Whit Ayres’ comments to NOTUS regarding Republicans and Hispanic voters: “Hispanic voters, like many blue-collar Americans, believed a vote for Trump would mean going back to better economic times,” Ayres said. “Those votes are seriously threatened if prices go up and the economy slows, because they voted for Trump to bring prices down and juice...
Whit Ayres’ comments to Bloomberg News regarding voters’ views of Donald Trump: “Basically, people voted for Donald Trump for four reasons,” says Republican pollster Whit Ayres. “To bring down inflation. To juice the economy. To stop illegal immigration. And to get away from ‘woke’ culture. The evidence on the first two suggests that increasing prices...
The President should explain why tariffs are important to the country.
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Jon McHenry was quoted in Cook Political Report about the political impact of President Trump’s tariffs: Some Republicans are hopeful that Trump will find a way to cleverly step down from his tariff threats with highly publicized deal-making events that allow Trump to declare victory before the economic pain of inflation or supply chain shocks...
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
Whit Ayres’ comments in The New York Times regarding the reaction of billionaires to recent stock market swings: “You have to laugh to keep from crying,” said Whit Ayres, a Republican pollster. “What did they say about the old New York Mets? ‘Can’t anybody here play this game?’” (Mr. Ayres was referring to what the...
Whit Ayres’ comments to Politico regarding stock market turmoil: “Trump was elected in part to lower inflation and juice the economy,” said GOP pollster Whit Ayres. “Higher prices and slower growth are exactly the opposite of what Americans voted for.” To read the full article, please click here.
Whit Ayres’ comments to Politico about the Wisconsin judicial election: But many in the party are still concerned. Whit Ayres, a GOP pollster, saw Wisconsin results as more of a referendum on Musk, who made himself a central character in the race, than on Trump himself. “Elon Musk is hurting Donald Trump, there’s no question...
Whit Ayres’ comments in TIME regarding Republican party factions: This makes Paul an anomaly. At a time when most elected Republicans are either America First true-believers or traditional conservatives who have bent the knee, Paul has emerged as a thorn in Trump’s side. “They have very different ideologies,” says Whit Ayres, a veteran GOP strategist....
