Whit Ayres’ comments on President Obama’s health care law in Politico: “President Obama never persuaded the majority of the country that the direction he wanted to go with health care was the right direction,” said GOP pollster Whit Ayres. “Consequentially, he can’t possibly run on it because Americans think overwhelmingly it will not decrease their...
Whit Ayres’ comments on Republican appeals to Hispanic voters, in Business Week: Romney is trying to appeal to Hispanics by focusing on discontent about their economic circumstances, which Ayres said is the top issue for them, as it is for voters overall. “Governor Romney has a real opening if he can paint an alternative vision,...
Whit Ayres’ comments on China and the economy, on the Bloomberg website: “There is obviously a widespread concern that China is an increasingly important and too often unfair competitor,” said Whit Ayers, a Republican pollster who conducted a survey on China last year for the Alliance of American Manufacturing. “China is now an integral part...
Jon McHenry’s comments for the Washington Post on the political climate and polling numbers for Republican congressmen: “Republicans are the ones who now represent swing districts, so they’re not just getting rave reviews from their base; they’re also getting mediocre reviews from independents,” said GOP pollster Jon McHenry. “Democrats have been largely beaten back to...
Note: This post is also available on the Resurgent Republic website. The discussion of the “War on Women” between the Democratic and Republican camps in the last few months focuses in large part on perceptions of a gender gap for Republicans. Recent elections have traditionally shown a gender gap on both sides of the aisle,...
Dan Judy’s comments on the presidential election: Dan Judy, a vice president at the Republican firm North Star Opinion Research, insisted Romney could beat Obama even if he were regarded as less likable. “I don’t think likability is the most important thing,” he said. “I expect Mitt Romney’s numbers to come up a bit and...
Dan Judy’s comments on the presidential race: But when it comes to moving his fire from Rick Santorum and Newt Gingrich to President Obama — and to presenting himself primarily as a president-in-waiting rather than a tribune of the conservative grass roots — many GOP insiders feel he has managed the transition well. In doing...
Whit Ayres’s comments on the presidential race: Other strategists say the groundwork has been laid for their passion for Romney to grow — by the Democratic Party and Obama. “They will come around because they believe that four more years of Barack Obama will be an unmitigated disaster for the country that will drive us...
Dan Judy’s comments on the Republican veepstakes: “The specter of Sarah Palin does hang over the whole process. There’s no doubt about that,” said Dan Judy, a Republican strategist. “That whole experience ended up not being particularly positive, and I think that picking a woman — even one who is incredibly well qualified — would...
Whit Ayres’s comments on Latino voters in the 2012 election: In addition to the support gap, Republicans face challenges in their messaging to Hispanic voters. At a breakfast meeting with reporters last month, veteran GOP pollster Whit Ayers said the tone of the immigration debate has hurt the party and cautioned that eventual nominee will have to...
