Whit Ayres’ comments to The Wall Street Journal regarding the political impact of the assassination attempt on Donald Trump: “Before yesterday, Joe Biden’s chances of re-election were slim. After yesterday they are virtually nonexistent,” Republican pollster Whit Ayres asserted, suggesting Democrats would likely focus instead on maintaining some control in Congress. To read the full article,...
Jon McHenry discussed the effect of the presidential debate on swing states including New Hampshire in The Boston Globe: Further fueling Republican hopes: a recent poll, taken in the immediate aftermath of the first general election debate, that shows Trump leading Biden by two percentage points in New Hampshire — a stark change from December 2023, when the...
Jon McHenry joined Rebecca Kesby on the BBC World Service’s Newshour program to discuss the presidential debate: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w172zb8xxwxck12 (segment begins at 30:00) “The expectations for Joe Biden are so low, that he has to stay awake and alert for 90 minutes to clear his hurdle. There’s no guarantee that he will. … Joe Biden could...
Whit Ayres’ comments to NHK regarding the state of the presidential contest: Reporter: “You recently said that if the election were held today, former President Donald Trump would win the election. Why do you say that?” Ayres: “Joe Biden is the weakest incumbent President in America since Jimmy Carter, who lost to Ronald Reagan in...
Whit Ayres’ comments to Politico regarding Republicans and the politics of abortion: “When you’re talking about abortion, you’re playing on the Democrats’ turf,” said Whit Ayres, a GOP pollster and consultant. “Just like when you’re talking about immigration and inflation, you’re playing on Republicans’ turf.” … “There’s going to be a lot of ferment and...
Jon McHenry’s comments to National Public Radio regarding former Governor and Ambassador Nikki Haley’s trip to Israel: Jon McHenry, a Republican strategist with North Star Opinion Research, says Haley’s visit appears designed to shore up U.S. support for Israel. He noted that President Biden, who has long been a supporter of Israel, has faced vocal opposition from the...
Whit Ayres’ comments on the potential political impact of the verdict in the New York case against Donald Trump: Whit Ayres, a Republican pollster, doubts that as many as a fourth of Republicans would actually shun Trump if he’s convicted. But Ayres said even if just a small number of more moderate Republicans and independents...
Jon McHenry’s comments to The Daily Caller on the effect of Arizona’s Supreme Court ruling on abortion: The opposition from prominent Republicans to the Arizona Supreme Court’s abortion ruling could mitigate Democrats’ turnout boost, according to polling analyst Jon McHenry. “Typically where there’s been something on the ballot, it has helped Democrats — there’s kind...
Whit Ayres’ comments in The Wall Street Journal regarding President Trump’s position on abortion: “I don’t know that anything will take the attention off the abortion issue given some of the extremely restrictive bills that have been passed,” said GOP consultant Whit Ayres, who called Trump’s position a politically smart one. “But it is the...
Whit Ayres’ comments to Politico about politics and higher education: Whit Ayres, a veteran Republican pollster, suggested that the topic’s resonance with voters was a symbol of Republicans’ growing frustration with elite higher education. “That really was the culmination point of a long period of Republican suspicion about the mindset of higher education,” he said...
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