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GOP pollster Frank Luntz: Trump needs to stop behaving like ‘petulant child’
The Hill ^ | 08/16/2024 | Tara Suter -

Posted on 08/16/2024 9:53:55 AM PDT by ChicagoConservative27

Republican pollster Frank Luntz said early Friday that if he was to give advice to former President Trump, he would tell him “to stop behaving like a petulant child.”

“If I were advising him, which I am not, I would look him straight in the eye and say, ‘Sir, you need to shut up. You need to stop behaving like a petulant child, and start focusing on what the American people want, in a way that they want to hear it,’” Luntz said on “CNN This Morning” with anchor Kasie Hunt.

Republicans have pushed Trump to focus on policy differences between him Vice President Harris after weeks of personal attacks against his Democratic rival. Harris has gained momentum and sparked excitement in the Democratic Party after weeks of uncertainty over whether President Biden would step away from the 2024 presidential race.

“Look, if I yell at you every time you have me on, you’ll stop having me on and you’ll stop listening,” Luntz said on CNN.

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Go back to bed Frank. Kevin McCarthy is waiting for you
1 posted on 08/16/2024 9:53:55 AM PDT by ChicagoConservative27
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To: ChicagoConservative27

And if he listened to Luntz he would never have beaten Hillary.


2 posted on 08/16/2024 9:55:42 AM PDT by for-q-clinton (Cancel Culture IS fascism...Let's start calling it that!)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

STFU you rotten yakking hairpiece. Thank God you aren’t advising him.


3 posted on 08/16/2024 9:56:56 AM PDT by dforest
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To: ChicagoConservative27
Republican pollster Frank Luntz said early Friday that if he was to give advice to former President Trump, he would tell him “to stop behaving like a petulant child.”

There's good advice and there's bad advice. And then there's advice from people who you know wish you ill. Trump should just be Trump and let the chips fall where they may. The time to build GOP ballot-harvesting mechanisms to blunt the impact of Democrat ballot-harvesting was 2-3 years ago - it's probably too late now. But Kamala Harris is a failure who has failed upward - Trump should be annihilating her. Let him do this thing - either America is smart enough to see through her and vote for Trump, or we're done as a nation.
4 posted on 08/16/2024 9:57:04 AM PDT by AnotherUnixGeek
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To: ChicagoConservative27

After all the DemoCRAP he’s been through? Are you kidding me. I’m surprised he is doing as well as he is. I sure couldn’t have held up under all the FAKE!!!!! the pressure he’s been under. Walk in his shoes pal, you don’t know what you are talking about.


5 posted on 08/16/2024 9:57:26 AM PDT by ThePatriotsFlag (Accepting a false premise initiates conversational defeat.)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

6 posted on 08/16/2024 9:59:56 AM PDT by JonPreston ( ✌ ☮️ )
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To: AnotherUnixGeek

Thank you for injecting reality. Hit pieces like this are often generated by the likes of a few who post on this site who never stop criticizing because they want Trump to lose. They actually help the other side and give them talking points.

Where does anyone think they pick up on this crap?


7 posted on 08/16/2024 10:02:22 AM PDT by dforest
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To: AnotherUnixGeek

No. Every one of us regulates our behavior to improve our professional and personal lives.
Trump can do this as well.


8 posted on 08/16/2024 10:02:23 AM PDT by nbenyo
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Hey Frank... remember when your advice got McCain elected?

Oh... remember when your advice got Romney elected?

Oh... remember when your advice clinched Jeb Jeb’s primary run?

Good times...


9 posted on 08/16/2024 10:02:24 AM PDT by Skywise
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To: AnotherUnixGeek

Thank you for injecting reality. Hit pieces like this are often generated by the likes of a few who post on this site who never stop criticizing because they want Trump to lose. They actually help the other side and give them talking points.

Where does anyone think they pick up on this crap?


10 posted on 08/16/2024 10:02:54 AM PDT by dforest
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All the women I talk to say Luntz is right. I think Trump will need their vote to win the election.
11 posted on 08/16/2024 10:04:41 AM PDT by ActresponsiblyinVA
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To: ChicagoConservative27

The federal government should only be doing what individuals, families, local and state governments can’t do themselves.

Taxes should be fair, based on the benefits to be provided, and limited by the ability to pay.

A waitress might pay nothing for national defense, since she might only partially own a clunker car, hand-me-down furniture and some clothes.


12 posted on 08/16/2024 10:04:43 AM PDT by Brian Griffin ("The fundamental problem is that anyone can claim asylum with zero proof" - Elon Musk)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Frankie “Five Brain Cells” Luntz needs to look in the mirror.


13 posted on 08/16/2024 10:05:05 AM PDT by LIConFem (Feels like April 19th, 1775...)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Hey, someone said stick to the issues, like a week ago. Let’s keep running with that even though Trump changed it up a bit. I mean, this is what we have. Gotta run with the pack.

Except, Trump is sticking with the issues and so is JD. But Kamala and Walz have some deep character flaws and not calling them out on them is a half effort.

As for Luntz:

https://youtu.be/vAm4a0U1BO4?si=cVIwGmCpDBl3yj1M

Tucker Carlson took him down and exposed this a-hat for what he truly is.


14 posted on 08/16/2024 10:06:06 AM PDT by FlipWilson
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To: ChicagoConservative27

When you’ve got Luntz behaving like the petulant one and ‘advising’ Trump on what to do and not do, it means that Trump is hitting the mark with the voters who will put him back into office.


15 posted on 08/16/2024 10:06:29 AM PDT by Gaffer
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To: for-q-clinton
Luntz's focus groups were right on target about the sentiment of American voters in swing states like Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.

"... and start focusing on what the American people want, in a way that they want to hear it."

Anyone who thinks this is bad advice is a moron.

16 posted on 08/16/2024 10:06:56 AM PDT by Alberta's Child (“Ain't it funny how the night moves … when you just don't seem to have as much to lose.”)
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To: ActresponsiblyinVA

Tell those women to shut up..

I dare you..


17 posted on 08/16/2024 10:07:11 AM PDT by delchiante
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To: AnotherUnixGeek

>>Trump should just be Trump and let the chips fall where they may.<<

That will lead to yet another defeat for Trump and the Republicans, which will all but destroy the USA. I suggest Trump start acting like a statesman—which I don’t think he can—but if he does, hopefully some to the people who might voter for Kamala might go back to Trump and save the nation from the Democrats/Communists.


18 posted on 08/16/2024 10:07:44 AM PDT by rod5591
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To: dforest

Frank Luntz. “Larry Mondello.’’


19 posted on 08/16/2024 10:08:27 AM PDT by jmacusa (Liberals. Too stupid to be idiots.)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Everybody sounds just like they did during the election Trump won.


20 posted on 08/16/2024 10:12:00 AM PDT by SaxxonWoods (Are you ready for Black Lives MAGA? It's coming.)
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