Whit Ayres’ comments in The Washington Post regarding the future of the Republican party: “January 6 is the opening battle in the war for the soul of the Republican Party,” said Republican pollster Whit Ayres. “The party is now split between the governing wing and the populist wing even more sharply than it was during...
Dan Judy’s comments to Talking Points Memo regarding calls for unity after the attack on the Capitol: Dan Judy, Vice President of North Star Opinion Research, a consultancy for Republican candidates, told TPM that the “unity” pushers can be put in two categories. The first, Republicans who opposed Trump’s rhetoric on election fraud and voted...
Whit Ayres’ comments in The Atlantic regarding electoral changes in Georgia: The historical context is that in Georgia, as in most southern states that voted reliably Democratic for the first century after the Civil War, Republicans established their initial beachheads in what were then “white flight” suburbs around Atlanta. Whit Ayres, a Republican pollster who...
Whit Ayres’ comments in The Los Angeles Times regarding splits in the Republican Party: “The divisions we’re seeing now reflect those in the period of 2010 to 2016 between tea party conservatives and governing conservatives,” said Republican pollster Whit Ayres. “Donald Trump tapped into the populist elements of the Tea Party movement and expanded and...
Whit Ayres’ comments in The New York Times on voting patterns in the Atlanta suburbs: Whit Ayres, a veteran Republican pollster in Georgia, said Republican erosion in the inner suburbs — and to a lesser degree the conservative exurbs — has blunted the advantage Republicans have enjoyed in runoff elections in the past. While white...
Whit Ayres’ comments to The New Statesman regarding ticket splitting: That leads into the second possibility, which is that Republicans did as well as they did in Congress because they wanted a check on Biden and the more progressive wing of the Democrats. “There were a number of voters who apparently voted for Joe Biden...
Whit Ayres’ comments to The Washington Post regarding the two U.S. Senate runoff contests in Georgia: Whit Ayres, a Republican strategist who has worked on many campaigns in Georgia, expressed skepticism that Democrats could improve their performance over the general election, which drew historic turnout because of the strong feelings about Trump. “If they didn’t...
Dan Judy’s comments to The Hill on perceptions of the presidential contest: Biden’s victory did not come with coattails. Republicans will hold their Senate majority unless Democrats can win two runoff elections in Georgia in January. The GOP has gained seats in the House. “I have to say I was surprised by how well he did,”...
Dan Judy’s comments to Talking Points Memo regarding the Georgia runoff contests: Another factor adding uncertainty to the runoffs is the lack of a top of the ticket. Whichever way the presidential election goes, neither Biden nor Trump will be providing any coattails in January. A potential Biden victory would give an edge to the...
Whit Ayres’ comments to the Financial Times regarding the key moment of the 2020 presidential contest: Mr Clyburn’s endorsement of Mr Biden was “probably the single most important moment in the history of this presidential election,” said Whit Ayres, a Republican strategist. “If that hadn’t happened, Bernie Sanders would likely have won the nomination.” To...
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