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...
Dan Judy, February 22
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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...
Jon McHenry’s comments in the Washington Post on the Republican nominating contest and Super Tuesday: GOP pollster Jon McHenry said two of those races appear to be particularly significant. “Ohio and Georgia strike me as the most important Super Tuesday states,” McHenry said. “They’re large states; one is a Deep South, appeal-to-the-base state, and the...
Whit Ayres, February 19
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Whit Ayres’ comments on the current horserace results: Republican pollster Whit Ayres said Mr. Obama’s gains are minimal in a composite of polls. Looking at an average of four polls taken since Feb. 10 — Rasmussen, Gallup, Democracy Corps and CNN — Mr. Ayres noted that the president’s job approval averaged 47.75 percent and his...
Whit Ayres, February 14/Solyndra
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Whit Ayres’ comments on the GOP message regarding Solyndra in the Associated Press: “All of the sudden the companies that end up getting the grants are those who happen to be well politically connected,” said Whit Ayres, a Republican pollster, explaining the GOP’s Solyndra message. For the full article, please click here.
Whit Ayres, February 14/Medicare
Health CareIn the News SidebarNews ClipsPolitical ClimateFebruary 14, 2012
Whit Ayres’ comments on Paul Ryan and Medicare in Kaiser Health News: “Ryan is a hero to conservative Republicans,” said Republican pollster Whit Ayres. “They see him as a brave guy who took on a program that is going bankrupt.” For the full article, please click here.
