Sponsored Content
« James O'Keefe Promises a Spoo-oo-ooktacular Halloween Hidden Video Sting | Main | Quarantine Cafe: Asian Twins Edition »
October 23, 2020

Frank Luntz Focus Group Describes Trump as "Presidential," and Describes Biden as Being "Cognitively Impaired"

@FrankLuntz

19h
My focus group's words to describe Trump tonight:
• Controlled
• Reserved
• Poised
• Con artist
• Surprisingly presidential

Words to describe Biden tonight:
• Vague
• Unspecific
• Elusive
• Defensive
• Grandfatherly

Larry O'Connor has an interesting observation:

To me, the remarkable aspect of this poll is not that Biden is leading. It's that it shows 7% of the electorate is undecided. Really? Undecided? This late in the game? And with these two politicians? One who has been fed into our consciousness in every aspect of our lives over the past five years and is currently the president and the other who was vice president and has been in the public sphere for nearly five decades? Who in the hell are this 7% who can't make up their minds?


And then it hit me: They aren't undecided, they lean Trump, but they are waiting to make that final commitment. Something is stopping them. Something relatively intangible. It's the "tone" thing. They are down with his policies and achievements, but they just don't like the guy's attitude. They prefer the "presidential" thing.

Last night, Trump gave them just enough of that tone to help them make that commitment in the final days of the campaign.

If you watch the Luntz panel, which I actually don't suggest you do -- these people are low information voter dopes and mopes -- you'll see Larry O'Connor's observation borne out. Many of the panelists say they just can't vote for Trump because of his personality, while expressing general agreement with his policies.

And several of them say that seeing Trump act in a presidential manner gives them "hope." See the below video at around 27:00 and then again at 36:00 to watch the blonde woman, who is your paradigmatic Suburban Karen who leans Republican but is bothered by Trump, talk about being bothered by Trump's tweets (these people know they can avoid Trump's tweets by getting the fuck off Twitter for a change, right?) but was reassured by his debate performance.

Several of the women say the same basic thing. So does a black guy.


Here's the full video. The list of single-word descriptions of Biden and Trump begins at 22:00.

And yes, someone does say Biden is cognitively impaired. Another guy says he's drunk.


As I mentioned earlier, but will restate for convenience, the Paradigmatic Karens speak at 27:00 and 36:00.

digg this
posted by Ace at 06:42 PM

| Access Comments




Recent Comments
rhennigantx: "10 ..."

Romeo13: "Legendary setup... 1/2 an hour later... JUNI ..."

Rbastid: "My thought is if you're of age, and are calling t ..."

fd: "Never fk with a monkey. ..."

Blonde Morticia: " Don't divers ever maintain dams? So it could hav ..."

micky: "Without reading the comments, typical I know, both ..."

Itinerant Alley Butcher: " I think you (a) overestimate the precision to whi ..."

Auspex: " Please leave Panama Beach alone. ..."

Thomas Bender: "The Rube Goldberg was elaborate but failed to stic ..."

Pug Mahon, Gen X Ne'er-Do-Well: "Rube Goldberg things mystify me and also kind of t ..."

[/i][/b]andycanuck (Vwz3I)[/s][/u]: "#191 A thread here about it being poor maintenance ..."

Mister Scott (Formerly GWS): "Darn it! stopped to watch the videos...... ..."

Recent Entries
Search


Polls! Polls! Polls!
Frequently Asked Questions
The (Almost) Complete Paul Anka Integrity Kick
Top Top Tens
Greatest Hitjobs

The Ace of Spades HQ Sex-for-Money Skankathon
A D&D Guide to the Democratic Candidates
Margaret Cho: Just Not Funny
More Margaret Cho Abuse
Margaret Cho: Still Not Funny
Iraqi Prisoner Claims He Was Raped... By Woman
Wonkette Announces "Morning Zoo" Format
John Kerry's "Plan" Causes Surrender of Moqtada al-Sadr's Militia
World Muslim Leaders Apologize for Nick Berg's Beheading
Michael Moore Goes on Lunchtime Manhattan Death-Spree
Milestone: Oliver Willis Posts 400th "Fake News Article" Referencing Britney Spears
Liberal Economists Rue a "New Decade of Greed"
Artificial Insouciance: Maureen Dowd's Word Processor Revolts Against Her Numbing Imbecility
Intelligence Officials Eye Blogs for Tips
They Done Found Us Out, Cletus: Intrepid Internet Detective Figures Out Our Master Plan
Shock: Josh Marshall Almost Mentions Sarin Discovery in Iraq
Leather-Clad Biker Freaks Terrorize Australian Town
When Clinton Was President, Torture Was Cool
What Wonkette Means When She Explains What Tina Brown Means
Wonkette's Stand-Up Act
Wankette HQ Gay-Rumors Du Jour
Here's What's Bugging Me: Goose and Slider
My Own Micah Wright Style Confession of Dishonesty
Outraged "Conservatives" React to the FMA
An On-Line Impression of Dennis Miller Having Sex with a Kodiak Bear
The Story the Rightwing Media Refuses to Report!
Our Lunch with David "Glengarry Glen Ross" Mamet
The House of Love: Paul Krugman
A Michael Moore Mystery (TM)
The Dowd-O-Matic!
Liberal Consistency and Other Myths
Kepler's Laws of Liberal Media Bias
John Kerry-- The Splunge! Candidate
"Divisive" Politics & "Attacks on Patriotism" (very long)
The Donkey ("The Raven" parody)
Powered by
Movable Type 2.64