America's Great Divide: Frank Luntz Interview | FRONTLINE

Frank Luntz is a strategist and pollster who has worked on behalf of the Republican Party for nearly three decades.
Luntz's candid, full interview was conducted with FRONTLINE during the making of the two-part January 2020 documentary series “America's Great Divide: From Obama to Trump.”
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This interview was conducted with FRONTLINE during the making of our two-part documentary series “America's Great Divide.” Watch Part One here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iZ-wc4yDhLmqe9U and Part Two here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/ombZqneGg5Zsrdk

[@skooliecaptain]

Wow, this was one of the most insightful and touching pieces of journalism i have ever had an opportunity to witness. Thank you PBS and more importantly, thank you Frank Luntz. You still are a true american patriot and i will forever remember you as one. I'm appalled at the comments under this video and they represent everything Frank speaks out about. Its extremely saddening, that even after watching this, people don't wake up and realize the consequences of their destructive opinions. I'm here to build a better world, and i'll be the first to rebuild after the literal feces hits the fan.

[@1one1won]

FRONTLINE PBS | Official this is fake news

[@ikezach5469]

Great and scary analysis by a great person Frank Luntz.

[@thewettee9499]

FRONTLINE PBS | Official hello it was ROMNEY CARE before it was Obama care !!!

[@dozzer009]

John Smith That may be true, however I think what he had to say shed some light on what divides us and I’m a liberal. It didn’t change my opinion on Trump but I think that we owe it to ourselves to listen to our fellow citizens. Just a thought.

[@kurtceres3289]

The greatest thing about this individual is his ability to see both sides. Most people choose a side and then dig in, completely unwilling to see the other side's perspective.

[@travelinggirl8257]

Couldn't agree more.

[@Flat10squirrel]

Are we are not taught in school to view or attack problems from many sides. Some are doing the same thing over and expecting change. Understanding different viewpoints. At least when I was going to school, maybe not now since the teachers seem to be pushing private manifestos.

[@B_Bodziak]

Frank Luntz is a BS Artist to the Nth degree!! Watch his 2nd FRONTLINE interview --he has a beard and weighs about 100 pounds less. Then, tell me that he cares about everyone, especially after hearing his last 2-3 minutes: Trump absolutely knew what he was doing by sending his followers to the Capitol, but we don't need to punish Trump and the other planners of J6. We should just move on and move forward. I say we cannot move forward until we have accountability!

[@sydney13ism]

It's impossible to do this, as one side is so blatantly corrupt and wouldn't accept any true facts that are in any way viewed as negative against their cult leader. Your theory works on paper, Ma'am, not in today's real world.

[@christopherem3108]

Or…he’s just a rank opportunist.

[@robinhooduk8255]

these interviews are amazing, glad they put them out unedited, they are much better than all cut up into a directors narrative spin on a "documentary series".

[@classiqueliberal8576]

But consider what it means when they have this material, yet put out the shit they do.

[@alphaomegastables]

You think they put anything out that isnt to CONTROL WHAT YOU BELIEVE?? LUNTZ...IS A CONTROLLED ESTABLISHMENT STOOGE. BECK didnt start the Tea Party...we were around bc of ROSS PEROT...PERIOD!!

[@voltaire6668]

Agree 100%

[@XTSonic]

@@classiqueliberal8576 I know right ... these interviews were so amazing. I've always been against Trump and Palin, disliked the Tea Party, but have a right wing disposition from a European point of view. These interviews finally made me understand the whole decade better (except that Schimdt one, typical left idpol) I see a method to the madness of this century now, why it happened, and why it's not as horrible as it's portrayed. I still have VERY strong criticisms of Trump and the GOP, but there are also issues that were finally being addressed for the first time in who knows how long. I don't think I'll ever support Trump, but I understand it all a bit better now. But then the whole eventual documentary was such a one sided selective shitshow again. Exactly the type of MSM bs these interviews speak to.

[@annowens5019]

@@alphaomegastables ... This guy Is "A SNAKE". He Begins Seductively by luring you in: "Obama Inauguration, Beautiful Day, Washington DC had Never felt like this... Guy on crutches..." 1. Slight shift: Obama's failure to provide for homeowners, (my critique too, so shrug?). 2. Then WHILE FAILING to Acknowledge McConnell's Statement and Agenda "To Make Obama A One Term President" AND 3. McConnell's Determination TO: ▪︎REMAKE The Supreme Court Into A Conservative Majority ▪︎ And Limit Obama' Judicial Appointees ▪︎And To Protect McConnell's Large Campaign Donations from Big Insurance Companies; 4. THEN: In Goes the Shiv; Right between the Ribs. Obama was "Arrogant", Obama "Didn't know How To Play Nicely"; Obama "Didn't Use The Right Word" (WELL Now, 'McConnell' Knows What To Do With "Arrogant Black Men"). 5. So? Obama Took Out His Pen and Wrote "Executive Orders". And that CREATED "Trump"?!?!? How About Lee Atwater's 'Southern Strategy', Nixon's 'Silent Majority'; Bush And 'Willie Horton'????? The GOP hasn't had A New Idea In More Than 40 Year. Oh, don't neglect: Reagan and Philadelphia, Mississippi's: 'State's Rights Speech" (wink, wink) And Someone had the "Blue Collar Workers" Revolution; All While The Unions were Ravaged. The Results: Wages have been Stagnant For 40 Years.This is Exactly what Eisenhower warned against, relinquishing ALL the Gains for the Working Middle Class, made by Franklin D. Roosevelt, during the 1930's And 40's. The McConnell Controlled GOP Had NO INTENTION of EVER WORKING WITH Obama. NONE, ZIP, ZERO. IF You DOUBT That:"History IS Prologue" (ie.The PAST Can Tell The FUTURE). EXAMPLE: FROM Roosevelt in the 1940's UNTIL Bill Clinton in the 1990's, There had NOT Been A TWO TERM DEMOCRATIC President. AND Assuming KENT STAR had His Way; BILL CLINTON Would have been Removed From Office During his Second Term. This Attempt To Control Our Political Institutions and Legislation "Charade" (Directed By The 01% Percenters) has Been Going on in This Nation Since Before (Republican) Theodore Roosevelt And His "Trust Busting" Or FDR And General Butler (Google) BTW: Brett Kavanaugh, Mitch McDonnell's "UNHINGED" Appointee to The SCOTUS Worked On Clinton's Impeachment with Star. ALL Of This Is 'GOP Spin'. And is nothing more than Pure SPIN And NONSENSE. JUST More; Deflect, Distract And Disparage, Designed to Divert the Public's "EYES" From McConnell's Shaping Of "His Ideal" Picture Perfect "Conservative SUPREME COURT" (And 130 Federal Judicial Appointments). All Appointed To Protect The Deregulation And The Tax Breaks Gifted To Corporate And Wealthy Donors. The Average American Family Is Struggling To Pay Their Mortgage, or Rent, Medical and Child Care Cost And Educate Their Children. Example? THE Average CEO Earns 300 Times MORE Than the Average Wage Earner. Example: WORKERS Salary: $100,000.00 Annually. The CEO's Salary: $30,000,000.00 Million Dollars Annually. And Disney's Corporate CEO Earns Over: $60,000,000.00.

[@javierosorio5169]

Every thing is on point , with this interview. I’m 44 years old , this Frank person has explained what we all have been thinking to this day.

[@tbewin1z143]

there is an agenda being pushed by the world's elite and "the establishment" are compromised by them and are the avenue that agenda is pushed...layman's way to put it

[@skeeterbodeen8326]

He's a longtime Repub political strategy consultant, so yes, he's very smart. IDK if he's a Never Trumper now... I think he is...

[@B_Bodziak]

@@skeeterbodeen8326 There's another interview he did a year after this one. Shortly after 01/06, but he's list a lot of weight and has a beard. He's unrecognizable.

[@courtneybrubaker9738]

@@skeeterbodeen8326 As of 2022, he had denounced Trump, quite the Repulican party, had a heart attack and is now in England.

[@skeeterbodeen8326]

@@courtneybrubaker9738 Thx for that, is he working for Labour or the Tories ?

[@subway3127]

He hits all the right notes. As a lefty who is also from the middle of the country, it shocks me sometimes how little cable news people seem to know about the heartland. Also love how harsh he was when talking about social media - it is LITERALLY rotting us from the inside. It gets worse and worse with time.

[@RM-ed1if]

Social media is a super highway with a bunch of unlicensed drivers and bad actors deliberately trying to turn it into a demolition derby.

[@page-turner]

I am 84 years old, always politically informed, and I, too, despair and have for some time. But it isn’t just politics or the news media or social media. It is the culture. Civility, manners, consideration for the opinions of others, those are things we used to have but have largely disappeared. Actually, most nations have a pretty short shelf life and in my opinion the USA is dangerously close to being over. “A house divided against itself cannot stand...”.

[@dennishassler605]

Dear Reta: Hang in there - do not be too cynical. There's always hope. Other societies are trying to do what is right for various groups and do not overburden their people - There's social change here and government seems out of control. We are fortunate Trump is a White Knight for the people, so things may get better.

[@paul6082]

Thank you for sharing your experience.

[@nicholaslin1630]

The reason for this is that in your youth America was still a white-dominated society. The Hispanic population as much smaller, America still saw itself as a Christian country. Now a massive amount of people descendant from Christian families now see themselves as atheists. In your day they were an insignificant minority. In short, it is these changes that caused the increasing lack of social cohesion that results in the loss of a sense of shared identity and community.

[@OldHeathen1963]

We, as a Nation, have always had divisions. The solutions to any given issue has not always been achieved without bloodshed.

[@OldHeathen1963]

P.S. Reta, Many people hadn't treated blacks and civil rights workers with respect, regard or tolerance 50 , 60 or 70 years ago. These mythological times, upon close examination, never really did exist.

[@murderinc.hunting7686]

"Why is everyone taking my money to save themselves, when I need saving?" Spot on

[@ebbssa]

the disturbing bit is anyone can say that. left... right... center... it doesn't matter. Everyone hates someone these days, and everyone is convinced its someone else who is to blame.

[@stephenlogsdon8266]

Because no matter how many crooks inundated the banks, the banks were needed, and the responsibility was put to everyone to fix it. Without the banks, this country would have failed, and I know there are some voices out there that wanted to see our country fail. There were some voices out there that wanted a “do over” and they thought by burning it all down, with the banks, and with Trump, that somehow something better would arise. That’s pure foolishness, as anarchy would have risen. Our country, with its flaws, but also with its adaptability, would have been gone. The ideal of it would have been gone, and the anarchists and dictators would have won.

[@theglowingbrownie5124]

@@ebbssa true. we don't take responsibility anymore.

[@theglowingbrownie5124]

@Brooklyn Medina Barack Obama won the presidency twice. Don't generalize. Winning twice doesn't seem like "white folks" didn't like him. Some white people voted for him because of his color or regardless of it.

[@trezz8]

@@ebbssa Yup, and it's all your fault ebbssa............

[@tlockerk]

"They don't SEE THESE AMERICANS". And we became his 'invisible shield'. Perfect.

[@kittysawtelle5552]

One year later and mr Luntz’ insight was a bullseye. He’s the only one who has been willing to tell it, besides Chris hedges..thx you mr luntz..and I am a huge liberal. I have not wanted to be here for the last 4 years..knowing this would/was happening before our eyes. Almost moved to Mexico, then Spain..now Canada I hope..it’s closer than New Zealand! Americans ignore things till it’s too late..

[@atrejunl]

thank you PBS for posting these long form interviews. enthralling stuff

[@emmabovary1228]

I don’t hate any fellow American. I do hate the constant barrage of lies, accusations and stifling time wasters who get rich because of their position.

[@sford2044]

We have to share truths and make us work.

[@sunnifreyer2759]

You have never unfollowed someone, never wanted to not want to work next to someone whose political views are different from yours, never wanted to be friends with someone whose views are different from yours? You are not the norm but I hail you if that is true. I do not believe it though.

[@bigbuddah2399]

@@sunnifreyer2759 I love my fellow Americans, I hate Socialists and SJW's. I hate anyone who is so afraid of hearing an opposing idea. I do believe you should "Judge a person by the content of their character"

[@bigbuddah2399]

@Greg Bors If you are trying to say i am contradicting myself, i am not. Socialism is not a legitimate opposing idea, it's insanity, the 100 million people who died under it in the last century proves that. SJW push a victim-hood mentality so someone else is always to blame for your life which is so wrong and so divisive, no one else is to blame for the life you have. everyone should take personal responsibility for their life. that is what freedom is all about. i don't blame anyone else for the way my life has gone so far. i am from a lower middle class family who had plenty of hardships, but i am to blame for the hardships i currently have. I could have worked harder, applied myself more, made better decisions. my fault no one else is to blame.

[@bigbuddah2399]

@D Gh that is an awfully Racist thing to say about someone you know nothing about. What if I told you I am not white, would you apologize for calling me Racist. The problem is you let other people put you in a box and give you a the title they want you to have. White or Black or Hispanic or Asian, the color of your skin really does not matter, because we are all Americans. But SJW only wants to talk about our diferences in order to divide us. United we Stand Divided we fall. Divide and conquer is the their goal. Keep us fighting and hating each other over something as stupid as skin color, so that we do not have time to see what they are doing behind our backs.

[@patromo]

I love Frank, and I'm left leaning. In every forum I've heard him speak, he is always passionate, thoughtful, and realistic.

[@mikesully7841]

For sure. I'm pretty far left leaning but this was a breath of fresh air. I can listen to Frank and understand where he's coming from and empathize with him. The way he his thoughts lacked sensationalism yet were filled with genuine emotion and concern was so great to hear. I genuinely respect this guy.

[@tanasivol7421]

Yeah, but Frank is a sellout that's part of the GOP driven divide to begin with. I think he knows Trump is an idiot. He almost shows his exhaustion in GOP focus groups. He's still in it for the coin now. His soul is gone.

[@faqgougle7641]

@@mikesully7841 I mean I can understand him on some points, but when you get to the 'solution' and it's Oprah it's hard not to feel 'Welp, I basically just wasted an hour listening to this guy'.

[@kathypiazza7228]

tanasi vol in fairness it’s how he earns his $$. I know this is true of the Lincoln Project guys, too. I have heard people say Steve Schmidt, Stuart Stevens, Mike Madrid, Rick Wilson etal are paid out of the funds raised for their ads. But the number of ads & the many markets they are shown in has to be expensive- so until I have actual proof I am taking this talk as just talk, smearing. Long before there ads I decided Trump has to be replaced. However I now am only a quarter way through this Frontline program. I have always found Frontline to be presenters of facts absolutely zero bias or spin. I will see if Frank Luntz changes my mind in any way.

[@davidlindsay9564]

@@mikesully7841 I agree. I lean right, and I feel the same. Nice to meet you mike.

[@justmyopinion9883]

Great interview. I'm binge watching all the videos in this FRONTLINE series. They have all been excellent---a wonderful way to pass time during the coronavirus lockdown.

[@skooliecaptain]

Wow, this was one of the most insightful and touching pieces of journalism i have ever had an opportunity to witness. Thank you PBS and more importantly, thank you Frank Luntz. You still are a true american patriot and i will forever remember you as one. I'm appalled at the comments under this video and they represent everything Frank speaks out about. Its extremely saddening, that even after watching this, people don't wake up and realize the consequences of their destructive opinions. I'm here to build a better world, and i'll be the first to rebuild after the literal feces hits the fan.

[@philhagerman]

Agreed. I’m also taken back by the comments on this one. So many just pouring out anger and frustration and very few just trying to respectfully disagree, (though there are a few so there is hope).

[@georgesmith7802]

Frank Lutz is responsible for many of the misinformation and "specialized" wording, I saw an interview with him where he said " We have killed the Goose that laid the Golden Egg" but he did not admit he own part in that division.

[@65FullMoon83]

Stop trying to shame people! People have right to their opinions just like you do. JMO but you're a completely ridiculous weak Snowflake!

[@georgesmith7802]

@@65FullMoon83 facts is facts

[@wkmacs4738]

But didn’t he put himself and his words in part of what’s to blame?

[@yumeneko63]

I am a 57 year old Japanese male who has a US green card and has lived in US for last 41 years. This country is still worthy of admiration because of a man like Frank Luntz.

[@Thats_my_opinion_so_chill]

His predictions during the last minute - chillingly accurate.

[@fghgl]

Pretty much, though Covid has unified people to some extent in hating the government’s Covid response

[@jackieivanovic8801]

Respectfully, COVID initially had the potential to unite us, but the political forces in this country chose to weaponise this. The truth is both sides are playing the same game of “politics” as usual, and no one is paying attention. It’s a comedy of errors. No one sees the forest beyond the trees in their own back yard. What this gentleman is talking about is at the very root of all the issues facing all of us. It is the lack of proper, constructive, sincere, communication, lack of mutual respect, and a lack of personal and individual responsibility on all fronts. What he is talking about is a struggle that is not only here in the US, but is mirrored in all other countries of the world in some shape or form. Voices like this need to be heard and amplified. It is a voice that speaks to our collective humanity. Wow.

[@yoshiki7757]

@@jackieivanovic8801 there's no "both sides" on this. One side literally called it a hoax and has done everything they can to downplay and politicize it, the other listened to scientific consensus.

[@jackieivanovic8801]

@@yoshiki7757 WRONG! There are always two sides. It is imperative we have two sides in everything, because it provides a type of natural checks-and-balance. Unfortunately, to benefit from diversity of opinions requires a conversation with a second and third sentence, not just a headline, but there is no BANG in that. Example, your comment does not offer an opening to conversation. It is a statement- the other side is bad- DROP MIC. That is how we got Trump. That is why there was no "blue wave." The "other" side is still there and they are as American as you. Claiming victory or superiority, without attempt at understanding, at the expense of another will ALWAYS sustain and worsen division. That is fact for BOTH sides. Again, main topic of the piece is DIVISION.

[@yoshiki7757]

@@jackieivanovic8801 you being lost in your own little world has no bearing on this Jackie. I'm sorry, just read your own response, it literally says nothing valid at all. Relativism isn't valid, it's the sort of thing that dumb people think sounds smart, or at least what their idea of it is. You seriously wrote out "we have two sides in everything..." not realizing that basically all modern philosophy starts with the notion that that is obviously not true? I'll never understand why someone like you would just decide to make up a bunch of shit about something that is already well established. It just makes you look ridiculous.

[@regibaldroger]

It is so good you post and show these videos without commercial breaks. This is also so much better than MSM whether you are liberal or conservative. Kudos to frontline and smart comments here.

[@jjjacks9831]

A must watch for republicans and democrats

[@randomguy7175]

How about we also stop funding hammas... America should neither fund Israel nor hammas. If you believe hammas deserve funding and not Israel.. you are part of problem.

[@XTSonic]

@@randomguy7175 How are both these replies even remotely relevant? Stop wallowing in anger

[@robertkylepierce]

@@randomguy7175 gotta get money out of politics. That's why this r vs d shit is dumb.

[@johnr7279]

I've watched a fair amount of Frontline interviews that are used to put together the program it was a part of. Not sure I've yet seen one as profound or sobering as this one.

[@johndunn7733]

This is absolutely brilliant.

[@doom2avatar]

uly roth there were two bailouts. Bush signed in the first. Obama signed the second

[@jesseb6171]

Watch the Frontline Bannon interviews......very eye opening & informative!

[@doom2avatar]

Jesse B I watched that and some of his points were meaningful but now I’m thinking he’s full of shit with his recent arrest. One of Bannon’s points was that corporations have lost all moral center (optimize for short term profit at all costs to society, workers, customers, future profits). He then goes and steals donor money for that stupid wall.

[@johnmcgee8023]

Well said!

[@mary9983]

Wow. This man is brilliant. I don't necessarily agree with all of his views, but to be so passionate, knowledgeable, and articulate about something is impressive. Thank you for opening yourself up and sharing with us.

[@knaptmenneskelig2611]

This guy is an absolute IDIOT !!!!! I needed a shower after listening to this used car salesman!!!!! I felt like I was covered in thick stinking grease !!!!!!!

[@poltronafrau]

I agree that this man is brilliant about most things but he’s completely gaslighting about trump.

[@colinfarrell6444]

Brilliant. Love how this guy has given a very honest balanced account of the history he witnessed first-hand.

[@Fgomez3]

About 70% of what he said is bias. Which isn’t surprising he is a Republican pollster. But to suggest this is an balanced account is humorous.

[@jayguero2123]

This is definitely not balanced. If you understood this man’s background and the bidding he did for the Republican Party, you’d know this man is anything but balanced. For all his praising of Obama he immediately names a negative aspect of the compliment he just gave him and tries to label him (and to a greater extent the entire Democratic Party) completely out of touch. Meanwhile he gives all the praise to 45 and the one thing he says that is remotely critical of him was saying that “his greatest strength is his greatest weakness.” He makes it seem fair and honest, but that’s his job. As they say, it’s the gift of the silver tongue. One last thing to note, was his gloomy interpretation of where the country is heading. He claims the reason our democracy is going down the tube is because it’s everyone’s fault; politicians, the media, the journalists, the people. Not once does he single himself out for all the backwards progress we made in terms of climate change. You ever wonder why suddenly we went from calling it “Global Warming” to “Climate Change” and why we the common folk still even debate whether or not it’s a real thing? Look no further than this guy. He is the reason why enough people in our legislative branch, executive branch, the news organizations and the greater population in the US still are so polarized on the notion the earth’s temperature has been increasing for the past century as a result of man made activity. We are one of the few that still debate the science of it, and it’s all this guys fault. The man’s a shill and a sellout.

[@corryjookit7818]

@@Fgomez3 It's even more humerous when he leaves out the National Enquirer. Yes, the National Enquirer, who's owner is a friend of Trump and is the guy, who handed over vital Enquirer's own Research results including Vox Pops, all carried out in those places this guy has stated Democrats forgot. The Enquirer knew everything about those voters (including many of their accents) that Trump would appeal to, information the Democrats couldn't get from the old ways they'd always used. That's a little largely unknown snippet from the Pollsters. Who hasn't even bought one copy of the National Enquirer in their life ? Often drawn in by the madness of the Front covers, even if it's just for a piece of a self congratulatory assurance that you're not likely to believe anything inside. You did go inside, just this once you tell yourself. This could apply to millions, and these sales might form part of their Research. Trump used the research, gave it to Jared to work with and held Rallies in the places no one else did. , Clinton didn't do this kind of research and dismissed the thought. This is where the Electoral College Votes live. This is where Trump won. Trump has called his voters White Trash and has said that he supposed he was White Trash too. The only difference Trump added is , that he's got money. He's Rich, they're not .Politics is a dirty game.

[@paladro]

you must literally know nothing about politics or luntz's background... complete political mercenary who is himself part of the problem

[@Eliezer1018]

The truth is we are in a cold civil war right now in this country.

[@peterhenderson5714]

Yeah? Who are the two sides?

[@illuddivinus3309]

I enjoy these asinine non-factual opinions. Please do go on. I’m pro 2nd amendment and pro libertarian, please tell me when I’m supposed to fight and kill my neighbors for engaging in their democratic right to carry a dissenting opinion. Please do tell.

[@otoolio72987]

Illud Divinus your mom hahahahaha

[@morphineisgod]

@@illuddivinus3309 The key words here: "cold war", with the emphasis being on cold. The US and USSR never engaged in a direct war. Likewise, Americans will not actually go to war. It's a contest between the two ideologies, which will most likely not turn into a full scale civil war. Why? The same reason an actual war never happened between the US and USSR, that is, too many people have too much to lose. Eventually one ideology will prevail. Hence, "COLD civil war".

[@illuddivinus3309]

mop mop lol was your Wikipedia copy and paste useful to you or me? I know what the Cold War was/is. I grew up with Reagan and Tom Clancy. My point was to mock the idiots in the room trigger signaling for some bullshit hate thy neighbor suburban warfare. It’s not a thing. Maybe to the backwoods idiots who troll and pander for their tanned/overweight God in the White House, but not the entire neighborhood. By that definition, anytime the countries divided on opinions we’re always opposing. It doesn’t mean the Government is picking a side and waging a land battle against those who wish to secede. That itself would constitute a “cold civil war”. We’re no where near that, Sorry, I don’t buy that shit. Only those in Red who pander to morons think it needs to be settled in bullets. GTFO

[@mskellyman4752]

Thank you Frontline. Thank you, Mr Luntz-- for saying so much of what needs to be said. Especially about the toxicity of politics and social media.

[@paladro]

all these people praising luntz must be 12 years old... if you knew whlo he was and what he did for bush and other republicans, you'd know political mercenaries like luntz are the problem in politics.

[@modulator7861]

Don’t agree with this guy ideologically, but he does a great job of explaining what pro-Trump folks are feeling.

[@bentrinker1937]

Frank Luntz is really intelligent!

[@ohsweatbret]

Oh yea, you don’t have to agree with him to recognize he is good at his job. He has an uncanny ability read people’s feelings and gather information from it.

[@ChiefCabioch]

Funny, never asked me how I'm feeling, I'm elated, knowing the 2 massive prison barges Trump had moved to gitmo before he left office are being filled up, and executions are soon to follow

[@ChiefCabioch]

Luntz has no idea what Trump is doing, who's been arrested, who's in Gitmo, charged with Treason, who's facing military tribunals, who's been taken to Tierra del Fuego to face execution, or anything else,...

[@bentrinker1937]

@@ChiefCabioch who is?

[@travelinggirl8257]

Fantastic interview and well expressed. I too feel like Frank Luntz, although a pollster who used to specialize in the Republican arena, has a great deal of insight for both sides and can both support and critique both sides very well. I ordinarily would feel a bit more hopeful than he about our future except that right now at least, he's right about social media. As long as there is nothing to stop anything and everything from getting out there as "fact" instead of at least being stamp marked as "editorial" and "opinion", we may be leading ourselves down the path to losing our status in the world. I do think from all this that having good character and civility actually makes a huge difference. What I've seen from the last two administrations is that having the loudest voice or a softer voice that ignores half of America definitely isn't what it will take to keep America truly great.

[@stephenl5324]

Judging from many of the comments here very few of you from either side took the time to actually listen and take to heart what was just said.

[@janicelgo4522]

Watched Part 1, first Bannon interview, Mooch interview, now this. Will get to the 2nd part, then remaining interviews. Luntz is always very insightful.

[@theglowingbrownie5124]

that's exactly our problem these days. We don't listen, we don't see, we don't care. Great observation!

[@googletaqiyya184]

Or that peoples words confuse you.

[@hunts7626]

GOOGLE TAQIYYA geez.

[@helenpatterson3858]

@@googletaqiyya184 Orwellian...their words are MEANT to confuse you. It's just a battle for the psychological upper hand.

[@photogol]

All our politicians should listen to this interview of Frank Luntz. This is like an MRI of our nation.

[@1966bluemax]

Yeah he’s a straight shooter

[@jacklempke7779]

“We have the right to be angry, but we don’t have the right to be poisonous.” What’s happening to this beautiful country is so sad. I love you America, I’m so sorry we did this to you. 😔

[@jmsiener]

Life long Democrat here but I’ve always appreciated Frank’s perspective. Thanks for the long form.

[@georgekarasavidis1530]

ty PBS for a great series of interviews, swell done great concept

[@grcooley]

What scares me the most here is that I have followed Mr. Luntz for nearly 20 years. He has rarely been wrong because what he shares is what his research shows. Listen close and pay attention and put your HATE aside for he will be very right. I write this Jan 31 2021, over a year after this interview and he is right on.

[@abgrammarguruabhaybhagwat9323]

Yes, Frontline is the best platform to watch quality interviews.

[@Alexander-Kurtz]

I am impressed, I used to see Lunz as a conservative hack,but he became a really wise man. Excellent interview, thank you.

[@TheMonkdad]

This is one of the most unbiased and moving things I’ve ever seen on our political landscape. I also fear that my children and their children will be living through a civil war. Nobody wins in a civil war

[@attazmills29]

This is exactly what we need to heal ourselves and this great country. Dialogue with the intent to listen and not attempting to defend our opinions. I felt his emotions 4k all the way.

[@leedunavan6955]

Mr. Luntz is brilliant. He says everything I’ve been feeling for decades and I’m 36. We need to clean up our country and the world. War is at a tipping point.

[@jasonbarton4521]

Frank Luntz is incredible. I'm confident we're occupy opposite sides of the political spectrum. Nonetheless, his intelligence and analytic powers are remarkable . His grasp of the electorate is so broad & deep.

[@aferguson5403]

PLEASE treat others with respect. No matter what they have said about a candidate or politics. There is no excuse for being undecent simply because you disagree with someone, and if you use someone else's bad behavior as an excuse for your own you are just as bad. Something has to give....or we are doomed.

[@phillipweissburg7871]

Great thought....Trump is a prime example of civility in comments...right?

[@robertkylepierce]

@@phillipweissburg7871 Until people realize that most of our politicians (both parties) are scumbags, and traitors. Making this a partisan issue insures nothing will ever change. Trump is a fool with no manners and he's brash but mean words on twitter are the least of our worries. Get money out of politics. Purge all lobbies. Purge AIPAC.

[@overitall1310]

I use to believed in what you. Over the years I realized how yellow belly the left has become while the right becomes more emboldened and disrespectful. I no longer associate myself with the left and I will never side with conservatives. In fact my disdain for trump voter and conservatives has only grown to hate them. Respect is given to those who give respect

[@trip0050]

Bruh, both parties bailed out the big businesses that caused the rift. Your work and pandering to the wealthy since the 80s helped this divide. Just a reminder if you forgot.

[@dragonrabbit7410]

100% He's been one of the architects of our current disfunction.

[@robstewart4702]

Spot on! Luntz talks about revisionism by others. This whole interview is an exercise in revisionism...by him.

[@philosothink]

Thank you Frank Luntz. Thank you. This interview is the most powerfully important piece of photojournalism I have seen in 40 years.

[@TheFatblob25]

This is a pretty incredible interview. Thought provoking & alarming.

[@ComicsLamar]

This documentary series was fantastic. Everyone should watch it.

[@hermitthefrog8951]

He makes Jan 20, 2009 sound like Christmas 1914 at the Western Front. Maybe he's right... we've gradually lost _SO MUCH_ since 11/22/63.

[@krs2711]

They've been chipping away at our Constitutional Republic for a very long time now, but I'd go back further to 1913 followed by 1933

[@hermitthefrog8951]

@@krs2711 - yeah, it even predates 1913

[@rickdumas2142]

Great piece. Thank you for presenting both sides of these deceptively simple arguments. Thank you for providing clarity to me and giving me great, invincible wisdom...I’m crying as I write this.. I like Republicans again.

[@B_Bodziak]

Watch Luntz's second interview on Frontline. His true colors come out in that interview. He says Trump is 100% responsible for J6 but we shouldn't punish him. We should just move on. Frank Luntz is a BS Artist. He is like the majority of the GOP. He's just better at hiding it than most of them are. He was one of the key players, along with Bannon, who worked on the "Division" that got trump elected. He one of those people that is great at giving back-handed compliments.

[@pktesq]

What a great interview. I never understood why people hated Obama. Thank you for the great explanation and I finally now get it.

[@MusicforSweetyinSD]

Some African Americans hate him for choosing to help wallstreet mortgage lenders over their communities. Jacobin did a story on that Obama administration decision. Others hate him for not scaling back NSA spying in Americas. There's much more. This guy is an establishment bootlicker.

[@justinpickens3296]

I'm sure there's some truth to what Luntz said, but it's not the full story. He spoke about how civil and orderly Tea Party protests were. Well, I live near DC and saw some of those protests, and I remember people hanging Obama in effigy, wearing t-shirts with Obama in white face as the joker, etc. Racism was always an element of the resentment.

[@MusicforSweetyinSD]

@@justinpickens3296 ...and in the absence of racism, there IS legitimate criticism of Obama's policies.

[@nickyminor1]

Ask Frank what part he played in that?

[@davidlindsay9564]

Ramming Obamacare down people's throats, injecting race into everything every chance he got,after running on that he wouldn't. Him letting Otto Warmbier rot, while stopping the world because a kid with darker skin took a bomb looking device to a school science fair. For getting a free pass from the media no matter what he did, and for the bailouts with no one being held accountable. For saying "black people aren't making this up" after Michael Brown..where "hands up don't shoot" WAS a made up lie. For dropping hundreds of MILIIONS OF TAXPAYERS dollars in CASH by clandestine night drop to Iran, after allowing them billions of dollars that enabled their leadership to continue to being tyrants and develop a nuclear program. For being anti-Israel. I could go all day.

[@dondreytaylor8001]

Such an amazing conversation and very insightful. Thank you Frank and Frontline for putting this together. We need more honest perspectives like this.

[@TransparencyandMerit]

That we do

[@ebanfield]

I can’t take Frank seriously. He cries all the way to the bank. American politics has always been rough, and it should be. People whose political passion causes them to commit crimes will be locked up. End of story.

[@classiqueliberal8576]

Frontline? Honest? Did you see the documentary they made with this material? This interview only betrays their incredible dishonesty.

[@madmanmanx]

31:35 ... again, the interviewer’s total BIAS is GLARING and Frank Luntz set him straight!

[@KaleighMacKay]

this interview is so powerful but really sad too

[@HD-pc4id]

Great interview I really felt what this man was saying And I think he honestly cares about everyone

[@chrisgordon6639]

He cares more about the country. He sees the writing on the wall... We're saying goodbye to our Constitution. How will it survive this.

[@B_Bodziak]

I watched his 2nd interview 1st (bearded, about 100 pounds lighter), and his attitude that we shouldn't punish trump and those responsible for planning J6 and should instead just move on and move forward tells me he does NOT care about our country.

[@sparkleevenmore9638]

@@B_Bodziak agree. Unless/until Trump is imprisoned he will not stop.

[@cryptocred5754]

@@B_Bodziak what about our Vice President who set up bail funds for BLM rioters?

[@ThomasFromTN]

@@B_Bodziak I listened to enough of this guy's interview that I got a strong right-wing whiff from his rhetoric he is clearly engaging in leaa than subtle revision of History where regards Trump's Legacy and he was taking some again not-so-subtle shots at Obama. I do not regard him as being a both sides individual he definitely has strong right-wing sentiments. Every time he spoke the words let me set the record straight or words to that effect I became more and more convinced that he was a right-wing operative and I started rolling my eyes and saying I've heard enough this guy's on an agenda.

[@J0eFlesh]

I don't know about y'all but I really appreciate the depth of the interviews, and broad range of interviewees in this Frontline series. I'm encouraged by the discussions in the comment sections for the most part. Even the most staunch sounding partisans on either side (myself included) seem to realize we as a country can't go on this divided. I think Trump has been a mostly terrible President and an even worse person, but I've enjoyed listening to Steve Bannon's perspective as much as anyone toward the liberal side. Understanding each other is hopefully the first step back toward empathy and a consensus-building process in American civic and political life.

[@formerparatrooper]

Trump is PRESIDENT because the Living God of the Scriptures has put him there. Yahweh rules in the kingdom of the children of men, and He gives it to whomever He chooses. Law and order and righteousness were trampled under foot for decades but the Lord heard the prayers of the righteous and for the moment, evil is being held off. You thinking that the President is terrible only reveals your ignorance of the Scripture, and you will rue the day you have neglected the God of the universe. The Lord rebuke you...........

[@J0eFlesh]

@@formerparatrooper Thanks for the laugh.

[@chadlarsen7151]

@@formerparatrooper Name one thing, just one, about Trump that reminds you of Jesus Christ. Thanks

[@formerparatrooper]

@@chadlarsen7151 I do not infer that President Trump reminds me of Messiah, what I have said is that the Lord God of the universe puts powers into power and takes powers down. Read carefully what God says and Daniel writes and what Paul writes to the Romans in 13. President Trump is a human being, flawed as are all human beings, but he is in the place of leadership for this nation for a season to rebuild what has been damaged by the ungodly and godless, but it is for a season. Judgement will come to America, not because of the leaders, but because the church has become apostate and divided by the pharisees running the business of church without the Holy Spirit. On Christ the solid ROCK I stand, all other ground is sinking sand........

[@chadlarsen7151]

So you think God put in place a man that does not remind you in any way of Jesus? Is that what you're saying?

[@AriseNBMen]

All of this: wow. The last five minutes: astounding.

[@PaperRaines]

Keep in mind this was eleven months ago, and he's being proven right. Got the leader of Republicans in Texas openly discussing succession..... just wow

[@MeTakingAStand]

Watching him cry as he talked about why he got into politics was absolutely heartbreaking. I feel so much for Frank; it must be borderline impossible to live a happy life when you know so much and how fix the country, but you have nobody to listen to you who will help you get it done.

[@Bleubird-kl9kq]

Please. He needs to grow up.

[@pgknippel]

But didn’t he help build it all?

[@susankanawyer2096]

I really enjoyed this gentleman's point of view.

[@johndoe-fq7ez]

his comment about how if the press treated trump like they did obama the temperature would be very different

[@JB-nr8fu]

Robert The Bruce well if djt were more of a Uniter, weren’t so abrasive and didn’t have such an abrasive personality. He has NO EMPATHY.

[@Lianne459]

If Obama lied every time he spoke, the press would have called it out. People forget that Donnie lies every single day.

[@1970sau]

@@Lianne459 you totally missed the point of this interview... Obama did lie they just never called him out on it

[@1970sau]

@@JB-nr8fu how can you not be abrasive when 90% of media coverage towards you is negative and hostile

[@191x7]

FloridaSun72 Trump started with the birther nonsense, the press hit him for it, he didn’t like it so he hit back, they hit back by calling him on his lies, and he hit back with the fake news and other attacks. Both sides accelerated it to what the hostility level is at now.

[@davey111359]

WOW, that was intense!

[@chrisgordon6639]

finally, a real interview! This is good. I was moved at the end. And I'm very frightened, too. People aren't getting it. They don't understand the consequences. It's terrifying. And we still play the blame game. The Constitution was our referee of decency. It's being gutted. I feel the poison, too.

[@shanep5819]

thank you, Frontline for trying to bring back discussion.

[@janedoe41276]

Extraordinarily powerful. Thank you, Mr. Luntz.

[@freebk161]

Amazing interview by PBS !!! Frank talks politics without bias and impartial. It is scary at the end he foretells the pseudo-violence in 2020 because country is polarized and divided.

[@googletaqiyya184]

Impossible to speak without bias or partiality. Even if you are an alien scientist observing from afar.

[@YourPledge]

We are American!

[@msflak]

Frank Luntz is my favorite talking head from these Frontline docs! So insightful, so engaging!

[@cliftonmadden1992]

"Politics isn't a game." But it has been gamed because all that matters now is winning.

[@mks6148]

This is brilliant work. I would like to see an updated series after the 2020 elections.

[@anthonyevilblack]

This is one of the most sincere and honest interview I’ve seen in a long time. Frank L speaks such truth for both sides and the divide has to come to a stop now or will loose the great American experiment.

[@B_Bodziak]

Frank Luntz is a BS Artist. If you watch his 2nd Frontline video, you'll be able to see that.

[@billhecht5291]

A friend of mine who lives in China knows some soldiers who joke and laugh about how America is becoming more divided. Divide and conquer is one of the oldest tactics in war and we are doing it ourselves.

[@charliewilliams9946]

This is one of the best summaries I have ever heard regarding the "why" of the election results and divisiveness in the US over the last 20 years. I have returned to the US several times a year since 1968. Over that time I have noticed a polarization trend between Democrats and Republicans, fuelled largely by a lack of respect from and understanding from Democrats and the mainstream media. Being a US citizen and living out of the country has given me a different perspective as I followed US politics. I look forward to hearing more of Frank Luntz. Kept it up Frank!

[@erendirafreeborn9800]

Frank Lutz sees what's coming, and it is depressing. I have felt it for some years too now, and it is an utterly terrifying feeling to know that we are living in the last days of the American Empire. People like him and Chris Hedges see it all too well. The writing is on the wall. Frank, save me a seat on your next flight to New Zealand! I don't want to be around for the shit show to come!

[@rosalindmartin4469]

Myth: this was never a NICE country. There are amazing moments or times ... there are always very good and very bad people with the rest of us in between. I am reading Fredrick Douglas ...was America nice? I spoke with Black people often on my New York buses... Rather, they decided to speak to me: "Obama is not Black enough. He don't live the black we live right here." Yup.

[@gundriver6439]

Fact: Unlike what your typical leftist/liberal believes, all cultures are not equal and one culture is not just as good as the other. It's a prime reason as to why leftists will never understand human nature. Though, they think they are the authority figure.

[@richardcory5024]

White Americans above all adore myth making. The Wild West, The American Dream, the Great Society. The US was a nice country. Yeah? I wonder if they told MLK that or James Baldwin that. Maybe that is what the cop said to George Floyd while he knelt on his neck. I nearly felt sick at his outpouring of sentimentality. Spare us!

[@monicapena9927]

I agree that this may be not recoverable. I hope he's wrong on that point.

[@IndigoBellyDance]

This is a Great interview he has some great insight. I appreciate his discussion of how America wants a Politician who is green & his look at ‘occupy Wall Street Vs Tea Party’ & the Health Insurance reform. And towards the end he gets real, raw and deeply honest. ♥️♥️

[@geraldking4080]

Frank has to realize that he was an integral part of moving this country to the point where this was possible.

[@PaperRaines]

You beat me to this comment. The really sad part is that, he's not evil. He believed in what he was doing, most of them do. And I genuinely feel bad for him on a human level that at this stage he's now realizing he was deluded. Losing hope is a bleak place to be. For anyone. Even if they deserve it

[@helenpatterson3858]

@@PaperRaines I love you for realizing that. It's a bad place to be when one discovers they have been part of doing such harm and knowing that you can't go back and fix it, it's broken beyond repair and you have to try and start over knowing there are other blind human beings who will make the mistakes you have and tear down what you are trying to build.

[@jamesmcd71]

If you listen and not try to attack others you will hear he did say he was responsible. In fact he said he helped create some of the language used to divide this country. See that's actually him taking responsibility but you don't see that you just want to judge someone. Because everybody knows you're not responsible for anything right.

[@JerryDLTN]

"He"? He because he is a Republican pollster? He because he's not a Democrat pollster? Is the Republican party the only one to blame?

[@PaperRaines]

@@jamesmcd71 I'm going to make a assumption that you're a religious person based on your username. So that tells me that you are of the belief that simply saying "I'm sorry" absolves a person from their past, and therefore all criticism stops right there. Think you guys call it forgiveness..... well I'm sorry, that's not how the actual real world works For my part, I said I feel bad for him. I said he's not evil. I said he believed in what he was doing. The fact is, it doesn't matter. He was part of the crew that lit the matches and now he feels terrible for the fire that's out of control. His contrition is admirable, but it doesn't matter. You know how i know that? Because I did pay attention to the interview. He's the one who's sobbing in the end, because he knows nothing he apologizes for now matters. He knows where this is ending, and he knows it's his fault and the fault of many others like him So call us harsh, or judgemental, or call us whatever you'd like. In the end everyone sits down to the banquet of their mistakes. Frank Luntz isn't dealing with his well. For myself and the other liberals here who are not giving Frank a pass, we'll deal with ours. Our mistakes however, didn't end the republic.......

[@ebakumorkhan3685]

Frank you are great. You are fair and emphasised on how the media has created this mess. If the media was fair to trump just 40% they were to Obama things would have been different today

[@datagypsy-forus1541]

Great stuff Frank. I salute your honesty and analysis. I am half Ukrainian, so I know how you feel about your heritage. Let's start a ground swell, listen to the people and take their frustrations, concerns and ideas to the people responsible for making change happen. KZbin is one vehicle we can use to populate the concepts and ideas to the masses. Will it be hard, hell yes, will it we difficult? Dam right, will it be worth it - YES. If not us, then who? If not now, then when? If not the peoples will - then who's' will? I am behind you 100% - Bring in Chomsky, bring in Robert, Reich, there is so much intellectual talent that can be harnessed - it can be a different America. Let’s remind the “Politicians” who pays their salary. No more Taxation without Representation! Reach Out - I am ready!

[@moonmunster]

I agree with Luntz on social media. It once was seen as something positive but, of course, people have turned it into something very negative. It probably needs to be banned but that will be hard to do.

[@xfactor4598]

Alfred Nueman , that is EXACTLY why I never had or want to have, a Facebook account.

[@BlockchainBreakthru]

This is a great interview. I'm on the left and think Frank is right.

[@internationalreach]

Priceless interviews PBS - thank you.

[@Thats_my_opinion_so_chill]

What an amazing interview. He speaks so passionately, he actually made me tear up several times

[@davidshirly7275]

Best Frank Luntz interview I've ever seen

[@erinm9913]

I always liked Frank Luntz on the quick poll bits on fox but this was fantastic! I'm glad people like him still exist and I hope he doesn't bow out and go live in a yurt somewhere.

[@nathanrice6589]

wow!! I LOVE THIS GUY!!!! Im showing this to as many people possible!! Im a democrat and mr luntz has completely woken me up on so many issues ..

[@ThomasAherne]

I am a person who grew up in Europe then lived in Chicago for 13 years, then returned home in 2004. I have watched the growing polarisation of American politics and its heartbreaking. A brilliant series that only PBS can provide.

[@ISSGOD]

Sobering. Thanks for the perspective Mr. Luntz.

[@bee509]

Agreed

[@francis191]

This a brave and honest interview by someone whose opinion I have listened to before. We have a responsibility to make a choice in how we communicate with those we disagree with

[@davidmcintyre6444]

Thank you so much for this interview. The world needs to listen to the words of this man and take them seriously. America is the leader of the Democratic free world.

[@grandpapa2134]

The honesty was nice. And as a person who goes around our country daily our country is not as bad as these folks say. Everybody I encounter is generally friendly.

[@roberttennill8098]

Washington forgot that work for us, that’s what we voted for. If all the experience they have worked we wouldn’t be failing our own citizens. This is deeper than Trump, he’s just the beginning.

[@simonalascu233]

You are right. We will take our country back from internal and external forces.

[@googletaqiyya184]

Just the beginning of returning to the core beliefs that made this nation the greatest ever to have existed. Don't forget 'Xenophobe' in your reply.

[@jarstoner]

Trump is a symptom not a cause.

[@snowmachinecrazy]

Wonderful interview. Great work PBS

[@billherbert4961]

I do 'hate politics as they are now' and I did 'move to NZ'. But for love and marriage, before Palin, and not to escape the nation I love. As an American I am hurting, really hurting that my home is so divided, chaotic and unjust. It's not the nation my grandfather endured a B-17's tailgun for. I dread visiting my divided family who I love but who also dread seeing me, all of it owing to identity politics. Frank , I hope you are okay. I have heard you and I care about you. Thank you Mr Luntz for your enormous ability to take it all in, analyse it, and a willingness to share your hard earned truth. We need you, and you need us from what you said. We all need our better angels. By the way, NZ isn't a panacea either. I've been here two decades and I have studied this place each day, formally and informally. But we have this problem here as well: we are populated by humans. A few selfless and generous ones, heaps of ordinary ones, and a few who could do with some reflection and repentance. Currently the latter are not leading our government. But they have and they will again. Like America, we are divided, especially on fronts of economic disparity and justice. We like to believe we are egalitarian here, and that we always were. There are beacons of truth to this belief. First to old age pensions, first to suffrage, first to public healthcare. But we have so much to answer for from our colonial past. The common argument to gloss over crimes of colonialism is that it wasn't as bad here as everywhere else during the exploitive Age of Exploration. But it was bad and the past still echos despite the popular tendency to cover up. The best way here is to be as ignorant of history as possible, then blame the disenfranchised for not trying hard enough. Much the same as the rest of the world. We have hate, we have violence, we have incarceration of minorities in private prisons, and we have a long tail of poor educational and life outcomes. We have families living out of cars. The social safety net and the strength of the middle class have retreated like our alpine glaciers. I fear we too can see the 'End of the Golden Weather.' I keep going each day, however, in hope that we humans can also improve and heal. I'm just a recent artist trying to shelter from the enormity. Perhaps I should do more to be the change I seek. I did some of that as a teacher for as long as I could. It is easier to create and be immersed in abstraction, form and colour. But the public radio or internet is often on as I cannot help but attempt to listen, observe, analyse and communicate as much as I can. But in so doing I too fall into the traps of outrage and partisanship. Sometimes I hate. When I do so I try to think to the Millenials. In going back to university a few years back I got to know many young people, the very best and brightest, and they are brighter than most of us. I did not encounter the degree of cynicism I recall from my youth despite their knowing the existential burdens they've been left to shoulder by their forebears. There is optimism and idealism. Our best hope for keeping our republics is for us to resist squashing this out of them. If the Boomers and Gen Xers can't make our society more whole, then we should step back and let them lead...so we can all keep breathing.

[@alinadimura9872]

Great interview, just like the rest in the series. It's heartbreaking to see the type of hate we see in the country. Frank Luntz is partially responsible for all the hate himself, he was on a mission to divide the country from the moment Obama became the president. It's all political games to them but people believe them and follow their lead. You reap what you sow, Mr. Luntz, and you were sowing Hate and division for years.

[@chrismayberry4114]

I believe your right and he sees it now. Probably got caught up, stumbled and lost his way... But just because someone falls off the path doesn't mean they are lost forever. America was great because of its ability to forgive... I hope America goes back to its roots..

[@ThomasFromTN]

@@chrismayberry4114 he is nakedly anti-obama and nakedly Pro right-wing hack

[@fjvet8513]

This guy keeps referring to the American people as just Republicans. The majority of Americans did want the ACA. The Tea Party used racism to not try to cooperate with President Obama. They wanted to make him a one term President.

[@advisorywarning]

Wow. Watching during the riots in 2020 when he says “I’m afraid that there will be violence in 2020” at around the 1:01:10 mark. Welp congrats dude you were right. Just heartbreaking. I’m thinkin about moving to New Zealand now ha

[@TrumpFanNetwork2]

Buh-bye! ✌

[@xerxescroes2281]

He helped create this divide... glad he’s helping to bridge it I hope he succeeds

[@robinhooduk8255]

no he didnt at all, he shined a light on what real america was saying.

[@xerxescroes2281]

jphilly819 learn how to read; I stated he helped create the divide not that he was solely responsible for it; and if you don’t know why, you should learn about his roles and actions during the Bush Presidency and his Orwellian tactics with language.

[@xerxescroes2281]

RobinHoodUK you’re not American stay out of our business.

[@xerxescroes2281]

RobinHoodUK Real America??? All parts of America are America. We ignored a part of America but not the Real America. It’s that language that creates the division.

[@ActiveCameraPro]

Brilliant interview. Frank Luntz is the type of person of whom makes the human race better. He is able to see the whole picture and express it in terms we can all understand. I am only sad he sees the end of an era in such a short time, but I imagine he is correct.

[@brianfollendorf168]

This was amazing! Great interview!

[@charlesmchugh8811]

This is the best interview in The Great Divide documentary in my humble opinion.

[@robertpace901]

Really enjoy your objective analysis. Thats what we want. And thank you Frontline for providing this informative platform. Maybe mainstream media could take a hint and provide balanced information instead of extreme bias meant to enflame

[@leedunavan6955]

Mr luntz is an incredible man! He has awesome insight about the American ideals and thinking. I got a bit torn watching him almost lose his composure. I’ve been telling friends for years that we are heading exactly where he is warning against. Stand up and stay strong! I don’t like a Lot of you but I love all of you! United we stand!

[@kabokagiso6337]

These are are very profound words of wisdom in life: "You can can only be divided if you don't understand. You can only be divided if you don't empathize. We may not agree fundamentally BUT if you have enough respect for my point of view and I respect yours, we are not divided, we simply disagree."

[@turboredcart]

I disagree that Oprah is the answer

[@okoromarvelous4986]

😂😂😂😂

[@sarsaparillasunset3873]

Over the years you must have heard the word Oprah uttered time and again in various contexts, and your opinion of Oprah was slowly formed into what it is today: a label that you react to reflexively that isn't informed by much facts or understanding of the work that she does.

[@WideAwakeHuman]

She's a Lefty talk show host billionaire.... Take the Lefty part out and I'm all in. But I'm afraid she'd run the govt like she ran her show... "You get a free car, you get a free car, you get a free car...". The country can't afford that shit unless she's paying for it out of her own pocket. Hahaha

[@JRobbySh]

Agree with you. The woman is profoundly ignorant of the real issues.

[@pmwiky]

Frank is just pathetically pandering.

[@Xylo58]

Excellent interview. At the end he didn’t want to answer where this is all going. He didn’t have to. It was written all over his face.

[@phoneone1371]

A lot of what he said is how i feel ,a very profound interview.I honestly see another civil war coming

[@JRobbySh]

In 2016 the Establishment was afraid that after his defeat, his followers would not accept the result of the election. As it turned out, it was them. All of this could have been avoided if Hillary had simply walked up to the microphone , congratulated Trump and said meet you in 2020.

[@superclaymaster]

He’s still presenting our current situation as both sides are equally at fault.