Jon McHenry’s comments on Democrats attempting to use Elon Musk for their political benefit: GOP polling analyst Jon McHenry also cautioned Democrats against looking to embrace Musk again. “Using Elon Musk for your own purposes is like using a wild tiger for transportation: you might get a ride out of it, but the experience ends...
Whit Ayres’ comments on the political impact of the LA riots: “As is so often the case, Donald Trump’s opponents are playing into his hands,” said Republican pollster Whit Ayres. “This is exactly the kind of fight that Donald Trump loves, with his opponents carrying Mexican flags past burning cars.” … Ayres said immigration is...
The better question is, “How can Republicans hold the House?” Jon McHenry’s latest Substack post is here.
Whit Ayres’ comments in The Washington Post regarding the election outlook for 2026: Republican pollster Whit Ayres sounded worried about the way the landscape looks at this point. “Let’s see,” he wrote in a message. “Higher prices as a result of tariffs, and millions of Trump voters losing their Medicaid-funded health care. I think even...
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...
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
