Jon McHenry’s comments to The Boston Globe regarding Governor Chris Sununu’s endorsement of Governor Nikki Haley: Some analysts say Sununu’s endorsement could help his preferred candidate emerge from New Hampshire’s primary on Jan. 23 as the clear Trump alternative. He could “put a stamp on her as, yes, she’s really the alternative to Trump,” said Jon...
Whit Ayres’ comments to The Atlantic regarding the primary challenges of Ron DeSantis and Nikki Haley: As the veteran GOP pollster Whit Ayres told me, DeSantis “has tried to appeal to some of the ‘always Trump’ voters, but the ‘always Trump’ voters are always Trump for a reason. Nikki Haley seems to have figured out...
Whit Ayres’ comments in The Wall Street Journal on the U.S. political system: Asked to summarize the year 2023 in politics, Republican pollster Whit Ayres is blunt: “2023 was a terrible year for America’s political system.” … Meantime, the two parties appeared on track to produce a rematch in 2024’s election between Biden and Trump, a contest...
Jon McHenry spoke with NPR regarding the stakes of the fourth Republican presidential primary debate: Republican pollster Jon McHenry of North Star Opinion Research believes there’s still a narrow opening for an alternative, “as much as Donald Trump is trying to force it closed and lock it.” But, debate performance is crucial at this stage....
Whit Ayres’ in CNN regarding Governor Nikki Haley and the Republican presidential primary: “I think Haley is clearly the second-place candidate right now,” said veteran Republican pollster Whit Ayres. … Ayres has famously divided the GOP electorate into three camps: an always Trump group immovably bound to him; a never Trump group implacably hostile to...
Jon McHenry spoke with NPR news about Governor Nikki Haley’s path to the Republican nomination: Republican pollster Jon McHenry with North Star Opinion Research says if Haley can make a very strong showing in the early contests in Iowa, New Hampshire and her home state of South Carolina, she could still have at least a...
Whit Ayres’ comments in The Los Angeles Times about the Democratic ticket: Whit Ayres, who has spent decades polling and strategizing for Republican candidates, described the Democratic ticket of Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris as the weakest since that of George McGovern and Sargent Shriver, who were shellacked by President Nixon in 1972. But Ayres is not...
Whit Ayres’ comments in Politico on Governor Nikki Haley’s standing in the Republican presidential nominating contest: “It’s coming at a great time for her,” said Whit Ayres, a longtime Republican pollster. “Sometimes the direction of movement is as important as the absolute level of standing — and she’s going up, while the other candidates are...
Jon McHenry’s comments to Politico regarding Governor Ron DeSantis’ governing and campaigning style: “Gov. DeSantis seems to be better at running for president when he’s governing rather than campaigning,” said Jon McHenry, a GOP pollster [from] New Hampshire whose firm North Star Opinion Research Group worked on DeSantis’ 2018 gubernatorial campaign. “He drives the conversation...
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Jon McHenry’s comments to NPR regarding the importance of the New Hampshire presidential primary: “New Hampshire is a reminder that we don’t do this nomination process nationally, that the undeclared voters, the Republican voters in New Hampshire have a chance to say, we’re going to take a look at all these other candidates,” said Jon...
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