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aaaaaa5a

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Sun Oct 9, 2016, 10:49 PM Oct 2016

Don't shoot the messenger. Luntz focus group says Trump won.

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Who had the greater positive impact on your voting choice tonight?

• 21 say Trump
• 9 say Clinton

#Debate2016

Frank Luntz ?@FrankLuntz 10s10 seconds ago Clayton, MO
Focus Group: Who are you willing to vote for?

BEFORE #DEBATE
• Hillary: 8
• Trump: 9

AFTER DEBATE
• Hillary: 4
• Trump: 18
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Don't shoot the messenger. Luntz focus group says Trump won. (Original Post) aaaaaa5a Oct 2016 OP
I guess being a loud-mouthed bully constitutes winner now. sinkingfeeling Oct 2016 #1
I don't trust Luntz so this is virtually worthless. writes3000 Oct 2016 #2
It's also not headline news, and won't really affect anyone outside the actual focus group. BobbyDrake Oct 2016 #19
LMAO DarthDem Oct 2016 #3
I would not put it past Frankie to have stacked the group dflprincess Oct 2016 #4
Agreed. What is his goal? To help Trump win? LiberalFighter Oct 2016 #7
Who's paying Luntz's salary? C_U_L8R Oct 2016 #5
Zactly! Duppers Oct 2016 #8
lol DURHAM D Oct 2016 #6
Well, that would explain a hell of a lot. BlueProgressive Oct 2016 #13
A lot of people will say that because the bar was so low for him nini Oct 2016 #9
Missouri undecideds? they were probably going to vote for Trump anyway. book_worm Oct 2016 #10
I was just polled Maeve Oct 2016 #11
Shoot Luntz, he's the messenger and the medium. NightWatcher Oct 2016 #12
I'm waiting to see what the online polls say. Scurrilous Oct 2016 #14
Fuck Luntz!!!! FrenchieCat Oct 2016 #15
Wow. The bar really was that low? herding cats Oct 2016 #16
Who the hell is still undecided at this point in the race? EL34x4 Oct 2016 #17
Of course Luntz says that. His last focus group had Hillary winning TlalocW Oct 2016 #18
Did you make the "messenger" disclaimer because he's a Republican? molova Oct 2016 #20
Once it soaks in....anyone with a brain will see Hillary was in charge and Trump is crazy...he is Cakes488 Oct 2016 #21
 

BobbyDrake

(2,542 posts)
19. It's also not headline news, and won't really affect anyone outside the actual focus group.
Sun Oct 9, 2016, 11:14 PM
Oct 2016

If that's what those handful of people believe, sure, but keep in mind, they're being brought into a studio as props and aren't exactly the "undecided" voters that they're being passed off as on TV. Luntz's focus group is poorly-scripted reality TV, which means it has an agenda established by some unseen producer.

Luntz's focus group could tell me the sky is blue and I'd still look out the window for confirmation.

DURHAM D

(32,610 posts)
6. lol
Sun Oct 9, 2016, 10:54 PM
Oct 2016

He is a Republican operative so who gives a shit what they think given that he has previously been caught packing his groups with Republicans that are willing to pretend they are undecided for an hour or two.

 

BlueProgressive

(229 posts)
13. Well, that would explain a hell of a lot.
Sun Oct 9, 2016, 10:57 PM
Oct 2016

Thanks for letting us know about his previous history of packing the samples... That result made no sense at all, having watched the whole debate.

nini

(16,672 posts)
9. A lot of people will say that because the bar was so low for him
Sun Oct 9, 2016, 10:55 PM
Oct 2016

what will carry on will be his body language by standing behind Hillary etc the way he did. That was especially creepy after the stuff that we heard on those tapes recently.

 

EL34x4

(2,003 posts)
17. Who the hell is still undecided at this point in the race?
Sun Oct 9, 2016, 11:10 PM
Oct 2016

And why should I give a shit what they think?

TlalocW

(15,382 posts)
18. Of course Luntz says that. His last focus group had Hillary winning
Sun Oct 9, 2016, 11:11 PM
Oct 2016

His corporate masters didn't like that.

TlalocW

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