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...
Whit Ayres’ comments to US News and World Report regarding President Trump’s relationship with Congress: “There is a reason why the famous political scientist Richard Neustadt said years ago that presidential power is the power to persuade. Not the power to command – to persuade,” says Whit Ayres, a veteran GOP consultant and pollster. Trump,...
Whit Ayres’ comments in The Charlotte Observer on the effect of not repealing Obamacare on the 2018 midterms: Whit Ayres, a veteran Republican pollster who will be involved in the 2018 midterms, said the health care flop won’t necessarily be catastrophic for the GOP — if they can net real, beneficial accomplishments on other complicated...
Whit Ayres’ comments in The Washington Post regarding Karen Handel’s victory in the GA 06 special election: Whit Ayres, a Republican consultant and Handel strategist, underscored her success in turning the contest into a normal partisan choice. “The voters decided that Karen Handel was a better representative of their values, their interests and their perspective...
Whit Ayres’ comments in The Boston Globe regarding Karen Handel’s victory in the GA 06 special election: But Whit Ayres, a Republican pollster in Washington, cautioned the party against taking too many lessons from the special races. Yes, Democrats would have received a jolt of energy had they been able to flip one of the...
Whit Ayres’ comments to NPR on the potential electoral effects of a government shutdown: “The government shutdown in October 2013 gave the Republican Party a huge hit from which it took more than a year to recover,” said veteran GOP pollster Whit Ayres. “The drop in the Republican Party’s favorable rating was dramatic. We were...
Whit Ayres’ comments in Politico on the potential Ohio candidacy of CFPB head Richard Cordray: “Ohio is still a swing state,” Republican pollster Whit Ayres said. “A number of Ohio counties swung sharply from Barack Obama to Donald Trump, but the fact that they had voted for Barack Obama in 2012 and probably 2008 means...
Whit Ayres’ comments in The New York Times regarding the apparent contradiction between Trump supporters and Republicans regarding health care: “This is a function of Donald Trump engineering a takeover of the Republican Party,” said Whit Ayres, a longtime Republican pollster. “It was takeover more than assimilation, and this is the eminently predictable result.” To...
Dan Judy’s comments in The Hill on the “wiretapping” claims of President Trump and reactions of Republican lawmakers: “The reason I think you are seeing a little more pushback is that he made those [initial] claims, essentially counting on Congress to find the evidence,” said Dan Judy, a GOP strategist who worked with the 2016...
Whit Ayres’ comments in the Los Angeles Times on the current political environment and President Trump: “Rather than voters deciding what they think about abortion or guns or Russia and finding a candidate who fits those views, instead they’re settling on a candidate they like for whatever reason and adopting that candidate’s political views as...
