How are things doing for Donald Trump at the 100th day of his second term? Full post is available here: https://northstaropinion.substack.com/p/unsolicited-advice-after-100-days
Jon McHenry joined the Financial Times’ Swamp Notes podcast to discuss the first 100 days of the second Trump Administration, and tariff policy: Transcript: https://www.ft.com/content/6defe77d-87e5-42aa-a36e-7f68e84cc99a Audio: https://www.ft.com/content/50e39dbf-8471-4d91-b46a-8d079cd3dbee
Jon McHenry’s comments in The Boston Globe on Republican perspectives on Harvard: For conservatives, Harvard is the ultimate liberal foe. “At its essence, Harvard is the epitome of elite institutions in this country,” said Republican pollster Jon McHenry, adding the university is a proxy for “all the people who held us down during the COVID...
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“When you’re picking the fight, you’re fighting from your safest ground.”
Immigration and Border SecurityJon McHenryTrumpMarch 25, 2025
Jon McHenry joined NPR’s All Things Considered to discuss President Trump’s approach to the courts: ORDOÑEZ: The White House says it’s going to obey court orders, and they’re confident they’re ultimately going to win the court cases, and there are a lot of them. Trump has also attacked a judiciary for hampering his efforts to...
“the very things that would make Shapiro a formidable general election opponent may not appeal to Democratic primary voters.”
Jon McHenryPresidential PrimariesMarch 18, 2025
Jon McHenry’s comments in The Daily Caller regarding the early Democratic presidential primary field: Jon McHenry, vice president of North Star Opinion Research and a GOP polling analyst, said there’s one participant in the “invisible primary” that currently stands out to him as most capable of taking down a Republican in a general election. “I...
“People are more willing to vote for their pocketbook.”
EconomyJon McHenryPresidential ContestTrumpNovember 7, 2024
Jon McHenry’s comments on NPR regarding Tuesday’s election results: In the end, Trump’s victory may have simply come down to an old political cliché: “It’s the economy, stupid.” “Ultimately what it says about President Trump’s win is that people are more willing to vote for their pocketbook,” said Republican pollster Jon McHenry. “They say, ‘I...
Jon McHenry’s comments to The Boston Globe regarding Republican gains in New England: Political strategists say Trump spoke more directly to those who worry about the cost of goods and the impact of the state’s surging migrant population in their communities. “Ultimately, what the results from yesterday say is that Republicans were more focused on...
“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...
“The Trump campaign needs to minimize the gender gap.”
Gender GapJon McHenrySuburban VotersTrumpSeptember 19, 2024
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”...
