Whit Ayres’ comments to ABC News regarding Donald Trump’s comeback victory: Key to Trump’s political staying power, strategists on both sides of the aisle said, is the way he’s managed to reorient the GOP’s image from “Country Club Republicans” to the party of the working class despite being a billionaire himself and despite some of...
Whit Ayres was cited by E.J. Dionne in his column exploring Donald Trump’s victory: The facts were part of a slide that Republican pollster Whit Ayres regularly included in his pre-election presentations. Ayres would contrast the average inflation rate during Trump’s and Joe Biden’s presidencies (1 percent vs. 5 percent); interest rates (3 percent under...
“If you are just getting by … that increase in basic groceries did a number on you.”
EconomyJon McHenryPresidential ContestWorking Class VotersOctober 16, 2024
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...
“These storms are make-or-break events for elected leaders.”
Natural DisastersPresidential ContestWhit AyresOctober 7, 2024
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...
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
Jon McHenry’s comments to The Boston Globe regarding Joe Biden on the campaign trail: But Republican pollster Jon McHenry predicted Biden would be a liability for Harris on the campaign trail. “I think they should keep him on the beach at Rehoboth, have him sign something in the Rose Garden every once in a while,...
Jon McHenry joined KNX News in Los Angeles to discuss the Democratic Vice Presidential nominee, Governor Tim Walz: https://music.amazon.co.uk/podcasts/63471597-2524-4f72-b885-fafc18687e54/episodes/a3cacf2a-994c-4ce9-b54c-05c2f93f2601/knx-news-on-demand-republicans-sharpen-their-knives-for-tim-walz
Jon McHenry’s comments to NPR about the effect of the presidential debate format: Another is that the mute button could actually benefit Trump — by tamping down the aggressiveness that rubs some people the wrong way, according to Jon McHenry, a Republican pollster with North Star Opinion Research. He thinks many Americans feel they...
Dan Judy’s comments to The Guardian on former President Donald Trump’s conquest of state Republican parties: “The big, sort of under-the-radar story in American politics over the last couple of years was the way Trump and his people had taken over state parties across the country,” said Dan Judy, a senior analyst for North Star...
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