'The Campaign Is Not Flailing, It's The Candidate': Frank Luntz Gives Warning About Trump's Behavior

a democratic sweep is not something we would ever even think or dream of up until a month ago in this election but you did use a word that I want you to talk about a little more you said that Donald Trump's self-destructing campaign you thought it could be deliberately talk about what you mean by deliberate in his campaign strategy so far that seems to be flat footed has been called flailing well the campaign is not flailing it's the candidate and I've often been critical about people in my profession as they should be with me when we make mistakes the Trump campaign actually is reasonably well organized it's the candidate that seems to be getting it wrong and no you we've been at this now we know it works we know it fails it's as though he's ignoring and deliberately engaging in messaging that will cost him votes he has to win Georgia he lost the two senat he lost Georgia and the two senators lost in 2020 both of them because Donald Trump condemned them condemned the process said his election was stolen uh and convince people not to vote I can give you the best comparison to explain where we are right now comma Harris reminds some man of their first wife Donald Trump reminds some women particularly younger women of their first husbands divorce lawyer and that level of anger and that level of Victory all guarantees that a candidate loses so I'll say this I'll put it out there and I'll be condemned forever if I'm wrong but if Trump continues the same campaign does this in the debates does this in challenges to Harris maybe there'll be another debate if he continues on the course that he's taking right now she's the next president of the United States it's very dangerous for me to say so on a program like this because it can and will be used against me in my professional life but that's how significant his mistakes are and that's how much damage they're doing and you asked me the previous question what could he do the answer is threefold and it's three questions are you better off today than you were four years ago did the Biden Harris philosophy make inflation and immigration better or worse than it was under the Trump Administration and which candidate do you think is most likely to produce a meaningful measurable detailed plan of action for the future on immigration and on inflation we know the anwers to those questions that is where Trump has his best lead ask it as a question and voters will answer it in a way that Trump wants continue to make these ridiculous statements about race and gender and communism and you'll lose it really is that simple and it really is that typical to your