Dan Judy’s comments in The Atlantic about persuadable voters: If people are tuning out, it might not matter much for the election results. Most people already know whom they’re going to vote for; the universe of truly undecided voters is very small—likely less than 15 percent of the electorate. “The vast, vast, vast majority of...
Jon McHenry spoke with Ron Brownstein of CNN regarding the importance of working-class white women in the 2024 presidential election: Trump’s other big asset with these women is the economy. Many working-class White women live with very little economic margin, and pollsters agree the cumulative increase under Biden in the cost of living – notwithstanding...
Whit Ayres spoke with The Hill regarding false claims about the hurricane response: “The most effective messages are those that have the benefit of being true. When you have Republicans directly [contradicting] Trump’s argument, like Gov. Kemp, all it does is reinforce the people who are already on his side and doesn’t persuade anyone else...
Whit Ayres’ comments to NBC News regarding the political affects of handling, or mishandling, natural disasters: “These storms are make-or-break events for elected leaders when a disaster strikes,” said Whit Ayres, a Republican pollster. “When the election is down to seven swing states that are essentially tied at the moment, and several of those swing...
Whit Ayres’ comments to ABC News about the Jack Smith filing: “It reinforces what people already believe,” Whit Ayres, a longtime Republican pollster, said about the Smith filing. “Democracy is one of the top issues for Democrats, but not for Republicans. And so it’ll simply fortify their belief that Trump is a threat to democracy,...
Jon McHenry spoke to The Boston Globe regarding Governor Sanders’ comments about Vice President Harris: Republican pollster and strategist Jon McHenry described Sanders’ remarks as “a gratuitous slap,” and warned that the rhetoric being pushed by Republicans could influence women voters in the upcoming November election. McHenry said the comments against Harris are “not helpful”...
Jon McHenry joined BBC’s Newshour for the last ten minutes on September 16 to discuss the assassination attempt against Donald Trump in Florida: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w172zb9293pdscy
Jon McHenry joined Australian Broadcasting Company Radio to discuss the September 10 presidential debate: “If [Vice President Harris] doesn’t get to 50 percent in some of those [swing] states, I don’t know that she’s ever going to after a fairly solid debate.” https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/worldtoday/us-presidential-debate-assessments-continue/104343330
Dan Judy’s comments the The New York Times regarding the importance of health care in the 2024 election: “Health care is still very important for people,” said Dan Judy, an analyst at North Star Opinion Research, a Republican polling firm. “But it’s important as part of a broader economic and inflation and cost of living...
Jon McHenry’s comments to The Daily Caller regarding Kamala Harris’ candidacy and the importance of Tuesday’s debate: “She hasn’t really been introduced to a lot of the country yet,” Jon McHenry, GOP polling analyst and vice president at North Star Opinion Research, told the DCNF. “They had a stage produced convention, and up until last...
