Whit Ayres’ comments in USA Today about the potential for a third-party campaign in the presidential election: “If Donald Trump gets nominated and continues to drive his negatives through the roof, conceivably a third-party candidate could become the de facto Republican nominee,” says GOP pollster Whit Ayres. Speculation has centered on establishment leaders who have...
Whit Ayres’ comments in the Los Angeles Times regarding the Republican nominating contest: “Any candidate that looks like an almost sure loser in a general election is going to have a hard time getting a party’s nomination,” said Republican pollster Whit Ayres, who was a top strategist for Florida Sen. Marco Rubio’s unsuccessful bid. “The...
Whit Ayres’ book 2016 and Beyond was featured by NPR regarding Donald Trump’s comments on abortion: Knowing this, Republican strategists know that the party has to be thoughtful when talking about abortion. In his 2015 book, 2016 and Beyond: How Republicans Can Elect a President in the New America, GOP strategist Whit Ayres — who...
Whit Ayres’ comments to CNBC on the state of the Republican primary contest: “I think this thing is a long way from being over,” said Republican pollster Whit Ayres. It’s also a long way from being clear whether this week’s contretemps represents a grave threat to Trump’s candidacy or another in a series of bumps...
Dan Judy’s comments in The Hill on the effect of Donald Trump’s candidacy on turnout in 2016: “Honestly, I do think that if Donald Trump is on the ticket, we probably will see the highest turnout we’ve ever seen in a presidential election,” said Republican strategist Dan Judy of North Star Opinion Research. “A lot...
Whit Ayres’ comments in Politico regarding the tone of the contest in Hispanic media if Donald Trump is the Republican nominee: “Hispanic media would be the most rippingly negative campaign you’d ever see,” predicted Whit Ayers, who polled for Florida Sen. Marco Rubio’s now-suspended campaign. “It would basically be a campaign against Darth Vader in...
Whit Ayres’ quote in the New York Times about the gender gap in the 2016 election: “If we end up with a Trump-Clinton general election, we will have a gender gap the size of the Grand Canyon,” said Whit Ayres, a Republican pollster. “Many of the things that Donald Trump has said about women make...
Whit Ayres’ comments in the Wall Street Journal on the mood of the electorate: Republican Whit Ayres, who advises Sen. Marco Rubio’s campaign, says: “The mood of the country reminds me of the last years of the Carter presidency: We are frustrated with apparent American impotence in world affairs, fearful about the economy and unsettled...
Whit Ayres’ comments in Politico on Marco Rubio and the Republican presidential primary contest: “Marco Rubio is in a unique position to unite the various factions of the Republican coalition,” said Whit Ayres, Rubio’s pollster, who noted focus group data that showed an uptick in support from social conservatives, not just moderate Republicans looking for a candidate...
Whit Ayres’ book 2016 and Beyond was featured in Jason Riley’s Wall Street Journal column: In his book, “2016 and Beyond: How Republicans Can Elect a President in the New America,” GOP pollster Whit Ayres notes that when Mr. Romney won 59% of non-Hispanic white voters in 2012, it was the “highest percentage of the white vote...
