Whit Ayres appeared on Press Pass to talk about the Republican presidential primary:
Mitt Romney is still the “odds-on favorite” to win the Republican nomination, says top Republican pollster Whit Ayres.
But Mark Penn, a veteran of Hillary Clinton’s 2008 presidential run, thinks Romney still has a “considerable fight” on his hands.
“If [Romney] doesn’t win Ohio… there’s going to be Republican chaos once again.”
In Rick Santorum’s case, Ayres sees a more difficult path.
“He’s got to win some contested primaries — some ‘quality wins,’” he said, likening the prospect of the former Pennsylvania Senator improving his position in the polls to that of a college football team trying to climb the BCS rankings. In Ayres’ opinion, a great way to do that would be a victory in Newt Gingrich’s home state of Georgia.
