Whit Ayres’ comments on the Republican presidential primary election in the Wall Street Journal: “Making a wise decision about when to get out is one of the most important decisions playing into a candidate’s legacy—not only when to get out, but what to say when you do,” said Whit Ayres, a Republican pollster who worked...
Whit Ayres’s comments on the Republican primary race: Whit Ayres, a longtime Republican pollster, who worked on Jon M. Huntsman Jr.’s campaign this year, offered Mr. Romney this advice: “Let your smart operatives do the process stuff. You do the vision thing.” The emphasis on delegates explains why Mr. Santorum and Mr. Romney are dedicating...
Whit Ayres’s comments on Latino voters, Whit Ayres, the founder and President of North Star Opinion Research, a national public opinion research firm, is a Republican consultant who counts many of the party’s leaders as clients. He agrees that doing better among Latino voters is one of the great challenges for Republicans, but he thinks...
Whit Ayres’s comments on Latino voters and the Republican Party: GOP strategist Whit Ayers responded yesterday to a new Fox News poll illustrating the Democratic Party’s significantly higher popularity among Latino voters, calling the process of winning over the demographic “the great challenge of the Republican Party going forward.” “We will do better, in part because...
Dan Judy’s comments on the GOP presidential primary: But the lure of battle might be too strong for Gingrich to stop now. “I think part of it is a love of playing the game, of being center stage,” said Dan Judy, a vice president of GOP consulting firm North Star Opinion Research. “These guys wouldn’t...
Whit Ayres’s comments on Super Tuesday: “Tuesday has the potential to do everything from effectively ending the race to keeping it going for weeks,” said Republican pollster Whit Ayres, who was backing Jon Huntsman before the former Utah governor quit the race. “From the Republican side, it’s better for it to be over sooner rather...
Whit Ayres’s comments on Latino voters: The first rule for winning the Latino vote is to realize it’s a voter bloc in name only. There is a common ancestral language that binds nationalities, family histories and geographic allegiances. But that’s about it. A recently naturalized Mexican in Los Angeles is more likely to vote Democratic...
Jon McHenry’s comments on events driving voter behavior in National Journal Daily: “I don’t think we can know in advance what those events will be,” said Jon McHenry, a Republican pollster. “Debates are likely sources, but big economic or security events could pop up at any time. I’ve said hundreds of times at this point...
Whit Ayres appeared on Press Pass to talk about the Republican presidential primary: Mitt Romney is still the “odds-on favorite” to win the Republican nomination, says top Republican pollster Whit Ayres. But Mark Penn, a veteran of Hillary Clinton’s 2008 presidential run, thinks Romney still has a “considerable fight” on his hands. “If [Romney] doesn’t win Ohio… there’s going...
Dan Judy’s comments on the 2012 Senate landscape: But the GOP’s path now relies on the party’s ability to win states Obama is targeting. Republican strategist Dan Judy said that puts the onus on the eventual Republican presidential nominee to win while carrying swing states such as Virginia, Wisconsin, Florida, New Mexico and Ohio —...
