Pollster Frank Luntz: Trump's 'Big Lie' is working, may cost GOP votes

[DonViejo]

BY TAL AXELROD - 05/06/21 08:38 AM EDT

Veteran GOP pollster Frank Luntz warned that former President Trump’s repeated assertions that the 2020 presidential election was rigged against him could hurt Republican efforts to take back the House in 2022.

Luntz noted in an interview on the New York Times podcast “Sway” released Thursday that “more than two-thirds of Republicans believe that the election was stolen,” warning that a widespread and unproven belief that there was rampant fraud last November could turn Republicans off from voting in the midterm elections.

“What Donald Trump is saying is actually telling people it's not worth it to vote. Donald Trump single-handedly may cause people not to vote. And he may be the greatest tool in the Democrats' arsenal to keep control of the House and Senate in 2022,” Luntz said.

The warning comes as Republicans face an intraparty debate over the future of Rep. Liz Cheney (Wyo.), the No. 3 House Republican.

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https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/552076-gop-pollster-frank-luntz-trumps-big-lie-is-working-may-cost-gop-house

[Walleye]

1. Ger I hope so, Frank, author of "Words that Work" It's your playbook

[SWBTATTReg]

2. Let them eat each other. They bought the problem on themselves. Me, I'll just buy some ...

popcorn and watch from the sidelines, and see how stupid they become (or already are) in dealing w/ this issue (rump, others w/ their toxic mess that they are).

Let America watch just how screwed up these people are...the only thing that they seem to have going for them is their gutter mouths mouthing off at literally anything and everything, simply because that anything and/or everything is a good idea or reasonable idea. They won't listen to well established rationale or reason either. Might as well talk to the wall.

Let them self destruct.

[underpants]

3. Hans?

[gab13by13]

4. Who cares about Frank Luntz?

Why are we still citing "The Hill?" John Solomon published pro-Putin propaganda in "The Hill" and The Hill never refuted his lies.

Why are we giving The Hill a voice here?

https://apnews.com/article/7814805de14a44dff97a447933ab01c9

[JohnSJ]

5. Unfortunately I think the odds favor the repukes short term to take back the house on the lie,

especially adding in the voter suppression and census data.

A lot depends on Democratic voter turnout as always, how many trump hating republicans will not show up and vote, and how many independents will vote Democratic

[Beetwasher.]

6. Yeah, It's True! Hey GOP Voters! We Got It ALL Rigged! You're Vote is Useless! Don't Bother Voting!

I can get behind that.

[gab13by13]

7. No one here that I am aware of has stated that.

Reality is what it is. I will walk through barbed wire to vote but because of gerrymandering in my district in Pa. a Democratic candidate doesn't have a chance. I keep voting and hoping but the facts are that gerrymandering works.

As a matter of fact, in Pa. more people consistently vote Democratic yet we keep losing seats because of gerrymandering.

[uponit7771]

10. +1,

[BlueMTexpat]

8. While I hope this

costs them everything, the "Big Lie" is working among the "faithful" because they believe anything that The Unspeakable One says.

Perhaps there will be fewer of them in 2022, however, if they remain anti-vaxxers.

[uponit7771]

9. Unnnn, the GA runoff was one of the states largest and Trump didn't lead to GQP apathy there

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

11. Please proceed Donny.