Jon McHenry’s comments in The Daily Caller on Governor Tim Walz’ record: To read the full article, please click here.
Jon McHenry’s comments in The Daily Caller on Governor Tim Walz’ record: To read the full article, please click here.
Whit Ayres’s comments in the Los Angeles Times regarding President Trump’s approach on trade: Republican pollster Whit Ayres said trade and trade agreements were significant factors for voters who switched from backing President Obama in 2012 to Trump in 2016, especially in the upper Midwest. “He has certainly elevated the importance of the issue,” Ayres...
Whit Ayres’ comments in The Washington Post on Nancy Pelosi’s dismissal of tax reform benefits: Even many Democrats cringed privately at her “crumbs” comment, which they worry distracts from their larger argument over the fairness of GOP economic policies. And of course, any metaphor that involves baked goods easily lends itself to the Marie Antoinette...
Jon McHenry’s comments in The Hill on the importance of White House leadership in the tax reform effort: “You have to have a White House that’s engaged in the issue and is able to show with facts and figures that no, this is actually going to help the middle class,” said Jon McHenry, vice president...
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’ column in US News on the challenges facing Republicans: Providence has provided Republicans with an unexpected opportunity to accomplish goals many have wanted for years, by delivering control of both the presidency and Congress to the GOP. But our 2016 success should not blind us to the long-term challenges facing the party. President-elect...
Whit Ayres was cited in the New York Times regarding the 2016 presidential contest and the need to appeal to Hispanic voters: Mr. Bush’s calculus is based in part on the 2012 election: Mitt Romney received 17 percent of the nonwhite vote, meaning that if the next Republican nominee does no better, he or she will...
Whit Ayres’ comments in the Atlanta Journal-Constititution regarding opinion on “income inequality”: Veteran Republican pollster Whit Ayres has tested extensively whether Americans respond more to cries to do something about income inequality or to increase middle class opportunity. The latter is a key part of the platform of Republican Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida, whose nascent presidential...
Whit Ayres’s quote for the National Journal “Against the Grain” column, on the anxieties of the middle class: “We’re going to have to see sustained growth in the number of middle-class jobs and an increase in median income before we really see attitudes about the economy turn around,” said Republican pollster Whit Ayres, who is...