a shortwhile ago i spoke to pollster and strategist frank luntz about trump's indictment. it is on a - atlanta. this is significant i because it is on a statewide basis rather than federal and it is significant business because there are so many people involved in this. you have already had the mug shots of others including rudy giuliani who i once worked for and itjust adds another level of challenge for the president, ex—president, at a time when he would rather be focusing on the next election. he is instead focused on the last election. frank, you speak to republican voters. how have they reacted to these charges to this indictment? i to these charges to this indictment?— to these charges to this indictment? . ., ., , ., indictment? i am glad that you said partisan — indictment? i am glad that you said partisan because - indictment? i am glad that you said partisan because there - indictment? i am glad that you said partisan because there is. said partisan because there is a completely different reaction. if you are an independent, if you are a democrat, you believe th

let's speak to political pollster frank luntz.ly to had to trial. what do you make of these developments? well, it's significant, because at a time of economic challenges to the country, we seem to be focused on donald trump's past, hunter biden's pass and the american people are wondering when are we going to get over this because my going to focus on issues that affect the average american? there is a real decline in trust and confidence in washington and the belief that the elected officials do what the public wants, what they promise, the level of perception of integrity is at an all—time low, and this is one of the reasons that they are focused on these trials, focused on these accusations, one of the highest values in america is accountability. the public does not the former president to be held accountable if he broke the law and the same thing with hunter biden. the fact is that this is a distraction from the current issues both domestic and foreign policy that the public prioritises more. i do foreign policy that the publ

coleman hughes, rolling stone columnist jane michaelson, and pollster and communications strategist frank luntz. frank, first -- what we heard from the senator 's office. this is the second time we have seen -- and their response has basically been, he is going to see a doctor and everything is fine. is that enough? >> i have sympathy for him having stripped suffered a stroke myself three and a half years ago. and i know how temporarily difficult it can be. i also have sympathy for him as he is committed to serving the people who elected him. but it is one of the problems that we have in washington, which is that there is a time to lead, and a time to pass on the torch to another generation. i thought that the comments that his office made were insufficient. i think they are going to have to be more forthcoming. i do not want to cast any aspersions on the senator, just as i do not with diane feinstein on the democratic side. but i understand what the public is saying about some of these people. give somebody else the chance to do the job. >> yeah. >> yeah, so, look -- i think between diane fein

let's talk with frank luntz, a political pollster.t to talk about the developments for hunter biden, the department of justice appointing david weiss as special counsel, this as prosecutors say this is likely to head to a trial. what do you make of these developments? >> it is significant because at a time of economic challenges, the country will be focused on donald trump's past, hunter biden's past, and the american people are thinking, when will we focus on issues affecting the average american? there is a real decline in trust and confidence in washington, believe that elected officials will do what they want. the perception of integrity is at an all-time low, and that is one reason why they are focused on these trials and accusations. when of the highest values in america is accountability, and the former public does what the former president to be held accountable if he broke the law, same with hunter biden, but the fact is it is a distraction from the current issues that the public prioritizes more. >> i want to ask you about r

that you probably heard of, and frank luntz supposed to be the great political expert he knows all he has his finger right on on the finger tip of the american pulse. and he he had a focus group after trump said this about mccain and luntz said, oh, after this trump is finished, oh, we thought that about 200 episodes later, you know, where is rally round. are you? i just had to go ahead. go ahead. go ahead. okay. i'm sorry also i do have anything or address about how certain celebrities suffer a a total a consequence their behavior and others and i mean even in certain of of a matt or a you know people like this and then others don't suffer the consequence of the behavior and and certain i mean a lot of them sort of implausibly come back. don't tell. i mean, i'm so sure about matt lauer but they but so many of the of the television people, you know, they go away for a while and then they come back. i mean, brother tucker tucker carlson and and the other people from fox who have sort of factual mistreatment, maybe they even eventually have kind of bounced back. and i found that fine. i

earlier, iasked pollster and communication strategist frank luntz for his thoughts on republican voterseat to have you back on the bbc. you have been speaking with the republican voters around this is an indictment on the january the 6th investigation, what have you found? they're willing to give him a pass, they're willing to... they see this as victimisation, they see this as persecution. in fact, what i found is that every time he gets indicted, his numbers go up. every time he is accused of something that would destroy any other candidate, he becomes more popular, and the same thing is happening right now. he's coming across as standing up to the government, standing up to washington, and it's making him stronger and stronger at a time when everyone would have cut and run. how do you explain that? what makes that message from the former president so effective? they connect to him and they have since the very beginning. i watched this in 2015, that the more you criticise him, the stronger he got. the more you challenge him for his language, for his behaviour, for calling people cowar

now, a short while ago i spoke to pollster and strategist frank luntz about the potential impact of trump'sed to these charges, to this indictment? well, i'm glad that you said �*partisan�* because there's a completely different reaction. if you're an independent, if you're democrat, you believe that this is just one more example of illegal behaviour. if you are republican, three out of four republicans reject the accusations that are being addressed this evening and they reject the idea that donald trump is a criminal and i'll give you one piece of polling data that has truly shocked me. 71% of republicans trust donald trump more than their own family to give them accurate and truthful information — more than the clergy, more than community leaders. donald trump has a level of trust, despite these indictments, that is, frankly, unheard of in american politics — at least among his own party. so, i want to ask you about some of the other frontrunners for the republican nomination for the presidency because there was a debate as you know in milwaukee last night, where the other candidates wer

frank luntz, american communication analyst, pollster and academic, and somebody who spends a fair bitof the pond to frank, i think it's fair to say you've not been a great donald trump fan over the course of the last few years. but the point i was making to don junior there, it seems that with every indictment , there, it seems that with every indictment, he gets ever stronger with the republican base , you're correct. base, you're correct. >> and in fact, they see him not just as a victim. they see him as persecuted . and that's one of as persecuted. and that's one of the reasons why to the republicans , they can't republicans, they can't understand why why hunter biden gets no treatment, why joe biden gets no treatment, why joe biden gets a pass and donald trump gets a pass and donald trump gets victimised . and every time gets victimised. and every time washington tries to do this to him, his numbers go up another two, three, 4. and right now , two, three, 4. and right now, quite frankly, i don't know any candidate that has the skills, the talents, the entire zest, the talents, the

frank luntz, american communication analyst, pollster and academic, and somebody who spends a fair bitis side of the pond to frank, i think it's fair to say you've not been a great donald trump fan over the course of the last few years. but the point i was making to don junior there, it seems that with every indictment , there, it seems that with every indictment, he gets ever stronger with the republican base , you're correct. base, you're correct. >> and in fact, they see him not just as a victim. they see him as persecuted . and that's one of as persecuted. and that's one of the reasons why to the republicans , they can't republicans, they can't understand why why hunter biden gets no treatment, why joe biden gets no treatment, why joe biden gets a pass and donald trump gets a pass and donald trump gets victimised . and every time gets victimised. and every time washington tries to do this to him, his numbers go up another two, three, 4. and right now , two, three, 4. and right now, quite frankly, i don't know any candidate that has the skills, the talents, the entire zest, the tale

earlier, iasked pollster and communication strategist frank luntz for his thoughts on republican voterscloser to the start of the primary season. frank, great to have you back on the bbc. you have been speaking with the republican voters around this is an indictment on the januar the six investigation, what have you found? they're willin: what have you found? they're willing to _ what have you found? they're willing to give _ what have you found? they're willing to give him _ what have you found? they're willing to give him a - what have you found? they're willing to give him a pass, - willing to give him a pass, they're willing to... they see this as victimisation, they see this as victimisation, they see this as victimisation, they see this as persecution. in fact, what i found is that every time he gets indicted, his numbers go up. every time he is accused of something that would destroy any other candidate, he becomes more popular, and the same thing is happening right now. he's coming across as standing up he's coming across as standing up to the government, standing up up to the g

frank luntz, thank you very much for all of that. >>> up next for us, a teacher reads a book about gender class in suburban atlanta and is subsequently fired. that teacher will join me here next. do you struggle with occasional nerve aches in your hands or feet? try nervive nerve relief from the world's number one nerve care company. nervive contains ala to relieve nerve aches, and b-complex vitamins to fortify healthy nerves. try nervive. and, try nervive pain relieving roll-on. the first time you connected your godaddy website and your store was also the first time you realized... well, we can do anything. cheesecake cookies? the chookie! manage all your sales from one place with a partner that always puts you first. (we did it) start today at godaddy.com >>> the culture war is erupting in a suburban atlanta classroom. the cobb county school board has voted to fire a teacher who read a book about gender identity to her gifted fifth graders. the board voted 4-3 yesterday to terminate the contract of katie rinderle against the recommendation of another panel of retired county educators. s

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frank luntz is here to break it all down.yesterday's winners and losers. ♪ >> announcer: winner and losers is sponsored by state street global advisers. ♪ the biggest ideas inspire new ones. 30 years ago, state street created an etf that inspired the world to invest differently. it still does. what can you do with spy? ♪ ♪ back to "squawk box" live from the nasdaq and times square. today looks like yesterday. slowly eroded. it slowly eroded through the morning the premarket session, and then wasn't very good. down 170. but i think the nasdaq closed higher, barely. what's going on? is anybody going to watch it? >> i don't know. we're going to see. tonight is the first republican primary debate. it's taking place in milwaukee. current polling indicates former president donald trump's popularity has surged ahead of others in the nomination and his ongoing legal challenges don't seem to be stopping that. meanwhile, his chosest contender, florida governor ron desantis has declined. the former president won't join the stage tonight

a guy named frank luntz is still around and he put the matter. he advised the gop not to challenge what he called were, quote, the most popular federal programs today, specifically conservation of public lands and waters through parks and open spaces. republicans have generally his advice ever since the tea party insurgency 2010 led to a republican recapture of the house but did not result in significant efforts to roll back protections for public lands. now, republican party platform, the last couple decades has occasionally alluded to, you know, let's think about selling off some public lands. it's kind of a dog whistle to the far right fringe. but no serious effort has ever been made to put those planks into practice. again, the chart tells the story arc going up in early 2009, president obama signed an omnibus public lands protection management act into la most of its parts had been assembled earlier when the republican controlled the white house and one house of congress. it put millions more acres in the wilderness system, established for n