GOP pollster provides Biden high marks on language --'challenges for Donald Trump are important'
"The Democrats are attempting to make this a referendum on Donald Trump, not his policies, but not the problems," a longtime Republican pollster told CNBC on Friday.
"I do believe that Joe Biden is ahead, and I do believe the challenges for Donald Trump are important" heading into next week's GOP convention, additional Frank Luntz.
Biden includes a 7.6 percent point lead over Trump, based on an average of national polls gathered by RealClearPolitics.
Pollster Frank Luntz breaks down exactly what worked and did not operate in Biden's DNC speech
Longtime Republican pollster Frank Luntz on Friday complimented Joe Biden's Democratic National Convention acceptance speech, saying the former president succeeded in changing the narrative and toeing the line involving both ideological factions of the party.
"The Democrats are trying to make this a referendum on Donald Trump, not his policies, not the issues, but on Donald Trump himself," Luntz said on CNBC's"Squawk Box."
Luntz said Biden exits the four-day party convention, which concluded Thursday night, in a strong position in comparison to President Donald Trump, that will formally accept the GOP nomination next week in the Republican National Convention.
"I really do think that Joe Biden is ahead, and I really do believe the challenges for Donald Trump are significant," said Luntz, who noticed that public opinion polls do show some tightening between both candidates. Biden has a 7.6 percentage point lead over Trump, according to an average of national polls compiled by RealClearPolitics.
Especially, Luntz said Trump might have to concentrate on the specifics of Biden's stances on issues like taxes, though it wasn't an area of focus throughout the Democratic conference. Luntz said he had been"somewhat surprised that it had been comparatively light on issues and substance and very powerful on unity"
″[Trump] has to make it a referendum on Joe Biden's policies because his persona is very positive," Luntz said.
However, Trump will have to create draw focus to Biden's stances attentively, based on Luntz. There's a risk in moving too far with"over-caffeinated rhetoric," he said.
"Biden toned it down, and perhaps the'Bernie Sanders' bros' didn't enjoy it since he wasn't progressive enough," Luntz said, referring to the ardent supporters of this far-left Vermont senator who repeatedly sought the Democratic presidential nomination at 2016 and 2020. Sanders has supported Biden.
"Trump, if he speaks to his foundation, is going to eliminate the middle," Luntz added. "When he talks to the men and women that are really strong towards him, he loses that essential seven or six percent right in the center, that doesn't like Donald Trump personally, doesn't like Joe Biden's policies. They must choose between Trump, they agree with in relation to issues but disagrees with his character, or Joe Biden, who they like but do not agree with what he would like to do."
"That is a very hard choice," Luntz said.
"The Democrats are attempting to make this a referendum on Donald Trump, not his policies, but not the problems," a longtime Republican pollster told CNBC on Friday.
"I do believe that Joe Biden is ahead, and I do believe the challenges for Donald Trump are important" heading into next week's GOP convention, additional Frank Luntz.
Biden includes a 7.6 percent point lead over Trump, based on an average of national polls gathered by RealClearPolitics.
Pollster Frank Luntz breaks down exactly what worked and did not operate in Biden's DNC speech
Longtime Republican pollster Frank Luntz on Friday complimented Joe Biden's Democratic National Convention acceptance speech, saying the former president succeeded in changing the narrative and toeing the line involving both ideological factions of the party.
"The Democrats are trying to make this a referendum on Donald Trump, not his policies, not the issues, but on Donald Trump himself," Luntz said on CNBC's"Squawk Box."
Luntz said Biden exits the four-day party convention, which concluded Thursday night, in a strong position in comparison to President Donald Trump, that will formally accept the GOP nomination next week in the Republican National Convention.
"I really do think that Joe Biden is ahead, and I really do believe the challenges for Donald Trump are significant," said Luntz, who noticed that public opinion polls do show some tightening between both candidates. Biden has a 7.6 percentage point lead over Trump, according to an average of national polls compiled by RealClearPolitics.
Especially, Luntz said Trump might have to concentrate on the specifics of Biden's stances on issues like taxes, though it wasn't an area of focus throughout the Democratic conference. Luntz said he had been"somewhat surprised that it had been comparatively light on issues and substance and very powerful on unity"
″[Trump] has to make it a referendum on Joe Biden's policies because his persona is very positive," Luntz said.
However, Trump will have to create draw focus to Biden's stances attentively, based on Luntz. There's a risk in moving too far with"over-caffeinated rhetoric," he said.
"Biden toned it down, and perhaps the'Bernie Sanders' bros' didn't enjoy it since he wasn't progressive enough," Luntz said, referring to the ardent supporters of this far-left Vermont senator who repeatedly sought the Democratic presidential nomination at 2016 and 2020. Sanders has supported Biden.
"Trump, if he speaks to his foundation, is going to eliminate the middle," Luntz added. "When he talks to the men and women that are really strong towards him, he loses that essential seven or six percent right in the center, that doesn't like Donald Trump personally, doesn't like Joe Biden's policies. They must choose between Trump, they agree with in relation to issues but disagrees with his character, or Joe Biden, who they like but do not agree with what he would like to do."
"That is a very hard choice," Luntz said.