Jon McHenry’s comments in The Boston Globe regarding New Hampshire’s role in the primary process: To read the full article, please click here.
Jon McHenry’s comments in The Boston Globe regarding New Hampshire’s role in the primary process: To read the full article, please click here.
Whit Ayres’ comments in The New Yorker on the Republican primary contest: At least in theory, there is plenty of time for the dynamics of the primary to shift. But is that likely? Many political observers don’t think it is, but Whit Ayres, a veteran Republican consultant and pollster, told me on Friday that the...
Whit Ayres’ comments in The Atlantic about former President Trump, indictments, and the Republican nomination: Yet other strategists say that the response so far among both GOP voters and elected officials raises doubts about whether any legal setback can undermine Trump’s position. (The party’s bottomless willingness throughout his presidency to defend actions that previously had appeared indefensible,...
Whit Ayres’ comments in The Boston Globe about Ronald Reagan, Donald Trump, and the modern Republican party: “Reagan has become a revered historical figure, but he’s not a particularly relevant figure in today’s GOP,” said Whit Ayres, a Republican pollster. “Trump has completely redefined the GOP, so that everyone is evaluated in relationship with Trump...
Whit Ayres’ comments in Vox about the classified documents indictment against former President Trump and its potential impact on the nominating results: But other strategists say that sentiments could change as the severity of the indictment and what it means for Trump’s electability sink in, especially among those in the party that GOP pollster Whit...
Whit Ayres appeared on the PBS NewsHour last night to discuss the current state of the Republican presidential field (starting at the 6:35 mark): https://player.pbs.org/viralplayer/3081327676/
Whit Ayres’ comments in The Washington Post about the potential impeachment hearing of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas: GOP pollster Whit Ayres, who has long urged his party to moderate on immigration, says it remains unclear whether Republicans can produce evidence of impeachable offenses. If not, Ayres suggests, impeachment will backfire. “If they’ve got no...
Whit Ayres’ comments in The Daily Beast on the state of the Republican Party: “I wouldn’t jump to any premature conclusions,” cautions Whit Ayres, a veteran Republican pollster. “At least people who understand governing, like Patrick McHenry, step up and the Twitter screamers have very little to offer. There are some good people there. When...
Whit Ayres’ comments in Vox on the DeSantis v. Trump battle in the Republican presidential primary: DeSantis, once a protege of Trump, faces the challenge of consolidating enough support behind him to challenge the former president’s historically high polling margin over DeSantis. That involves winning over both the faction of the GOP that never thought...
Whit Ayres’ comments in The Hill regarding the effect of a No Labels presidential candidate: “In a contest with Biden and Trump, there is no way a No Labels candidate could win,” Whit Ayres, a leading Republican pollster, told me. “That candidate couldn’t win any states; they’d get zero electoral votes.” To read the full article, please click...