Dan Judy’s comments in The Hill on the effect of Donald Trump’s candidacy on turnout in 2016: “Honestly, I do think that if Donald Trump is on the ticket, we probably will see the highest turnout we’ve ever seen in a presidential election,” said Republican strategist Dan Judy of North Star Opinion Research. “A lot...
Whit Ayres’ quote in the New York Times about the gender gap in the 2016 election: “If we end up with a Trump-Clinton general election, we will have a gender gap the size of the Grand Canyon,” said Whit Ayres, a Republican pollster. “Many of the things that Donald Trump has said about women make...
Whit Ayres’ comments in the Wall Street Journal on the mood of the electorate: Republican Whit Ayres, who advises Sen. Marco Rubio’s campaign, says: “The mood of the country reminds me of the last years of the Carter presidency: We are frustrated with apparent American impotence in world affairs, fearful about the economy and unsettled...
Whit Ayres’ book 2016 and Beyond was featured in Jason Riley’s Wall Street Journal column: In his book, “2016 and Beyond: How Republicans Can Elect a President in the New America,” GOP pollster Whit Ayres notes that when Mr. Romney won 59% of non-Hispanic white voters in 2012, it was the “highest percentage of the white vote...
David Brooks cited Whit Ayres’ book 2016 and Beyond in his New York Times column: It’s not exactly breaking news that this is ruinous to the long-term political prospects of the party. In his book “2016 and Beyond,” the veteran pollster Whit Ayres, now working for Marco Rubio, points out that given the composition of...
Whit Ayres’ comment on outsider candidates and the mood of primary voters in the Washington Post: “There’s a disquiet, discomfort and angst that so many people are feeling,” said GOP pollster Whit Ayres, who advises Sen. Marco Rubio (Fla.). “They’re scared economically, they’re scared about what’s happening with our adversaries, and it makes them really,...
Whit Ayres’ book 2016 and Beyond was cited in a Wall Street Journal column by Fred Barnes: Any harsh criticism of immigrants who have come here illegally gets their attention. “The idea that Republicans can rip into illegal immigrants without antagonizing Hispanic voters is delusional,” GOP pollster Whit Ayres noted in his book “2016 and...
Whit Ayres’ comments in USA Today regarding immigration and presidential politics: Indeed, Republican efforts to appeal to Hispanics, seen as promising targets because they often are culturally conservative, has been undercut by unyielding views toward undocumented workers. “Immigration is not the most important issue to Hispanic voters — jobs and the economy lead by a...
Whit Ayres’ comments in the Wall Street Journal about immigration reform and changing demographics in the United States: Whit Ayres, a Republican pollster and strategist, says merely attacking illegal immigration—which is viewed by many Hispanics as an attack on their entire community—isn’t enough for a candidate, and that the GOP’s immigration-reform complacency could be costly...
Whit Ayres’ comments in The Economist on the demographic challenges facing Republicans at the presidential level: The idea that a Republican could win without becoming more appealing to minority voters was disproved in 2012. Mitt Romney ran up a record score with non-Hispanic white voters, yet still lost. Both Mr Romney and John McCain, the...
