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 —...
Whit Ayres’ comments on the state of the Republican presidential primary contest, in the Wall Street Journal: “Mitt Romney, when his back is to the wall, does what he has to do,” said Whit Ayres, a Republican pollster who isn’t aligned with any presidential candidate. “That has quieted the chatter about another candidate for at...
Whit Ayres’s comments on Super Tuesday: “The advantages of money and organization become particularly pronounced on Super Tuesday,” said Whit Ayres, a GOP pollster who worked for Jon Huntsman Jr.’s campaign. “He’s going to have to pick and choose battles.” For the full article, please click here.
Whit Ayres’s comments on Mitt Romney: On Tuesday, he had to concede some of the 30 available delegates in Michigan to Rick Santorum, who, despite the loss, goes forward along with Newt Gingrich and Ron Paul to challenge Romney in Ohio, Georgia, Tennessee and seven other states next week. “Gov . Romney was not their...
Whit Ayres’s comments on the Republican primary battle: “Mitt Romney is still the odds-on favorite to win the nomination, but he’s clearly not the first choice of conservative Republicans,” said Whit Ayres, a Virginia-based GOP pollster who was affiliated with former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman’s now-defunct presidential campaign. “That doesn’t mean he’s an unacceptable choice....
Whit Ayres’s comments on the issue landscape: More to the point, some Republicans said, the surge of attention to these issues could well prove to be brief, and to fade quickly away if Mr. Romney can dispatch Mr. Santorum relatively quickly and return the focus of the campaign to Mr. Obama’s performance on creating jobs....
Dan Judy’s comments on the political impact of indebted Americans: Gingrich’s message of personal responsibility may resonate with Republicans, says Dan Judy, a vice president at North Star Opinion Research, a Republican public opinion research firm. Voters without such debt may look at today’s graduates and say, “You know what? Maybe you should have gone...
Whit Ayres’s comments on Rick Santorum’s remarks regarding Barack Obama: Republican pollster Whit Ayres said he does not think that Santorum has questioned Obama’s Christianity or the sincerity of the faith of his opponents. But he urged caution. “It is very shaky ground to even come close to the line,” he said. “It tends to...
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Dan Judy’s comments to ABC News about Rick Santorum and the Republican presidential primary campaign: “Whenever people can refer to something you gave as the Satan speech, that’s not a good sign,” said Dan Judy, a Republican strategist and pollster. The speech is likely to be a topic at tonight’s debate, where Santorum and Romney...
