Whit Ayres’ comments to US News and World Report regarding President Trump’s relationship with Congress: “There is a reason why the famous political scientist Richard Neustadt said years ago that presidential power is the power to persuade. Not the power to command – to persuade,” says Whit Ayres, a veteran GOP consultant and pollster. Trump,...
Whit Ayres’ comments in The Washington Post regarding Karen Handel’s victory in the GA 06 special election: Whit Ayres, a Republican consultant and Handel strategist, underscored her success in turning the contest into a normal partisan choice. “The voters decided that Karen Handel was a better representative of their values, their interests and their perspective...
Whit Ayres’ comments in The Boston Globe regarding Karen Handel’s victory in the GA 06 special election: But Whit Ayres, a Republican pollster in Washington, cautioned the party against taking too many lessons from the special races. Yes, Democrats would have received a jolt of energy had they been able to flip one of the...
Whit Ayres’ comments in The Atlantic regarding challenges for Republicans and Democrats amid demographic change: “The long-term challenge for Republicans remains unchanged: They still have to figure out how to appeal to the growing proportion of the electorate that is non- white and college-educated,” said GOP pollster Whit Ayres, who worked during the Republican primaries...
Whit Ayres’ comments to NPR on the potential electoral effects of a government shutdown: “The government shutdown in October 2013 gave the Republican Party a huge hit from which it took more than a year to recover,” said veteran GOP pollster Whit Ayres. “The drop in the Republican Party’s favorable rating was dramatic. We were...
Dan Judy’s comments in The Hill regarding the need to sell the American Health Care Act: Some Republicans more skeptical of Trump warn that everything is still to play for, however. “Whenever you make a change this big, you need somebody who can make the rationale for it, who can convince the public to be...
Whit Ayres, April 14
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Whit Ayres’ comments in The New York Times regarding President Trump’s policy positions: “We’ve learned absolutely nothing about Donald Trump since he was inaugurated that wasn’t patently obvious for the last year and a half,” said Whit Ayres, a Republican pollster. “Nothing new about his temperament, his knowledge base, his personality or his management style....
Whit Ayres, April 7
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Whit Ayres’ comments in The Washington Post regarding President Trump’s message regarding U.S. military action in Syria: Whit Ayres, a Republican pollster, said Trump might be able to bring along his loyalists, even if he takes additional military steps in the Middle East. “If he frames it as a clear effort to promote and protect...
