Whit Ayres’ comments in The New York Times regarding President Trump’s standing in the Republican Party: “Donald Trump has ruled the Republican Party and the Republican base, and he obviously continues to do so,” said Whit Ayres, a longtime Republican pollster. Mr. Ayres pointed to a difference between high-profile defectors such as Tucker Carlson and...
Whit Ayres’ comments in The New York Times regarding President Trump’s political standing: “President Trump was re-elected for four reasons,” Whit Ayres, a veteran Republican pollster, told me. “To improve the economy, to bring down inflation, to control illegal immigration and to get away from woke culture. Anything that works against any of those four...
Whit Ayres’ comments in The New York Times about President Trump’s job approval: “He has always been like this,” said Whit Ayres, a longtime Republican pollster. “It all depends upon whether his recent behavior affects his job approval or changes anyone’s opinion about him that they didn’t already have before.” According to Mr. Ayres, the...
Whit Ayres’ comments to Time on incumbent Republicans running for reelection: “The headwinds are always tough for the president’s party in midterms and a lot tougher when the president is polling under 50% approval,” says Whit Ayres, a Republican strategist and pollster. “But they have got to continue to campaign in support of President Trump...
Whit Ayres’ comments to The Washington Post on the economy: Whit Ayres, a longtime Republican consultant specializing in polling, said while people with “substantial resources invested in the stock market” are satisfied with a surging Dow, the data suggest “most Americans are still not happy” with progress on inflation and the strength of the economy....
Whit Ayres’ comments to The Guardian on Marco Rubio: Whit Ayres, a Republican pollster who worked on Rubio’s successful 2010 Senate campaign and his failed presidential campaign, said his former client faced a choice of adapting or becoming politically extinct. “Republican elected officials in the Trump era have two choices. They can accommodate themselves to...
Whit Ayres’ comments in NOTUS regarding Hispanic voters and immigration enforcement: “To the extent that ICE is targeting people beyond those who have committed crimes, it’s going to create significant pushback from the Hispanics who voted for Donald Trump, as well as other Americans,” said Whit Ayres, a Republican pollster. Ayres emphasized that he thought...
Whit Ayres’ comments in The Washington Post regarding public opinion and Venezuela: Whit Ayres, a longtime GOP pollster, emphasized that it’s hard to predict the politics of Trump’s actions in Venezuela without more data. “What I can say based upon polling is that one of Trump’s strengths in public opinion polls is that he’s viewed...
Whit Ayres’ comments in The Los Angeles Times about President Trump’s job approval: “Compared to other presidents, Trump has a higher floor and a lower ceiling,” said Whit Ayres, a veteran Republican pollster who has consulted Republican senators and governors for more than three decades. For now, independents and moderates dissatisfied over prices and pocketbook...
Whit Ayres’ comments on the government shutdown in The Wall Street Journal: “It has the potential to be a significant issue,” said Republican strategist Whit Ayres. “Whether it becomes one or not depends upon the course of the election.” To read the full article, please click here.
