’s comments on the Republican veepstakes: “The specter of Sarah Palin does hang over the whole process. There’s no doubt about that,” said Dan Judy, a Republican strategist. “That whole experience ended up not being particularly positive, and I think that picking a woman — even one who is incredibly well qualified — would...
Whit Ayres’s comments on Latino voters in the 2012 election: In addition to the support gap, Republicans face challenges in their messaging to Hispanic voters. At a breakfast meeting with reporters last month, veteran GOP pollster Whit Ayers said the tone of the immigration debate has hurt the party and cautioned that eventual nominee will have to...
Whit Ayres’ comments on the Buffett rule in the Christian Science Monitor: “Democrats are drawn like moths to the flame to class warfare arguments. They do it over and over and over again,” says GOP pollster Whit Ayres. “It always gets ‘em in the game, but it never gets ‘em across the finish line.” …...
Whit Ayres’s comments on the presidential race: “With only a few exceptions, evangelicals were not opposed to Romney, they just preferred another candidate as their first choice,” said Whit Ayres, a Republican pollster. “They will now rally around Romney, just as the liberals who were upset that Obama followed Bush’s anti-terrorism policies will rally around...
We are proud to announce that the American Association of Political Consultants has named North Star Opinion Research its 2012 Republican Pollster of the Year: Whit and his firm, North Star Opinion Research, founded Resurgent Republic with former RNC Chairman Ed Gillespie. Resurgent Republic conducts polling and focus groups for center-right political candidates and organizations. Through the use...
Whit Ayres’ comments on the Republican presidential primary election in the Wall Street Journal: “Making a wise decision about when to get out is one of the most important decisions playing into a candidate’s legacy—not only when to get out, but what to say when you do,” said Whit Ayres, a Republican pollster who worked...
Whit Ayres’s comments on the Republican primary race: Whit Ayres, a longtime Republican pollster, who worked on Jon M. Huntsman Jr.’s campaign this year, offered Mr. Romney this advice: “Let your smart operatives do the process stuff. You do the vision thing.” The emphasis on delegates explains why Mr. Santorum and Mr. Romney are dedicating...
Whit Ayres’ comments on the President’s reelection prospects, in the Dayton Daily News: Whit Ayres, a Republican consultant in Virginia, said that “the primary obstacle the president faces is that he could not win a referendum on his record today.’’ “It’s pretty clear that the Obama campaign plan is to so thoroughly trash the Republican...
Whit Ayres’s comments on New Hampshire’s law regulating “push polls”: A top national pollster says stepped-up enforcement by the New Hampshire attorney general of the law governing political push polling is hindering pollsters’ ability to do legitimate market research and “persuasion” calls in the state. The law, coupled with the way the attorney general’s office...
Whit Ayres’s comments on Latino voters, Whit Ayres, the founder and President of North Star Opinion Research, a national public opinion research firm, is a Republican consultant who counts many of the party’s leaders as clients. He agrees that doing better among Latino voters is one of the great challenges for Republicans, but he thinks...
