Pollster Frank Luntz said former President Donald Trump could inflict significant political damage on Vice President Kamala Harris' campaign with just one short question.
Trump could beat Harris at the ballot box by asking voters, “Name one thing that Harris has accomplished as your vice president,” he told FOX 11 Los Angeles' Elex Michaelson during an appearance on “The Issue Is Show” on Friday. Focusing on Harris' accomplishments, rather than launching personal attacks, would be an effective strategy to beat her in November's election, Luntz said. (Related article: Trump's simple plan to destroy Kamala Harris: Take her off script)
Donald Trump can beat Kamala Harris by asking voters this 10-word question: https://t.co/mynL78Uv2r
— Frank Luntz (@FrankLuntz) August 3, 2024
“People don't like it when politicians attack each other. Accountability? Go for it,” Luntz said. “Attacking? No.”
Michaelson then asked what “choice of words” Trump should use when talking about Harris.
“Name one thing she's accomplished as vice president. That's it,” Luntz replied. “Name one thing she's accomplished as vice president. Ten words. He's incompetent. Everybody watching this video, every Trump supporter, is going to say, 'You're being really mean and really partisan and you're criticizing him because you don't like him.' Just once, can he answer a question in 10 words? Or a 'yes' or a 'no'? Just once, can he answer something without attacking?”
During her time as vice president, Harris pushed through several government initiatives, including big-ticket green initiatives. School bus and Broadband A program that struggled to achieve much Traction up to now.
“And that's a valid criticism. She was the No. 2 in the country and she was responsible for the immigration issue,” Luntz continued. “Now I'm going to rile up the other side and say, what's going on with our immigration situation?” (RELATED: “Border Secretary” Kamala Harris previously blamed the migration surge on “lack of climate adaptation.”)
Biden tasked Harris with addressing the root causes of migration to the United States, which Harris previously said included a “lack of climate adaptation.” The Biden-Harris administration has led the charge to address at least 6.7 million illegal immigrant encounters at the U.S. southern border alone. according to Presented to the House Homeland Security and Oversight and Accountability Committees.
“Well, her parents would say she was tasked with investigating the root causes of immigration,” Michaelson replied.
“So what did she do there?” Luntz asked. “What did she do there? How successful was she? What else did Joe Biden entrust her with? We've seen Dick Cheney in our lifetimes, and I would say he had as much power as the president. The vice president, and Joe Biden when he was vice president, had certain responsibilities under the Obama administration. She didn't do anything.”
The polls have been tight since President Joe Biden dropped out of the race in July and endorsed Harris. Harris has yet to give a lengthy, unscripted interview since becoming the de facto Democratic nominee. Trail The RealClearPolitics polling average has Trump about 1% above the 3-point average. lead Trump was ahead of Biden before Biden left office.
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