Whit Ayres’ comments in The New York Times regarding Hillary Clinton’s trustworthiness: It’s not only a matter of winning the White House. “She should do whatever she can to whittle down the suspicion that she is not honest or trustworthy, as much for governing as for winning the election,” said Whit Ayres, a Republican pollster....
Whit Ayres’ comments to the Associated Press regarding Republicans running as a check-and-balance on Hillary Clinton: “If they do it deftly, it’s not risky. You don’t go out trashing anyone,” said GOP pollster Whit Ayres. Instead, Republicans should just say, “‘We’re going to need a Senate and House that’s a check on whoever’s president,’ given...
Whit Ayres’ comments to The Fiscal Times on Donald Trump’s immigration speech: Whit Ayres, a veteran Republican pollster and political adviser who backed Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida during the GOP presidential primaries, said that it may now be impossible for Trump to piece together a winning coalition in November, even while the polls show...
Whit Ayres’ comments to The Fiscal Times on the political impact of the Zika virus spread in Florida: Whit Ayres, a veteran GOP pollster who advised Rubio during his presidential bid, believes that voters will be far more discerning in assessing blame in the election. “It depends on what Republican and what they’ve done about...
Whit Ayres’ comments to Fox News Latino regarding Hispanic support for Republicans nationally: Veteran Republican pollster Whit Ayres said that while Latinos have traditionally preferred the Democratic Party, the Fox News Latino poll highlights a worrisome downward trend for Republicans. “Party identification [for Latinos] is fully consistent with what we have seen since the demise...
Whit Ayres’ comments in the New York Times regarding Donald Trump’s struggles with minority voters: That is what worries Republicans this year, particularly in states such as Ohio and Pennsylvania with heavily black cities, where an NBC News/Wall Street Journal/Marist poll last week showed Mr. Trump receiving only 1 percent of the black vote. (The...
Jon McHenry’s comments on the prospects for Republicans retaining the Senate majority: “Democrats haven’t really started the process of tying Trump around Republican necks,” said Jon McHenry, a prominent Republican pollster. “The swing state Republicans who hold their seats this fall will be those with a good story of vision and accomplishment to tell that...
Whit Ayres’ comments in US News and World Report on Donald Trump’s effect on downballot races and the future of the Republican party: For the moment that’s raising the prospect of resurgence in a fading voting pattern: “Just because people haven’t split their tickets in recent elections doesn’t mean they can’t spit their tickets,” says...
Whit Ayres’ comments in The Wall Street Journal on the electoral impact of the FBI investigation of Hillary Clinton’s “extremely careless” handling of classified emails: Whit Ayres, a GOP pollster, said Mr. Comey’s remarks won’t help Mrs. Clinton convince voters that her competence is beyond reproach. But his comments aren’t likely to be a fatal...
Whit Ayres’ comments in the McClatchy newspapers regarding the FBI investigation of Hillary Clinton’s handling of classified information: Republican consultant Whit Ayres noted that Comey’s phrase “extremely careless” to describe Clinton’s handling of classified information is likely to be used repeatedly in TV and radio spots. “Today may have closed the legal case on the...
