Whit Ayres’ in CNN regarding Governor Nikki Haley and the Republican presidential primary: “I think Haley is clearly the second-place candidate right now,” said veteran Republican pollster Whit Ayres. … Ayres has famously divided the GOP electorate into three camps: an always Trump group immovably bound to him; a never Trump group implacably hostile to...
Jon McHenry spoke with NPR news about Governor Nikki Haley’s path to the Republican nomination: Republican pollster Jon McHenry with North Star Opinion Research says if Haley can make a very strong showing in the early contests in Iowa, New Hampshire and her home state of South Carolina, she could still have at least a...
Whit Ayres’ comments in The Los Angeles Times about the Democratic ticket: Whit Ayres, who has spent decades polling and strategizing for Republican candidates, described the Democratic ticket of Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris as the weakest since that of George McGovern and Sargent Shriver, who were shellacked by President Nixon in 1972. But Ayres is not...
Whit Ayres’ comments in Politico on Governor Nikki Haley’s standing in the Republican presidential nominating contest: “It’s coming at a great time for her,” said Whit Ayres, a longtime Republican pollster. “Sometimes the direction of movement is as important as the absolute level of standing — and she’s going up, while the other candidates are...
Jon McHenry’s comments to Politico regarding Governor Ron DeSantis’ governing and campaigning style: “Gov. DeSantis seems to be better at running for president when he’s governing rather than campaigning,” said Jon McHenry, a GOP pollster [from] New Hampshire whose firm North Star Opinion Research Group worked on DeSantis’ 2018 gubernatorial campaign. “He drives the conversation...
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Jon McHenry’s comments to NPR regarding the importance of the New Hampshire presidential primary: “New Hampshire is a reminder that we don’t do this nomination process nationally, that the undeclared voters, the Republican voters in New Hampshire have a chance to say, we’re going to take a look at all these other candidates,” said Jon...
Jon McHenry’s comments to The Daily Caller regarding recent polling showing Donald Trump edging ahead of Joe Biden: A Republican nominee like Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis or former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley would have a better chance than Trump against Biden, according to Jon McHenry, a GOP polling analyst and vice president at North Star...
Dan Judy’s comments to The Hill regarding the threat of government shutdowns: “Most voters don’t really pay attention to the Machiavellian ins-and-outs of this stuff,” GOP strategist Dan Judy told this column. “But what voters do see is continued utter dysfunction in Washington. That is what hurts the Republican brand more than the details of...
Whit Ayres’ comments on the PBS survey and keys to the presidential election: Voters who dislike both Trump and Biden — “the double haters,” Republican strategist Whit Ayers says — “become a swing voter group” that both parties will spend significant time and money trying to win over. … “This is a politics of negative...
Dan Judy’s comments to The Hill regarding shutdown brinksmanship: “Most voters don’t really pay attention to the Machiavellian ins-and-outs of this stuff,” GOP strategist Dan Judy told this column. “But what voters do see is continued utter dysfunction in Washington. That is what hurts the Republican brand more than the details of any specific situation.”...
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