GOP pollster Frank Luntz continues to criticize Donald Trump’s campaign, claiming he created a “gender gap” between himself and Kamala Harris.
Luntz, who has been called “the Nostradamus of pollsters,” now says Trump’s attacks on Harris led to a recent Fox News poll showing men favor Trump by 12 points and women favor Harris by 10 points. That’s a 22-point difference.
“Trump is losing, he is actively going his own way, he is insulting himself, in the face of these enormous gender gaps, and it is not a divide, it is an abyss,” he said.
Luntz even said he thinks “there will be divorces because of the battle between” Trump and Harris.
The pollster then discussed how men and women viewed Trump and Harris from the perspective of a divorce.
GOP pollster Frank Luntz continues to criticize Donald Trump’s campaign, saying he created a ‘gender gap’ between himself and Kamala Harris
“The problem is that Kamala Harris reminds men of their first wives and Donald Trump reminds women of their first husband’s divorce lawyer,” he told CNN on Saturday.
Luntz continues to hammer home the message he gave Trump this past week: attack Harris on his policies. “First of all, don’t insult your opponent because of how he looks or how he talks,” Luntz said.
“Women can’t stand that. Secondly, they expect you to focus on the future, not on anger about the past. And that’s the exact opposite of what Trump is actually doing.”
Luntz said that whether you agree with it or not, Harris’ economic speech on Friday focused on the future and provided concrete answers to voters’ concerns.
“The economy has been challenging. Inflation has clearly made life harder for so many people, and you want to, you want to respond to that. You acknowledge it, you show people a solution. You give them ideas about how to change it,” he said.
Luntz said earlier this week that Trump is committing “political suicide” because entire voting blocs have shifted to Kamala Harris, creating a major shift in the campaign.
The pollster blamed Trump’s campaign choices, saying the former president was in decline.
Luntz said that whether you agree with it or not, Harris’ economic speech on Friday focused on the future and provided tangible answers to voters’ concerns.
Luntz said earlier this week that Trump is committing “political suicide” as entire voting blocs have shifted toward Kamala Harris, creating a major shift in the campaign.
“It’s like he’s out of control,” Luntz fumed. “And I know there are billionaires who watch this show and spend a lot of money on Donald Trump, and they don’t understand why he’s committing political suicide.”
Early in the interview, Ross Sorkin noted that “polls in the presidential race show Vice President Harris gaining ground in a number of swing states and even eroding former President Trump’s lead in Florida.”
He continued: “Our next guest says that if the election were held today, she would win.”
Ross Sorkin, visibly surprised, joked, “That’s a turn.”
“It’s more than that,” Luntz replied.
“That’s a plot twist,” joked Ross Sorkin.
“She’s bringing out people who aren’t interested in voting for Trump or Biden. So the whole electoral pool has changed,” the veteran pollster said.
Luntz then explained how, if things remained as they were, the Democrats could win more than just the White House. They could also capture the Senate and the House of Representatives.
Luntz, who has been called “the Nostradamus of pollsters,” now says Trump’s attacks on Harris led to a recent Fox News poll showing men leading Trump by 12 points and women leading Harris by 10 points, a 22-point difference.
Women hold signs as they wait for U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris to speak about reproductive freedom at the El Rio Neighborhood Center in Tucson on April 12
While Trump appears to be gaining victory over Joe Biden in many states, polls show Harris gaining ground in some states and leading in others.
The latest polls from Real Clear Politics show Harris with a one-point lead over Trump.
In the betting averages, that lead is higher, namely around eight percentage points.
In a recent example, Harris was trusted more on economic issues than Trump, marking a major shift in voter sentiment after Biden decided to withdraw.
The survey, conducted for the Financial Times and the Ross School of Business, found Harris with a 1-point lead. It is the first time a Democratic presidential candidate has led Trump on the economy since the poll began tracking voter sentiment on the issue nearly a year ago.
Still, according to a DailyMail.com poll released earlier this week, the former president still holds a two percentage point lead over the new Democratic candidate.
Other recent polls show the vice president rapidly gaining popularity, but our survey of 1,001 likely voters shows that 43 percent would vote for Trump if the election were held tomorrow. For Harris, 41 percent would vote.
With a margin of error of plus or minus 3.1 percent, the November elections are expected to be thrilling.
Harris was catapulted into the race after Biden announced last month that he was abandoning his re-election campaign.
Trump insiders were initially excited, expecting weeks of Democratic infighting. But the party quickly rallied behind the vice president and will present a united front at its convention in Chicago next week.
The result is a series of polls showing Harris has reversed or at least narrowed Trump’s clear lead in the polls.
The first presidential debate between the two will take place on September 10 in Philadelphia and will be moderated by ABC News.
The first vice presidential debate between Democratic Governor Tim Walz of Minnesota and Republican Senator J.D. Vance of Ohio will take place on October 1 in New York City and will be hosted by CBS.
