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GOP pollster Frank Luntz: Republicans are saying ‘it’s time to move on’ from Trump

posted 2 years ago by Satan2016 (23278)
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Ha ha! Can't wait for the Jan 6 Committee to resume.

https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/3534021-gop-pollster-frank-luntz-republicans-are-saying-its-time-to-move-on-from-trump/

During an interview on CNN’s “New Day,” Luntz and the network’s chief White House correspondent, Kaitlan Collins, spoke about the University of New Hampshire’s latest Granite State Poll, which found that 39 percent of likely GOP primary voters in the state would back DeSantis as their first choice in a list of Republicans who are considered possible presidential candidates. Trump, meanwhile, received 37 percent support in that poll. The results are within the survey’s margin of error of 5.5 percentage points.

“DeSantis is … the greatest threat to Trump when it comes to the Republican Party,” Collins said.

“It’s more than a threat,” Luntz noted. “The governor is proving that his approach and what he’s trying to accomplish and what he has accomplished in Florida is more significant and Republicans are now saying it’s time to move on.”

The pollster noted that Trump is still “the most popular political figure” within the GOP, adding that the former president now has a “specific challenger” for the upcoming 2024 presidential election.

The development comes against the backdrop of hearings conducted by the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot, which have sought to show the role that Trump and his allies have played in pressuring then-Vice President Mike Pence and state officials to overturn the 2020 election results.

“There’s now polling out that shows that Donald Trump is actually paying a price for what these hearings are showing,” Luntz said on Thursday.

[–] CraigC (6937) 2 years ago

I would vote Desantis over Trump in a primary for a couple reasons, which have nothing to do with the Jan 6 witch hunt. That's all it is, a witch hunt. Trump threatened The Swamp and this is their concerted effort to ensure he never runs again. They're THAT scared of him.

Desantis' views mirror mine. He's a proven leader. He gets it done despite liberal media pressure. He has all the positive attributes of Trump without the negatives. He doesn't put his foot in his mouth and he doesn't have Trump's baggage. I blame the media, which is actually just DNC propaganda, for that.

[–] VonFisch (344) 2 years ago

Republicans don't listen to people like Frank Luntz, he is actually despised by many the same way Liz Cheney and Mitt Romney are despised.

Most of the people don't believe the hype about Jan 6 and do believe there was fraud involved and know their purpose for protesting it. The goal was not "insurrection" but to have Congress listen before they voted to look into the evidence presented first.

Regardless, I agree with Craig that I would choose DeSantis over President Trump, but my reason is because President Trump's cabinet picks and the traitors. I believe DeSantis would not allow or at least minimize any back stabbing in his cabinet.

On the other hand, I would hate to see Florida lose a strong leader. He is a good example to other weak Republican governors.