Jon McHenry’s comments in David Weigel’s Slate blog post regarding redistricting: [Democrats’] best hope for taking back control later this decade is that the districts shift their demographics. In a quote I didn’t use, Republican pollster John McHenry weighed that possibility “It’s hard to predict out a full decade,” he said. “If the economy stays...
Jon McHenry’s comments in Slate about the redistricting process and the effect on control of the House of Representatives: The Republican advantage was tremendous. Most states give the power of the map to whomever happens to run the legislature. As 2011 began, Democrats only controlled the redistricting process for 47 seats—safe blue turf like Maryland...
Whit Ayres appeared on the Journal Editorial Report with Paul Gigot to discuss the presidential contest: Watch the latest video at video.foxnews.com
Whit Ayres’ comments in The Washington Post‘s “The Fix” blog regarding the gap between voter preferences and predicted outcomes: “The ballot question is driven by who voters want to win,” said Republican pollster Whit Ayres. “The ‘Who do you think will win?’ question is driven by pundits and commentators who want Obama to win.” Added...
Dan Judy’s comments in Roll Call regarding control of the Senate: “It’s one of those situations where there are enough close races in swing states that I think whoever wins the presidency will probably win the Senate,” said Dan Judy, a Republican pollster at North Star Opinion Research. … “My sense is that it’s definitely...
Dan Judy’s comments in The Hill on the state of the presidential election: On Tuesday, a Romney campaign aide told The Hill that the shift in male voting intentions was part of the same pattern. “He got a temporary boost that shouldn’t last long,” the aide argued. Still, even Republicans who think that those predictions...
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Dan Judy’s comments in MarketWatch on Mitt Romney’s trip to Illinois: “One of the things that gets sort of lost in all the day-to-day campaign stuff is that these guys are still out there furiously raising money every day,” said Dan Judy, a GOP pollster with Alexandria, Va.-based North Star Opinion Research. “Obama outraised Romney...
Jon McHenry’s comments on the national environment for Congressional races in Roll Call: Republican strategists don’t believe the House will move more than a few seats in either direction. The potential for a stalemate was aided, in part, by a redistricting process that provided no net gain for either party. Both parties have newfound opportunities...
Dan Judy’s comments in Market Watch on Mitt Romney’s business background: Given his history at investment firm Bain Capital, Romney has a Wall Street sheen. “The way he combats that is by trying to talk about business and jobs he’s helped to create that don’t have anything to do with Wall Street,” said Dan Judy,...
