Matthew Allen "Matt" Towery (born December 6, 1959)[2] is an American political analyst, pollster, television commentator, attorney, and former Georgia state legislator.[3]
Matt Towery | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Georgia House of Representatives | |
| In office 1993–1997 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Matthew Allen Towery[1] December 6, 1959 Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Dolle Towery |
| Children | 2 |
| Residence(s) | Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. Snell Isle, St. Petersburg, Florida, U.S. |
| Education | University of Georgia University of Cambridge Stetson University College of Law |
| Occupation | Political analyst and pollster, attorney, businessman |
In late 2014, Towery encouraged Donald Trump to run for the US presidency, suggesting he would be a serious contender.[4] His polls were among the few to call the 2016 presidential race for Trump over Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton.[5]
Education
editTowery attended the University of Georgia, then earned a Master's in Philosophy from Cambridge. In 1987, he earned a Juris Doctor from Stetson University[6][2]
Career
editTowery served in the Georgia House of Representatives and was the Republican nominee for Lieutenant Governor of Georgia in 1990. He served as Chairman of then-Speaker Newt Gingrich's political organization in the 1990s.[7][8][better source needed]
He has appeared on news networks and on The O'Reilly Factor and Hardball with Chris Matthews and with hosts Sean Hannity and Bill Maher. In 2011 he served as a weekly guest commentator for CNN. He has been a political analyst for the Fox affiliate in Atlanta.[9]
In 2014, Towery predicted Donald Trump could become a serious contender for the U.S. presidency.[10][better source needed] His polling company was one of few to predict a Trump win over Clinton in 2016.[5] Towery wrote a memo detailing the reasons he thought other pollsters were missing likely Trump voters, including over-representing Democrats and under-representing white men, and saying the other polls "were being weighted based on a conventional turnout in a very unconventional year and there is a ‘Trump vote’ that most pollsters just are not able to capture."[5] Hannity read the memo on-air just before the election, which Trump won.[5]
The day before the 2020 US presidential election, Towery again predicted a win for Donald Trump, saying he believed other pollsters were missing "the average guy on the street."[5] He also predicted that Trump would carry Georgia by seven percent, but Joe Biden narrowly won the state.
As of 2020 he was Of Counsel with Hall, Booth, Smith in their Atlanta office.[11][1]
Personal life
editTowery lives with his wife in Atlanta, Georgia and Snell Isle in St. Petersburg, Florida. He has two adult children.[11]
References
edit- ^ a b "Matthew Allen Towery Lawyer Profile on Martindale.com". www.martindale.com.
- ^ a b "Interview with Matt Towery, March 19, 2018". georgiaoralhistory.libs.uga.edu. University of Georgia. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
- ^ "Matthew Allen Towery". Marquis Who's Who Top Lawyers. August 5, 2019.
- ^ "Pollster Predicted Political Rise of Donald Trump". Fox News. May 13, 2016.
- ^ a b c d e McGurn, William (2020-11-02). "Opinion | What Pollsters Miss About Trump". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2020-11-03.
- ^ "Board of Overseers". www.stetson.edu.
- ^ Gingrich, Newt (1 October 2015). "'Newsvesting': Read it, study it". The Washington Times.
- ^ "A GQ&A with Matt Towery, Newt's Favorite Pollster and Oldest Friend". GQ. 31 January 2012.
- ^ Callaway, Cal (September 30, 2016). "New FOX 5 Poll: Clinton, Trump tied in Florida". Fox 5 Atlanta.
- ^ Towery, Matt. "Why Trump Should Run | InsiderAdvantageGeorgia". Retrieved 2020-10-27.
- ^ a b "HALL BOOTH SMITH, P.C. | Matt Allen Towery".