'We're in trouble': Republican pollster on younger voters losing faith in democracy

Pollster and communication strategist Frank Luntz discussed the state of democracy with younger voters ahead of the 2024 presidential election. #CNN #News

[@karamiddleton2920]

Frank Luntz: "we're in trouble, and I don't know what to do about it." You helped get us here, you oaf.

[@AlexandrawOfficial_Lexi]

You liberals support war I not longer can see myself as a liberal as i want peace At least Trump wanted to stop the overseas imperialism Dems love it Meddling amerikan warmongers

[@Rugelacharugula]

“Dude, I can’t imagine how a decade spent propping up the worst, most inept, extreme clown car of losers could have led to *this!?”*

[@ausie9043]

Exactly they created this monster now they can't control it.🤔

[@HEYBONJUGO]

1000%

[@swgame2511]

Amen!!!

[@billplaney2585]

This is rich… Frank Luntz actually helped create this situation.

[@AlexandrawOfficial_Lexi]

You liberals support war I not longer can see myself as a liberal as i want peace At least Trump wanted to stop the overseas imperialism Dems love it Meddling amerikan warmongers

[@ladywolfwolf]

It sounds like he wants the democrats to apologize because republicans are losing.

[@Fried52]

I couldn't have said it any better. He is as responsible as anyone could be.

[@brittanybradford9239]

How is a polster responsible for anything? I don't get it?

[@billplaney2585]

@@brittanybradford9239 Frank Luntz was not a pollster… He was a consultant and helped them create buzz words and phrases to demonize formally neutral terms. He is the one that came up with the phrase “right to life“ to characterize the anti-abortion movement…

[@susanavilez9302]

Frank Luntz and Newt Gingrich is a big part of the reason we have gotten here. His sales and marketing for the Republican party has created this insanity.

[@prodemocracy2710]

Luntz is trying to whitewash his part in all of this. How did we get here? You focus tested conservative audiences to fine tune their rage settings. Now that he's had a brush with death he's seeing the damage he's done.

[@martin2289]

Wish they'd stop platforming this mendacious wordsmith.

[@eddiejeanbrown9474]

You are so right! Now Luntz is trying to rehab. his role in destroying America! Can't stand his ass!

[@dukeandfsu682]

@@martin2289 I agree 100%! He’s always talking out both sides of his mouth. He’s a Trump humper. Frank and his fellow Republicans have built an entire party that is only concerned with taking the opposite position of any democrat

[@wegder]

I remember.

[@johnshepherd708]

I was a young Republican. I watched Agnew leave the Vice Presidency as a result of being caught in criminal bribery from a previous job as the Governor of Maryland. Nixon covered up Republican corruption during his re-election. He was pardoned by Ford who was appointed by Nixon after Agnew left in shame. Ford was selected because of his loyalty to the system when he was a member of the Warren Commission. I then watched Regan dismantle the mental health system and public health system in California when he was the Governor there. He then took that same effort nationally when he became President. I watched the Bush family take us to war under two administrations. I watched George W. Bush lose the popular vote and win by delegate count. I watched that again twice with the election of Donald Trump. I watched Rick Scott sanctioned for the largest Medicare Fraud in history. He then runs for elected office and wins as the Governor in Florida. He then runs for the U.S. Senate seat in Florida where he aims to dismantle Medicare and Social Security. I woke up after seeing what Regan did in California. I was a young Republican sleep walker up to that point. All I can say is that everyone needs to WAKE-UP and see just what these Republicans have stood for and judge them on their actions. Trump did more damage in 4 years than the previous 40 with the help of the Federalist Society and their selection for the Supreme Court appointees along with the tax reduction act for his wealthy donors. The GOP stands only for corruption, grift and taking away your rights and freedoms. Simply look at their results. One Constitutional crisis after another, Women's rights have been crushed and grifters united in order to hold onto power. The job for these people is to make life better for the Country as a whole not to enrich themselves with money, power and to impose their donor's religious values onto the rest of us. Vote Blue and hold everyone accountable. We need responsible adults at the wheel.

[@Falcon2609]

Facts

[@bethmcgill5944]

The truth well stated

[@ronjunior]

John Shepard: I'm a black man living in Gary, Indiana. NOT even a hint of gay in these bones but, if you were close to me I'D KISS YOU! Thank you SO MUCH for your "I've been there" comments! Hard hittin' facts and truly enlightening! YOU'RE THE BEST!

[@johnshepherd708]

@@ronjunior Hi Ron, Not gay here either but we are all more alike than not. It is just that when I was young, I thought that I had it all figured out. It wasn't until I found myself reflecting on other's perspectives and I started to listen and observe more than being opinionated. For me, it is so important to seek the truth and acknowledge it...even if it goes against what you are maybe supportive of. If you don't do that, you are stuck with what you believe in and not the truth of the matter. That is not to say what you believe in is not necessarily the truth of the matter. We should be evidence based on what is going on around us and how we move forward as a people. Many of those people who I voted for and believed in became a shattered image for me. It was not easy to see that but those experiences we all learned from. I can't say that this is the case today with many people. The tide seems to be changing a bit right now but we all need to help change the narrative and bias. Thanks so much for your comment...we should be be a bit more optimistic...it's really up to all of us to get things changed. Take care, Ron...John

[@courtneybrubaker9738]

Well said.

[@13BGunBunny]

I have so much faith in humanity that I look both ways before crossing a one-way street.

[@WesleyWilkins-qf2ky]

Lol clever comment

[@lesliegaskill650]

😂good one

[@randallmadison9910]

Nice. I'm am using that. Plagiarism.

[@reese44622]

I look both ways Before and while Im crossing the street, people are morons out there.

[@therock8288]

I live on a one way. It is great.

[@bluedemon79]

Trump will get down in the dirt and work with you? That guy is delusional!

[@cli3335]

Hahaha, what a joke.

[@ryannabinger9971]

Imagine DJT trying to kneel down to the ground ahahahaha

[@bluedemon79]

@@ryannabinger9971 Sadly, very sadly these people really and truly believe that!

[@bolofinder9750]

Drowsy Don hasn’t worked a day in his life….grew up having everything handed to him…😮

[@SamaNuttz]

You read my mind, his world has truly been flipped upside down. Trump would never get down and help, he would use the immigrants he belittles and then NOT pay.

[@pauldapkus8998]

Frank Luntz should think about his role is providing the GOP with talking points for all the years after they took control of the house with Newt. That marks an early start to the pugnacious and uncooperative attitude of the GOP. Their attitude has become antagonistic toward government since those days - they don't want to govern and they don't.

[@MetalDetroit]

We are now 35 TRILLION in debt. Maybe Democrats should have listened to Newt Instead of demonizing him.

[@vincentdemidio7902]

@@MetalDetroit I suppose that Socialism...of which I am a Socialist (and PROUD of it) REALLY "scares" you to death! Well, it's coming, so get used to it!

[@MetalDetroit]

@@vincentdemidio7902 Go live in a commune and be socialist. No one is stopping you. Notice you can’t be a capitalist in a socialist country? Socialism is a violation of the human spirit to be free and use your own hard work and talents to better yourself.

[@Oneshot8242]

​@@MetalDetroitAs far as I can tell from Wikipedia, national debt went up 4 trillion dollars from 2017 to 2020 under DJT. From US Budget Watch 2024:: In the recent GOP primary presidential debate, former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley claimed that President Trump added $8 trillion to the national debt while Florida Governor Ron DeSantis said that President Trump added $7.8 trillion to the debt. These statements are true, depending on how you measure additions to the debt. We estimate the ten-year cost of the legislation and executive actions President Trump signed into law was about $8.4 trillion, with interest. It's most a quarter of the $35 trllion currently being bitched about by Republicans.

[@MetalDetroit]

@@Oneshot8242 Well first off, the president doesn’t spend money, Congress does. That’s 5th grade civics. Second, the economy was shut down for 1/4 of Trump’s presidency. Next ?

[@fearsomebunny]

Frank Luntz hopes Americans have forgotten how we got here with his wordsmithing. This is the guy that went around and made sure precisely picked words would drive Americans to fight other Americans. Lots of GQP have bailed after they've set the house on fire and this guy is one of them.

[@kenwalker687]

I can forgive a person that says, "Ah, poop! I made a mistake . Forgive me!

[@thephotoandthestory]

I'm a former Democrat, not a big Trump guy. You need to to also reflect on what the Democrats have also done. The elevation of identity and grievance has damaged the party. I would love to be a part of the party that looks out for working class people and aims to preserve the ecosystem as best as possible. I would love to he a part of the party that doesn't allow the financial services Industry to whiz all over opportunities for homeownership. I would love to be a part of the party that protects personal conscience in free speech and association. Unfortunately my party abandoned me. I do not know why or how Barack Obama changed course at the end of his first term. The party has abandoned being the open tent. It has sold itself out in a way the Bush years would be proud of. It has become the party of big business, racial categorization, cheap labor, anti-enlightenment sentiment and the managerial class. It is the party of fringe sexual minority identity(men) dictating the rules of reality. I think Biden will win as he did last time but reality is like a 2x4, swung hard and fast. America will collapse under the weight of the demands of the elite and angry young men from the far left and right will devour its carcass and it will be our own fault for allowing government to pick winners and losers.

[@daarom3472]

​@@thephotoandthestoryas a European I'm honestly amazed that the country with the biggest economy and largest contingent of smart people has basically handed itself the choice between a old corrupt businessman and an old corrupt politician. Not saying our politics is fine and dandy, but at least our politicians aren't decades beyond the retirement age and are able to speak/reason. Why doesnt the US vote for a 3rd person?

[@thephotoandthestory]

@@daarom3472 I'm Gen X. Our generation is pretty much about to get leapfrogged from boomer to late millenial to Gen Z. I think there is a generational perspective that is different. In the U.S. Xers and early millenials tend to be more inclined to compromise and moderation. Boomers are less inclined to a degree because so many if them are past the point of retirement and as such are not comfortable with things that endanger their financial security, which is understandable, but creates problems. That is part of the reason the main candidates are who we have. Biden is corrupt, braggadicious and has dementia. Trump is boisterous, impulsive and incurious. My feeling is that Gen X and early millenials should be taking the reins. Some if us are in our middle age and remember when classically liberal values were imparted. I think the boomer generation is afraid that they will be cut out of the picture. I have noticed with Europe young leaders. Sunak, Macron, Meloni, Zelensky, Varadker and others are Xers. I think the former Finnish P.M. was younger. I may be over emphasizing this but, if yiu look at the pre war years in France there was a gerontacracy that clawed on to power while the country became radicalized , weakened and eventually occupied. People will only believe in our Republic if they see it offering something. I fear we have left late millenials and Gen Z very little heritage and sadly the idea that compromise means losing. We are possibly a generation away from jettisoning free speech, the right to keep and bear arms and due process. There are so many factors tugging and pulling and we could be headed for a collapse if the reins are not handed to a spirit of compromise and it will be our own fault. Sorry for the tangent. Hope it sheds some light.

[@mjh4226]

I want to see Trump get down in the dirt and help someone besides himself!!! That'll be the day!

[@cli3335]

When pigs fly.

[@duanesnyder1949]

I want to see how much he would struggle to get up off the ground.

[@annconforti9294]

True!

[@annconforti9294]

​@@duanesnyder1949good point

[@That1Guy642]

Biden falls in the dirt

[@sniffles8655]

"If we nominate Trump, we will get destroyed.......and we will deserve it." The Prophet: Miss Lindsey Graham.

[@ThatOpalGuy]

and somehow Lindsey kept right on suckling.

[@rayerickson7614]

Is she your hero?

[@sniffles8655]

@@rayerickson7614 Only on days that end in WD40!

[@That1Guy642]

Really? Because I remember under Trump their was no wars going on and the economy was great and the border was closed

[@gm-zz8so]

We are getting destroyed… I’m voting RFKjr.

[@nobody687]

Its his party. He is the problem

[@gonebabygone4116]

He contributed but he started coming unzipped from the crazy people about ten years ago.

[@Shiekyobooty]

FREE AMERICA FROM APARTHEID ISRAEL. NO VOTES FOR Z JOE

[@Shiekyobooty]

NO VOTES TO STARVING CHILDREN IN GAZA. 😮UNGODLY

[@jangisslen292]

@@gonebabygone4116 the GOP has been on this trajectory for the past 44 years…

[@dannyize]

The arc began when southerners switched to the Republican party in the 60s. It accelerated in the 80s with Atwater, Rove, & Gingrich - really cynical bad actors. Trump is the propellant hurling the missile back to Earth. It seems like this won't end well.

[@richardcorona3564]

Ironically they are interviewing the very person who is responsible for where we are now.

[@bradhombre6912]

One of many, but yes

[@Iloveswedes]

@@bradhombre6912 He was primary.

[@erykaton170]

No one talks about the wealth inequality that is making people feel left behind and ignored. The rich keep getting richer, and the Republicans keep giving them tax breaks and the government gives them loans that they never have to repay. Meanwhile wages stagnated in the early 80's for working people and the rich just keep getting more. CEO's used to make 12X the salary of their average employee and now they make 300X the average. Fix income inequality, and people won't feel so ignored and left in the dust.

[@matthightower1570]

You can't just blame Republicans for the wealth inequality. Corporate Democrats are just as much in the pocket of big business as all Republicans are.

[@texasflood1295]

Reagan and his “trickle down” BS started this. For 40 years people have voted against their own financial interests because they have believed the cultural scare tactics used by the super wealthy on the Right.

[@queenb2623]

I agree and they, Trump and republicans gave the mega rich tax cuts and the poor and middle class pays for it. Don’t tell me it creates jobs. because yeah the jobs are created so they can pay the taxes that the rich aren’t paying. 😡

[@gsmith6595]

Definitely

[@rettro6578]

Luntz is a moron.

[@niclewis9610]

The worst thing about Trump isn't what we've learned about him. It's what we've learned about our family, friends and neighbors who still support him.

[@bargeman100]

You haven't learned anything. The left still doesn't understand why Trump won 2016 and they don't care. They keep trying to push their ideals on the rest of us and we're not having it. Trump represents the hard working blue collar Americans who built this country and the left has nothing but contempt for us. We come in all colors, white, black, brown so quit calling us "racists" too. Try showing some respect instead of condemning people as "deplorables".

[@Elizabeth.384]

It's the most bizarre thing I've ever seen in my life !!🧬🧬

[@niclewis9610]

@@Elizabeth.384 💯 agree. I have a neighbor who's all 'what you are hearing, and what you are seeing, is not what's happening ' 🥺

[@1247.cccccc]

@@niclewis9610 Ask yourself a simple question to test: Has CNN apologized for telling you that Trump/Russian collusion was a hoax and they knew it? If you are not offended they would lie you have been, sadly, lobotomized. The Steele Dossier information came from a Russian agent paid by Hillary Clinton's law firm. Which was a campaign finance violation for whom Hillary paid a nice little fine. You know nothing about any of this because CNN is fake news. Your neighbor is polite and kind to be so direct.

[@LonGilford]

Beautifully said ❤ god help us get this right before it’s too late ⏰ time is running out.

[@dutchdna]

Frank Lunz created his own reality for many years.

[@211steelman]

Today's monster was created in Frank Luntz's petri dish back in the 1980s.

[@ottokubrick2550]

Frank is 100% complicit in why we are the way we are. A long with Rushbo, Hannity and Tucker.

[@litedawg]

And CNN, MSNBC , NBC and the rest

[@RichardPierpoint-di8fi]

@@litedawg No, none of the news outlets you mention are right-wing mouthpieces - just saying...

[@AntiMarxism21stCentury]

The Democrats are the anti-USA, Constitution hating totalitarians.

[@57highland]

His name is Scam-mity. Sean Scam-mity. And no one misses Rush Limbaugh.

[@RichardPierpoint-di8fi]

@@litedawg Remind me which cable "news" company had to pay out $787,000,000 for lying then TRY AGAIN - muchas gracias, cono...

[@videoreviewer]

It's pretty rich for Frank Luntz, of all people, the guy who shaped current GOP tactics and talking points ("Hey let's call it Climate Change, not Global Warming so the GOP can win!") to sit here and try to say his hands are clean and it is all the problem of "the people". I know he's had health issues but maybe he should just own up to the GOP monster he literally helped create for once.

[@eddiejeanbrown9474]

You are right, Luntz is a fraud! He is one of the main ones responsible for the discord in our country. He is sickening to watch!

[@shannonwalker6944]

I agree. It is like a pornographer decrying society’s bad taste.

[@simonkapadia7582]

Calling it climate change wasn't about him. It was to avoid people saying it wasn't real every time you had a cold winter. It was because anthropogenic climate change can lead to lower temperatures in some cases, even though the average temperature rises. It had nothing to do with Luntz. In case you didn't notice, the entire world changed terminology.

[@urban7514]

Oppenheimer also had pangs of guilt after he set the atomic bomb arsenal in motion (and yes I saw the movie, but I knew about Oppenheimer way before that from another movie)

[@josephinebrevig8748]

100%

[@Rubyclaygirl]

The Country didn't go that far, Trump and the Republicans went that far

[@seveglider8406]

@@dixonmopar2129 What point are You attempting to make? Be specific!

[@Anthony-dy5cq]

And no doubt that people on the right will say it's the left that has gone extreme and so we're in a stalemate. Most people on the left can say how some Republicans have gone to the extreme by articulating the right's embrace of a fascist in Trump who alleges he's unaware that when he speaks he's echoing Hitler but when you ask the right how the left has gone extreme they echo fabrications propagated by the right wing media they consume "open borders" and all this other nonsense.

[@sunnysidecarebear]

They never have a point. They want this! ​@@seveglider8406

[@dutchdna]

With their parrot sheep in tow.

[@TheWorld_2099]

That is EXACTLY right.

[@MarkSmith-lk7ez]

Why doesn't anyone state the obvious that this started as soon as trump entered politics? He is the one who normalized not having a filter, questioned democracy and tries to make it acceptable to break rules and laws with impunity. trump is the worst thing that has happened to this country since the Civil War.

[@stephaniebarrett4769]

Monkey see Monkey do...

[@Ketowski]

It might have been ignited when Trump entered the political discourse, but the root is the departure from a Production-based economy to a Debt-based economy. Now the hostile regime that Mega Corporations sold out to has a captive, low-paid populace and its using its wealth to sabotage Democratic countries. And to spread their propaganda while increasing our reliance on them through Social Media and various other means, including “Free Cultural” programs.

[@1362pc]

Trump normalized racism...Jan 6 sums up trump

[@TheMahayanist]

Not true. It started under Obama. The racists in the GOP hated the fact a black man became President. Trump came after.

[@freethoughts2898]

It started way before that. It just got really bad when he took office. It really started with Newt Gingrich. It was then further exacerbated by the Iraq War and black man becoming president which culiminated in Trump taking office and things getting even worse.

[@CatsClaw44]

The first guy actually tried to argue that Trump was more blue collar than Obama!? His anger showed me that it was more about race than reality.

[@Ralphoneforthegipper]

Spare us your bias, when you look for racism you will find it whether it exists or not.

[@cjb1160]

@@Ralphoneforthegipper why would he say that Obama was "looking down on him"? Education? If it's that, most politicians are probably better educated...watch Obama's documentary "Working" or "work" Obama wouldn't look down on him in the way trump would

[@petermorhead4160]

​@@RalphoneforthegipperObama is not condescending, he treats everyone as an equal. The only way someone could see Obama as condescending is if they feel that they are superior to him and Obama's equal treatment is condescending to them in that context. This is the definition of racism.

[@TheGlobalfrog12]

None of them are blue collar ...

[@johndeaux3703]

Obama's remarks at a San Francisco fundraiser : "You go into these small towns in Pennsylvania and, like a lot of small towns in the Midwest, the jobs have been gone now for 25 years and nothing's replaced them. And they fell through the Clinton administration, and the Bush administration, and each successive administration has said that somehow these communities are gonna regenerate and they have not. And it's not surprising then they get bitter, they cling to guns or religion or antipathy toward people who aren't like them or anti-immigrant sentiment or anti-trade sentiment as a way to explain their frustrations." - Barack Hussein Obama Typical coastal, elitist, liberal condescension. If White people from flyover states dare to express any concern for their own welfare, it's "SHUT UP Racists! You just don't want to vote Democrat because you hate brown people and you won't give up your guns and your icky Christianity."

[@lrvogt1257]

Frank Luntz was very instrumental in getting us to this sorry state of affairs. He help guide the fear, anger, and divisiveness that has become the Republican Party.

[@crozb32]

We're here because of Biden and you disgusting liberals and your thirst for power.

[@senatorlainez]

Luntz worrying about the state of American politics when he was one of the architects of Tea Party messaging in 2009 is ridiculous.

[@lickshotpalmer1]

My sentiments exactly. He helped to break it and now says "Look how broken the country is!"

[@ralphholiman7401]

The Tea Party is what brought us the Uni-Party. Democrats and Republicans found a common enemy, a political party devoted to cutting the budget and taxes and joined together to destroy it.

[@Ellieempress]

He’s a typical conservative, they break things then use it to their benefit .

[@msimon6808]

@@lickshotpalmer1 Trump is Tea Party 2.0 - why the beef?

[@msimon6808]

Trump is the new embodiment of the Tea Party. Where was the Tea Party wrong?

[@millenialsmom2214]

I'm tired of the media treating the MAGAts with kid gloves, always trying to "understand" why they feel the way they do. The irony is that the MAGAts have made zero attempt for 250+ to understand why the rest of the country feels the way they do. The way to end this is for people to come out in overwhelming numbers and let the GOP know we don't want their vision of America! VOTE BLUE 💙 🗳 ☑️ 💙 🗳 ☑️ 💙 🗳 ☑️ 💙 🗳 ☑️ 💙

[@josephinebrevig8748]

Yes ❤❤❤❤❤

[@mamatino3125]

Corporate snakes - BEWARE!!!😒

[@bmass0828]

Tea with honey love, coats the back of your throat.

[@JeffPutnam-i1v]

Youve been completely brainwashed and played. You might try thinking for yourself instead of legacy media doing it for you. 😂😅

[@timstarkes173]

Warmongers. Destroying our cities

[@jackienuchols9425]

One party has crawled down in the sewer and the other thinks that those folks can be reasoned with,but they want us to reason away our freedom and America and brother not on my watch.

[@fromthehaven94]

Did you see Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson openly regretting his public endorsement of Biden in 2020? A mix of gutlessness and naivete.

[@Clay8668]

It's no use arguing with an idiot, you will lose every time

[@rwags6848]

True. “Never argue with an idiot. They will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience.”

[@pareshpatel7100]

As an atheist, I have fun arguing with idiots and religious people😊

[@kd8199]

When you argue with an idiot, make sure you’re not arguing with yourself.

[@urban7514]

@@pareshpatel7100 Well... the adage still holds.

[@IRGeamer]

"I don't have a problem with ignorance. We are all ignorant about a variety of subjects we are not currently aware of. The real problem is when that ignorance is wilful, intentional and used as a weapon against anyone who disagrees with you, or anyone who has the nerve to present facts you don't want to accept." - anyone who actually cares about verifiable reality

[@DamienKomala]

Our democracy is not failing. We are failing our democracy.

[@JesusIsKing1979]

We have a constitutional republic, NOT a democracy

[@janicepalesch9221]

BINGO! We are also making the Rule of Law LOSE. That is a tragedy, because without the Rule of Law, it is every man for himself.

[@DavidStOurs-p1w]

And if we want to keep our democracy we need RFK, Jr.

[@JesusIsKing1979]

Alexander Hamilton said, “we are now forming a republican government. Real liberty is not found in democracy. If we incline too much into democracy, we shall soon shoot into a monarchy.” John Adams said, “Democracy will soon degenerate into an anarchy, such an anarchy that every man will do what is right in his own eyes and no man's life or property or reputation or liberty will be secure, and every one of these will soon mould itself into a system of subordination of all the moral virtues and intellectual abilities, all the powers of wealth, beauty, wit and science, to the wanton pleasures, the capricious will, and the execrable cruelty of one or a very few.” As Ben Franklin left the state house in Philadelphia, PA on the closing day of the Constitutional Convention, a woman asked him,”what kind of government had the convention given America?” Mr. Franklin replied, “a REPUBLIC, if you can keep it.”

[@211steelman]

Frank Luntz is a huge part of that failure.

[@nowshipping]

This change in discourse is due to Trump. He alone bears responsibility.

[@alanakafang6143]

wrong it's because these Media Muppets spread division and lie to you

[@bryan805]

You’re part of the problem with such delusion to think that

[@beaumatthews6411]

@@bryan805 It's not him alone, he was a catalyst; the problem is the people are either ignorant, stupid, or immoral. What is the problem to you?

[@jamesmartens160]

It's like you didn't even watch the video. Trump's the effect my dude. This shit does not happen in a vacuum and past is motherfuckin prologue.

[@Ketowski]

@@beaumatthews6411 A main problem is lack of good and sustainable leadership. Selling out to a hostile regime with a captive, low paid populace has been bankrupting America financially , morally and socially.

[@arunbenny808]

Can we figure out why we’re mad? When the wealth gap in this country grows. When prices for everything gets higher and higher but wages don’t keep up. The middle class is shrinking, the homeless population growing, nearly doubled in a year from 2022 to 2023, while the rich get richer and the poor get poorer. Why does our government prioritize protecting the super rich and corporate interests over basic human rights like housing, healthcare and fair wages? Yah it’s a real mystery why people are losing faith.

[@AntiMarxism21stCentury]

Once you use the term "middle class" your brain-washed mind is the problem.

[@medavi081]

Very well stated.

[@dwaynebburns]

Trump certainly isn't going to help.

[@AntiMarxism21stCentury]

@@dwaynebburns True, Trump isn't going to a hero to kids trying to make it to 30, but the anti-USA Marxists, running the Democrat party is what is destroying the future of the youth.

[@nathanharris7815]

My son likes Trump but does not vote. My other son who likes Biden and votes blue does vote.

[@1247.cccccc]

Your son with a brain should check to see if his vote went to Biden too.

[@philscott7949]

Both can be proud of helping to protect democracy.

[@intercat4907]

You're better off than many parents - at least the one who isn't living up to expectations has a conscience. Best of luck.

[@joestrike8537]

@@philscott7949 Nope: one is helping to *destroy* democracy, the other isn't (Please pay attention to what Trump is saying *out loud* , jonesing about having unquestionable, total authority - immunity for any and all crimes he's salivating to commit.)

[@skidmoda]

Sounds like you have 2 NPCs, and 1 thinker. To better understand them all perhaps they can talk. I imagine it would an interesting conversation. I'd assume your Trump non-voting son is more informed as a default(as on average Trump supporters are more informed). Perhaps they can ask why do they think voting their way is good? What perhaps am I missing from the other side of the aisle? If orange man is so bad why do people like him so much? What is it that I am not seeing or they are that gives us such different views on the ex-president.

[@gant7579]

Being old is way way better that being corrupt

[@bowtoy]

Why do those have to be the ONLY choices in a Democracy?

[@nathanalvarado289]

Biden is both

[@ronwilson9080]

​@@nathanalvarado289 Is that why he's a convicted rapist whom has had pay 80million in civil charges....and has 91 Felonies? oh wait that's the other Orange guy now isn't it??

[@knightterror2826]

Old is equally as bad as corrupt

[@gant7579]

@@knightterror2826 because you tried to equalize the corrupt and criminal Loser 45 with Joe Biden which in fact no match between them. Trump is the worst in history that what historians concluded

[@ivomusician]

Stop spending 850 billion dollars a year on your military - but finally start spending it in order to educate your people!! Cheers and best wishes from a European... and don't forget to vote blue, people!!💙💙

[@u2mister17]

@ivomusician Hey.......Public vs Private......G.E.T a C.L.U.E

[@virginiamoss7045]

Thanks for your concerns; however; half the US population does not want to be "educated" so it's a dead end there, though it would help some. It's not so much the money as it is the power dynamics, allowing monopolies and politically favoring the rich and Big Business who bribe all politicians to do their bidding in order to get insanely wealthier. Sorry for the run-on sentence.

[@u2mister17]

@@virginiamoss7045 What is money? Money is a tool used for the transfer of goods and services. The United States has a 7 Trillion Dollar a year services monopoly. The working stiff has had enough and they are not blaming rich people or companies. They are looking at the 57 Million government union/pension workers who add Nothing to IRS income revenue. We are educated enough to know companies Do Not pay taxes, they Collect them as part of business expenses.

[@u2mister17]

@@virginiamoss7045

[@glennmandigo6069]

Stay out of this Euro!

[@aes0p895]

How can any Republican complain about that with a straight face? The call is coming from inside the house!

[@spaceengineer1452]

Biden is old... and done a hell of a lot for students and workers.

[@Bonnah-]

People only care about feeling not facts We stand with Trump !!!!

[@heartfeltteaching]

He’s also helped create a hell for women and children 🤡

[@johnfurr6060]

Lets call this what it is. Biden is buying votes. Full Stop. If you think this doesn't piss off almost every blue collar worker in this country then you need to wake up and pay attention. Folks can't put food on the table, pay their mortgage and yet Biden wants to cancel debt of students... Cancel my mortgage. Cancel my car loan. Hell cancel the tools blue collar workers buy for their jobs.. Actually don't do any of that. Americans need to be accountable for their own decisions.. not seek bailouts.

[@dannyfrog]

@@Bonnah- Don't know if you're being sarcastic. Facts don't care about your fee-fees.

[@barbarad.3273]

@@Bonnah-And there folks, is the problem. F facts.

[@LizSteeves]

As a Republican does Frank hold those spewing division and hatred accountable publicly? As a Republican, does Frank promote/encourage policy that would make these “angry and overlooked” people feel less angry and overlooked - ie. affordable healthcare, child tax credit, an increase in minimum wages, full year maternity leave, affordable higher education? There are many countries who offer these and their citizens are not angry and divided like the US. Calling social safety nets socialism and communism doesn’t help!

[@lisariggs5688]

Liz….he probably has little contact with the squad

[@johndolan5076]

like the jars of bee.s and ants he shook up as a child, and watched fight each other in his backyard. except he can now use humans and get media attention...

[@donkey3187]

WTF..full year maternity leave? increase of minimum wage? Sorry, this isnt a nanny state that needs to give you lots of free stuff. I dont really want to pay for you to take a WHOLE YEAR off, or make 15 to 20 bucks an hour to flip burgers,, or pay for your student loan.Those are your choices and your financial burdens, NOT mine. Sick of Biden high prices, high crime, wide open borders, endless proxy wars, and advanced dementia. Under Trump we had peace and prosperity. TRUMP 2024!!!!

[@krash66]

Thank you, Liz!

[@JimDandy-rn4vd]

You're a Republican really, I am a keebler elf, well I ID as one.

[@lianefehrle9921]

Because Trump started all this. He evokes anger

[@alexandrade7835]

Obama started this in 2008

[@narda1072]

No its actually nixon with southern strategy and reagan ballooned it and added the religious nuts to the party and created the reason for the wealth gap now

[@skidmoda]

does he or did the MSM do it? Trump isn't innocent and doesn't help himself. For me after I saw MSM lied about the "both sides" comment and the MS13 "animals" comment I stopped watching...because that's what logical people do when you have other options. They are lying to our faces because they think we are too lazy or dumb to do a google search of the full quote and context.

[@MetalDetroit]

Oh bullshit. Democrats have HATED every Republican since Reagan. Ever ask yourself if it’s The DEMOCRATS who are the hateful ones ?

[@MetalDetroit]

CNN and the Democrats drum into people’s heads 24/7 for decades that Republicans are Nazis, fascists, racists, bigots, and sexist. Then they wonder why the country is divided.

[@Mjones4949]

How did we get here? Are you kidding me? Fox, Trump, and the Republican congress. Stop with both sides are equally to blame.

[@Solar.Geoengineering.Advocate]

the left are to blame only in so far as they dont treat trans people as less than human. and that is so so so far beyond the pale for the right that its like we just screwed their mrs and burned their house down

[@ramfan5149]

Meanwhile, your young liberal colleagues are siding with Hamas, chanting death to America, and destroying college campuses across the country. How noble.

[@DanielHBuchmann]

I'll take too old over corrupt any day.

[@rosestewart8879]

Amen to that!

[@keralytekid]

They're both corrupt.

[@benjaminhenderson5025]

Bidens not corrupt, lol. Americans truly are blind ignorant creatures.

[@scytaleghola5969]

Too old versus too old *AND* corrupt.

[@scytaleghola5969]

@@keralytekid Five or six years ago, if you had told me that Biden was corrupt, I would probably not have objected. However, after years and years and years of the GOP trying to find some evidence of that corruption and failing epically, i now suspect that Biden may be the squeaky cleanest President in history. Biden has a lot of flaws, but so far, I've seen no evidence that corrupt intent is one of them.

[@judymyers9867]

He said this shit on tv and his deplorable support are still lying and defending himself

[@BlueTeamRedTeam]

Grammar is a real thing.

[@jamest7951]

I guess research is too much for you to find the whole truth and nothing but the truth!

[@CoreyHelton-m6x]

Almost everything he said was and is correct Biden can’t utter a coherent thought he blathers gibberish in between falling down and getting lost on stage

[@dannyize]

Research Trump and you'll find he is far, far worse than the MSM reports. Yeah, they make Trump look bad, but he is that bad and even worse. All us normies wonder when the scales will fall from your eyes. Maybe never.

[@s.emorygatorhive8927]

Trump is garbage and I don't care for him at all but those people were correct. He did say "some among them"..the context was edited out.

[@mdhobbssr4566]

😂 boy is that guy wrong. Trump hates us working class

[@isaacs9022]

Trump despises anyone that is not white Christian male and wealthy. Everyone else is beneath him. He hates his supporters. He lies and cons them because he needs their vote.

[@dawlesstech8904]

At least he isn't devaluing all your money through inflation by spending it on foreign wars and billions for bureaucratic bloat, like Biden. At least he isn't being a softie when negotiating trade agreements with other nations so that we lose more and more well paying jobs to other countries, like Biden. At least he isn't letting our major cities all the way up to NYC get overrun with undocumented migrants who further push wages down and increase the need for services which once again, is more money out of your pockets. Not quite sure what the hell you think Biden is doing that is so "great" for the working class. Lay off the CNN crackpipe.

[@marinevetoneroman7232]

Really. I paid more taxes this year. Fuel is out of control. Food inflation is another one out of control. Interest rates suck.... Yeah, if Trump hates us. Biden and Democrats Loathe the Citizens of The United States of America.....

[@donkey3187]

Is that why he is so popular with blue collar workers? lol Try saying something that reflects reality.

[@freedomforall5071]

Trump tells them what they want to hear but his actions does opposite! CLOWN!

[@ramonbatista4777]

As an someone who has been an educator for 42 years and still teaching, I have noticed that no one is willing to listen anymore. All they want to do is to win the argument and not to listen and learn. The moment, I try to explain an argument to someone who disagrees with me, I'm not given the opportunity to explain the error of the argument. I teach my students that all arguments have to be based on facts and evidence, but a lot of people don't want to listen and cover their ears and the next thing that comes out is another baseless argument in order to tilt their argument their way. I have come to understand now, that individuals once they reach a certain age they become set in their ways and there is nothing one can say or do to help change the individual's belief. Education, professionalism is ignored because of "what about-isms". This is not the way for a society to function. But I could tell you who the real culprits are, the real culprits are the owners of the mass media which has been corrupted by them and the investors. All that matters is their quarterly earnings. By corrupting the media, the followers and listeners get a litany of conspiracy theories, innuendos and gossip. Today, anyone, who can hold a camera or creates a podcast, can become a provider of illusions and falsehoods. A normal solar eclipse, an earthquake becomes a sign of the ends of days and so on. People begin to lose hope and the society begins to break apart, while the controllers continue making their goals accompli.First, the controllers of the news media begin by attacking the foundations of our institutions which have been the landmarks of our democratic system and society. After a while, a society which has been fed a daily array of disinformation by the media, begins to distrust any form of media that goes contrary to what they had been fed. This is the danger: a society which begins to believe in alternate facts and news, a society that begins to distrusts their own institutions. A society, where everyone's unsupported facts have the same value as the facts of someone whose facts are based on evidence. This is th edanger od " what about-ims," and this is a perilous road to take and travel.

[@captoblivious1]

The country is divided between those who want democracy and those who want a king.

[@wendigo53]

Well, once USA and Canada merge into one country, you WILL have a king. 50 new provinces! 🍁

[@addeenen7684]

A king is noble, takes everyone into account. Like in a democracy. Trump doesn't want to be nobel. He wants to be a dictator.

[@MsLemon1971]

Bet they do not want socialism. They want a dictator, like Pootn.

[@prydepythons]

Eewwwww 🤢​@@wendigo53

[@joestrike8537]

@@wendigo53 Uh, buddy, Canada is a self-governing democracy and hasn't been part of the British Empire since the 19th century; if/when we merge with them, we'll have a *prime minister* and not a king. (We are not amused.)

[@NathanBullard-i9k]

Admiring horrible behavior is absurd for an actual society

[@benjaminhenderson5025]

So why are politicians on both sides giving weapons to a genocide?

[@jp13119]

It really is.🇺🇸 This goes for the Israeli Palestine problem and the russian imperialism problem as well. Vote Blue to Keep the Bums Out!🇺🇸

[@rettro6578]

@@jp13119you fool. USA is arming Is real with 2000 ib dumb bombs while racking up 35T debt and screwing over young people. Dolt.

[@christophercremo3020]

Well Frank you succeeded. You created this problem.

[@AntiMarxism21stCentury]

Luntz did not create the anti-USA, totalitarianism of the Democrats of today.

[@redalert2834]

I can understand young Americans losing faith in their elders. But they still have one last chance to demonstrate they actually care about democracy, and it's up to them.

[@bowtoy]

Democracy? that's a joke right?

[@aankwenti]

@@bowtoy it may not be perfect, but it's for damn sure the best we've got right now. Take it for granted at your peril.

[@aniruddhrajendran7570]

I am not against democracy but my question is what incentive do younger voters have to care about democracy. US is offering a choice between a 80 year old man and a potential criminal and a dysfunctional system that can get absolutely nothing done. It is ridiculous that we expect young people to have faith in democracy when they simply do not see it working or get inspirational people who will help them.

[@stevenhenry5267]

There's no both sides. This is all on Republicans.

[@aniruddhrajendran7570]

@@stevenhenry5267 I am sorry but Democrats have their share of responsibility for this. Had democrats let a primary take place and let someone like Bernie Sanders or someone younger take on Biden US wouldn't have been here. But unfortunately a 80 year old who fumbles and is a foreign policy disaster Vs a criminal with 90 felony counts gives no incentive for younger voters to have any confidence in democracy to deliver.

[@Tomdanook]

The children are watching. They are watching guns go into the schools and learn drills for when they do and our GOP majority is touching more on gas stoves than they are bigger issues worth speaking about. they have passed 50 bills since becoming the majority in Congress. Our kids are watching inflation, the reach for having their own homes become a distant memory; lack of rent control, lack of gun control, lack of mental health care funding, school lunches etc. All are being shot down by people saying God will handle it or Trump will when they have the power currently to do something and work with the other side on bills. the right has made it clear these multiple months in Congress that they don't wish to come to a bi-partisan anything and on top of that are looking to remove yet ANOTHER speaker, but this time for Mike Johnson going forward with a bi-partisan action and now they want him gone. GOP needs to clean its own house that is currently eating its own tail all on its own and blaming the Dems at every turn for not cleaning up their dirty room. facts over feelings remember? well, we have waited for their facts and its been mostly feelings.

[@joestrike8537]

"The children - won't somebody think of the children?!!!" 🤮🤮🤮

[@Iden_in_the_Rain]

@@joestrike8537usually I’d agree with this sentiment as it’s most often used to punish adults as a whole rather than parents (the Texas Hub situation) or just anyone in general (any proposed internet “safety” bill in the past ten years), but all the stuff that OP has listed is objectively good

[@CommonSense-uj9ip]

Ppl watched a spying bill get passed , while you worry about this. Crazy

[@GratefulAmerican]

Inflation is Bidens fault

[@Nclake5485]

Ukraine needs more money 😂

[@BooksForever]

General James Mattis said it clearly: Trump worked to divide America from its allies. Trump also worked to divide America internally with similar tactics.

[@cornpipe]

That's what happens when Putin's "useful idiot" follows orders.

[@mamatino3125]

CLEAR TO SEE!!!😠

[@oreli2556]

If america didn't deserve it then it wouldn't have happened

[@MetalDetroit]

CNN drums into people’s heads 24/7 for decades that Republicans are Nazis, fascists, racists, bigots, and sexist. Then they wonder why the country is divided.

[@AvalonDreamz]

You watch too much msm.

[@paulapii1761]

Trump not getting down in the dirt to work with NOBODY!!

[@DavidCundiff-fx2mm]

Biden is always in the dirt. Because he can't stop falling down. FJB AND THE SOCIALIST DEMOCRATS.

[@DavidCundiff-fx2mm]

FJB

[@paulapii1761]

@@DavidCundiff-fx2mm 🤷🏽 ok

[@marchi6929]

💩for🧠's@@DavidCundiff-fx2mm

[@gashousegorillas1]

Best president in history

[@GoUtes92]

I'm going to put this frankly. There is a danger of democracy failing and I'll tell you why; It's not because of a lack of patriotism and it's not because of questionable election procedures or fraud, it's because of the obsession with winning, and to a lesser extent a certain disrespect of the facts. This is especially true with the MAGA politicians. You can question any aspect of the election you want, but you have to at least respect the findings of the state officials. There is no strength in democracy when the public is arguing about who won after every election. And the "What about the time the other guys said it" excuse doesn't help.

[@alanakafang6143]

Democrats don't care about Democracy or the Constitution they made that clear in the Senate last week.

[@scourge6563]

MAGAs have decided they no longer accept democratic rule and rule of law. Either We the People want to keep democratic rule and the rule of law enough to fight for it, or We accept their rule over the country.

[@skidmoda]

Dems have contested elections many times, and many officials called Trump an "illegitimate" president. So, stop with MAGA mostly BS. Most politicians do this it isn't anything new. Overall, division I would say media's deception. We have one screen, but two movies playing it seems. Leftist say "fine people both sides"=nazi , and MAGA says " you didn't listen to the full clip" as an example. Many people still believe the "fine people" lie and "Russiagate" to this day. If you are told over and over again orange man bad, then somebody asked you why? many people I have seen and talked to just say vague things like he is bad, racist, corrupt, evil, etc but don't have true examples of this ever. If people just get the facts let them make up their own mind.

[@JesusIsKing1979]

We don't have a democracy. The USA is a constitutional REPUBLIC!

[@blaiseutube]

How disgusting that this guy doesn't take any responsibility.

[@skidmoda]

agreed Frank, CNN, MSNBC, FOX, have been lying and deceiving for years. Thank god for independents

[@josephinebrevig8748]

EXACTLY

[@stephaniebrooks8044]

Im older, I know these old people know Trump is not fit!!

[@RemoteViewer1]

Joe Biden has special stairs and plank shoes.. Have YOU seen Joe shake hands with thin air and speak to dead people?

[@Gwen2010ish]

Luntz is complicit . Who helped develop the vocabulary that has brought us here?

[@darkangel4185]

Cheeto started this all! Plain and simple!

[@alanakafang6143]

no the media did and your too ignorant to work it out

[@jeffhampton2767]

Obama started the division😢

[@douglasclinkscales8826]

​@@jeffhampton2767LOL

[@homeboysir6963]

@@jeffhampton2767 of course he did-he wore a tan suit.

[@JRoss-zxzx]

Nope. The tea party. And Reagan and before

[@ytsux9259]

"Trump will get in the dirt and fight for you." What?!! Are they talking about the same orange-tanned conman from New York? 😆

[@skidmoda]

I think they are referring to Trump meeting with people on the street like he did yesterday while in NYC. Also, trying to work with black leaders on his opportunity zones initiatives. They yelled a lot, so not 100% sure.

[@okthumper8047]

​@skidmoda In the study group that was for tRump I noticed one thing. They were all white and older males! That says it all. White males dictating their beliefs onto everyone else. The American Taliban have spoken. RepubliCons don't want to Represent! They want to Rule!!

[@Ironcorgi2]

Trump has never worked in the dirt ever. He has no idea what it’s like to be afraid of getting kicked out of an apartment or being one car accident away from a huge medical bill

[@mikefearn6596]

The only dirt around trump is " the shit in his diaper"...

[@g_4784]

Tell me what crimes Trump has committed that make him deserving of the label "conman"? Because thus far every single accusation that's been levied against him has been false.

[@1914punisher]

Trump never played in dirt his whole life lol

[@bowtoy]

I heard he plays in his dirty diapers...

[@polandball999]

Because he was too busy playing pretend Business with his father. Keywords here is Playing Pretend.

[@johnmartin4641]

@@polandball999 if he was able to accumulate billions pretending and you weren’t able to not pretending, then you’re way worse than you claim he is.

[@Matt-fl8uy]

@@johnmartin4641 He actually lost billions. He inherited his wealth and would have billions more had he just invested in an index fund in the stock market vs repeatedly losing on things like: Trump Steaks, Trump University, Trump casinos, etc.

[@dinoflagella4185]

That’s not true. He loves mud slinging.

[@57highland]

The first guy, the one who called Obama "condescending", is completely full of sh*t, broadly generalizing and then also talking over people.

[@LeathanL]

No actually he was spot on.

[@57highland]

@@LeathanL Yes, spot on with his wayward opinion.

[@hushpuckena126]

The GOP can look to their current standard bearer as the leading agent of doubts over American democracy; his actions have sown these views.

[@SlyFan-mp8dc]

Do you believe the same thing for the Democrats since they questioned the integrity of the last three elections a Republican won? Or is it only when one side does it?

[@66605]

It was Trumps enemies who went after him since the day he ran for president. They invented the Russia collusion hoax, falsified documents to spy on him and go after his people, impeached him twice on phony charges and indicted him on more phony charges. Who has respect for democracy?

[@christophorfaust2457]

Frank asks what’s wrong with the country, yet never mentions that what is happening is all by design. Professional politics has and is committed to segregation of the electorate, breaking not just voting blocks, but individuals, into little segments that they can market to directly. Literally 5 different voters in one town can and do receive different political advertising from the same candidate. How do they know what to send? It’s based on all the data they collect on you over your lifetime! Order camping gear, your an outdoor person, buy vitamins and supplements, your concerned with your health, shotgun shells, one box, your a hunter, 100 boxes, your a gun nut… all have the perfect political ad for you!! My point here is that Frank was taught these methodologies, and he’s perfected how to implement them. If your a right winger, he’s your best guy. I do find it rich that he sounds the alarm about how young people have becomes disillusioned by the process that he helped create, yet offers no solution to those Humpty Dumpty problems. Alas, because doing so would/will require not breaking the system, to which he has offered his professional life towards undermining in every election!

[@Intheslithytoves]

lolol, YES! "Frank asks what’s wrong with the country..." Nothing that can be solved with his continued meddling in politics.

[@scooterdooter]

The russians moved in on him like a bitch. Took over his operation. Masculine domination of little Frankie. He loved it. Still does. They know it.

[@jsmall10671]

Roger Ailes made it his stated goal to give these disaffected conservatives their echo chamber. He was basically forced to lie to them and teach them to use emotion rather than logic b/c almost every plank of the GOP is a minority position and not based on facts/data. He made this, along with Rush and Newt. This is all their creation.

[@bufnyfan1]

what is happening is all by design--you're right-Trump couldn't keep his "pants" on and tried to cover up his indiscretion without affecting his political fortunes. Unfortunately, it is now caught up to him and his lies will likely cost him his freedom (I hope) and his marriage. I can't understand why his wife is still with him. I suspect it has to do with the pre-nuptial agreement they have in place.

[@allisonmarlow184]

This IS the most divided we've ever been. (Age 65, Lawyer retired.)

[@immortalasirpa6006]

Agreed. Never thought boomers would be the *first* to fail democracy, but here we are.

[@oscarwarren469]

Woke...CRT ....DEI...all fear Words that work😂

[@meoff7602]

I think the people alive during the civil war might disagree. Every generation thinks it's the worse of times.

[@timmy-wj2hc]

All according to Capitalists' plans.

[@geo5873]

@@meoff7602 I do think it would be fair to say that this is the most divided we've been since the civil war though.

[@penguin32383]

Great reporting CNN! Next they will interview the CEO of Walmart to discuss why so many people are on government assistance. /s

[@AntiMarxism21stCentury]

Goebbels is in hell cheering on CNN.

[@Staywoke7909]

The problem is Trump and the Republican Party period!

[@jd0604]

Really? Things were better under him

[@Staywoke7909]

@@jd0604 think Obama ok, it’s called inheriting a great economy, Trump passed this economy to Biden, just this like George Bush passed a wrecked economy to Obama…Democrats fix economies and Republicans wreck economies just historical facts!!

[@jaynicew]

@@jd0604 Evidence? Proof?! Or just talking out your ***?!! Because there is A TON of evidence and even proof regarding trumps corruption… election interference, classified documents, porn stars, rape… the list is exhausting!

[@hotwillz78]

​@@jd0604 Until the strategic pandemic.

[@JHK23PS5]

Yes they don't like Woke people lol

[@tcphoto]

I think the frustration comes from the promise of America has failed us, those of us that have worked hard haven't seen success. The middle class has been crushed, we cannot afford health insurance, a home or those vacations that we took as families while growing up. As I've heard, the rich keep getting richer and the poor keep having kids. Well, I cannot even afford kids.

[@WesleyWilkins-qf2ky]

Not speaking on you you specifically since I don’t know you personally. But a lot of Americans aren’t responsible with their finances. Too many of us want to “keep up with the Jones” while blowing money during the holiday season, spending disposable income on alcohol and drugs, eating poorly which causes health problems, and having a fundamental misunderstanding of checks and balances in the United States. A lot of 45’s supporters are poor and their lives haven’t changed for better or worse from George w to Obama to trump to Biden. They just like his rhetoric that makes them feel proud to be white in America. Until we do something about the lobbyists and special interests groups influencing politicians nothing will ever get better for the poor and middle class

[@g_4784]

​@@WesleyWilkins-qf2kyYou were so on-point with your response until your statement that Republicans only support Trump because he makes them proud to feel white. I mean come on, where could this accusation possible come from?? Regardless of your political affiliation, Trump had done objective good for the US.

[@RussianJackal]

Nite Owl II: But the country's disintegrating. What's happened to America? What's happened to the American dream? The Comedian: It came true. You're lookin' at it.

[@barbaralee7385]

It took a long time to get here. Americans are unhappy, unfulfilled, and grasping at anything and anyone who will make them feel better. They were lied to. They were betrayed. And the worst part about all of it was that it was our own that did these things to us. However at some point we ALL have to take responsibility for our lives and do better. Stop falling for okey-dokey. Understand that if a politician ain’t doing anything for you why is that politician in office? Don’t let a politician blame his way into office. We know what the problems are. Vote for a candidate with positive and effective solutions. I don’t know everything, but I do know that if we don’t start thinking logically we are ALL doomed.

[@robinr5669]

And Trump is the one who GAVE the rich all the tax cuts. That's who he cares about. He cares nothing about about middle and lower class people.

[@owensomers8572]

Wow, I hate to sound like a partisan hack, but Mr. Luntz, as a "Longtime GOP pollster and communications strategist" bears more than a passing responsibility for the increased ire across the nation. Interesting how he doesn't express how he "behaved badly", in reference to his stroke.

[@endabcs]

Frank Luntz helped create this environment. He's one of the architects of this culture, and now he's afraid of what he has created.

[@phiksit]

Maybe he should buy a ranch in Texas and take up painting 😒

[@RobRoss]

What is wrong with this country? 6 years of Donald Trump has given all the bullies permission to be assholes to everyone.

[@rockyroad-hq7hz]

If Trump is the tree. The apples don't fall far from the tree! He's poisoned the GOP apple cart fully!!! It's completely rotted. ....And they act like it.

[@Matt-fl8uy]

The GOP has been rotted since the 60s, Trump just didn't have the mental capacity to keep speaking in the GOP's coded language.

[@Kritiker313]

The GOP gave rise to Trump. They paved the way for him and God forbid, if he gets back into the White House, they will be culpable.

[@PeterSedesse]

Watch Dole losing to Clinton, Gore losing to Bush, McCain and Romney losing to Obama. They were all dignified, even when losing close elections (Romney and Gore both lost by only 1 state). Gore lost by 527 votes in a single state. He asked for recounts, he challenged stuff in the courts, and when the courts rules against him, he accepted the loss. The big problem we have right now is Trump won't admit he lost to his base.

[@FranksHairSalon]

Very true. He has poisoned his base and half the country with his lies. HE is the problem with America.

[@MetalDetroit]

Neither did Hillary, In fact they made up the lie that Trump STOLE an election.

[@GratefulAmerican]

Hillary Clinton said trump did not legitimately win

[@benscampers1818]

Don't release biological agents from a lab and install presidents, and you won't have to worry about people not trusting the system.

[@benscampers1818]

Anyone alive in 2020 knows what happened. None of the scenarios above come close to the events of 2020. 30% of the population knows it's stolen.

[@JasonMarsalis]

Frank Luntz helped build this environment.

[@lynnturman8157]

The problem is the internet. 20-50 years ago, we didn't all agree but at least we all accepted as a society what was factual & what wasn't. Now you can just live in your own customized media bubble which allows you to create whatever truth/reality/facts you want.

[@JF-iq1yx]

Your argument is specious. It's like blaming any other invention; television, telephone, automobile. Half the country wants a fair playing field and the other half wants to stay angry.

[@lynnturman8157]

@@JF-iq1yx I think there's more insanity on the right than the left but's it's on the left too. The extremes on both sides have been allowed to hijack the discourse.

[@gsmith6595]

You mean all those times during which people kept their views quiet

[@paulmea3166]

I think it's more of the repeal of the fairness Doctrine

[@Meg-vn4ci]

Actually I think you are right the internet has allowed people the dark spaces to hide in and express disgusting ill considered opions, much like trump whats wrong with the internet is what's wrong with trump

[@brucewilliams2106]

The people who whine the most vote the least.

[@Iloveswedes]

MAGAts seem to vote a lot. They whine the most.

[@jd881]

Want to know why people feel ignored? Because this country only caters to the rich. Who got all the PPP money not you or I. The largest transfer of wealth to the rich ever. The reason you are paying more for food and housing. No politician will talk about it. There is only one party who does everything they can to help the rich and slow down the help the government can do for you. Then they tell you that anger you feel about it is not because of everything they just did to piss you off. Sorry Frank but people like you, Karl Rove, the Religious Right, The Heritage Foundation, The Federalist Society, Rupert Murdoch you all made this mess. Now the fruit is rotting on the vine and the next step is fascism.

[@emmanuelp8739]

The hilarious thing is Joe Biden is too old but Donald Trump is just right of age to be president and Donald Trump is how old again like 78, but Biden is 81 and that's a bridge too far, WOW.

[@chuckmorrison2116]

Well, there's always the fact Biden is clearly senile.

[@PeakUnlimited]

Biden has dementia. Thats the difference. wake up.

[@danmulholland1634]

Both to old, beyond incompetent, way to kuch baggage were fucked

[@yummybeers]

Dr. Frankenstein doesn’t like his monster?

[@Article94]

Exactly---- Luntz is responsible for this culture of hatred.

[@Brandalf_The_Grey]

👏👏👏👏👏

[@skidmoda]

NICE! Nailed that one! 100%

[@LawrenceGottlieb]

Luntz should feel immense shame, he lit the fuse

[@josephinebrevig8748]

Yep

[@michaeldoliveira720]

I was just about to say that. Thank you!

[@josephinebrevig8748]

@@michaeldoliveira720gaslighting is real on this one. Does he honestly think with the aid of CNN that people watching will buy into this version of their reality. The MAGA PARTY doesn't even believe in elections any more thanks to Trump..if you lose just storm the Capitol and shout the election was stolen. Look at those lunatics in Congress...more interested in creating a circus...performative bs...while creating talking points for Cable News...owing the libs! Are they in kindergarten? 🙄

[@mantis10_surf85]

CNN is fake news working for China and the Democrap Party. They’re not real journalists

[@211steelman]

After watching this I'm convinced he lacks the basic self-awareness that would lead to shame. He's clueless.

[@intercat4907]

I love this "WE are in trouble." You raised your kids to act like this, Bunky. Reminds me of the guy who hit his wife in the face "once too many times" and then was mad because he was stuck with an "ugly" wife.

[@vernpascal1531]

Yup. What kind of person would even consider voting for Trump? No matter how conservative or you might like a few of his policies. Is this any type of person you would do any business with at all? You cannot get a worse role model for kids either.

[@johnrichardson3297]

The rate of success and reward towards crossing the border is a non-sequetor … You can do better if you think Trump is an industry saviour. Trump is already a failure. Family Values for whom//more like national values?

[@zanthonyhill8818]

@@vernpascal1531 I'm a Trump supporter. What do you mean by "what kind of person would even consider voting for Trump?" I'm an American....just like you. I want the best for the country.......just like you. Just because you see Trump a certain way doesn't mean the other 330 million of us does. Let me ask you this...... Do you think the media lies? Or do you believe EVERYTHING they say? Where was all this massive hatred for Trump prior to him deciding to run for president back in 2015? If he's so massively evil,why was it only when he ran for office that it only came out? You hate Trump? If so,when did it start? Was it back in the 80s and 90s when he first came on the scene.........or just 9 years ago when he came down the escalator? What's he done PERSONALLY TO YOU to cause you to hate him?

[@johndolan5076]

like the jars of bee.s and ants he shook up as a child, and watched fight each other in his backyard. except he can now use humans and get media attention

[@artleyva8043]

The people lying to people are now like why don't people trust us anymore.

[@MatthewGreer-h3k]

I’m speaking as a young person myself and the truth is that I do support democracy but not our corrupted version of democracy with corporations buying political influence and gerrymandering and the electoral college.

[@MM-zm5qx]

@user sq@ People like you should learn why the electoral college is important for our constitutional Republic before bashing it. The electoral college is a check and balance on our election system the founders of this Great Constitution Republic wanted everyone voices to be heard even in the smallest states is it perfect no but it's a very good system that has been working for hundreds of years now and can work even hundreds of more years 🤔

[@robertpeterson1497]

This! Gerrymandering, electoral college, corporations buying elections and laws… these need to go

[@MM-zm5qx]

@@robertpeterson1497 @ The electoral college stays everything else can go 🤔

[@LisaFenton-h7f]

And some of us (much) older people AGREE with you 100%!

[@tjk3430]

​@@MM-zm5qxthe electoral college leaves the election up to 6 or 7 states. How is that fair?

[@crashoverride2345]

Its not just the young people. 39 year old independent voter here and while I will defend democracy to the end, I see a party dangerously flirting with authoritarianism. And because of their willingness to support lies and hyperbole, its difficult to see our country commiting to the american experiment. I'm voting blue this november. Lets preserve what we have, and give potus the time he needs to pack scotus, and give women back their right to bodily autonomy. 💙

[@noway8662]

It has happened before with the Whigs. It is inevitable parties fail, sometimes so much they get utterly destroyed or shattered. Thankfully Republican party has made itself completely worthless, so their disappearance won't amount to much once everything has been said and done. World will move on, and that'll be it.

[@AmsInTheMitten]

A few hours ago, my cousin died at age 51 from his 5th stroke that happened on April 1st. Everyone: please take care of yourself.

[@Alvan81]

100% We have a horrible obesity and sedentary/computer lifestyle problem. And a lot of people smoke various substances, and are using smokeless tobacco.

[@fearsomebunny]

CNN, please, don't bring out Frank Luntz anymore. We haven't forgotten how his wordsmithing started the self destruction of American politics/GQP.

[@peppifree123]

Trouble because traitor trump

[@alanakafang6143]

wrong the media spread the division .. you gullible fools lap it up

[@brownbanana18]

@CookieMonster--I can’t wait to see your comments when Biden wins.

[@1247.cccccc]

Why does believing the most idiotic drivel from CNN/msnbc make you right? Get over it, the Pee-pee tape isn't going to be on Netflix, ever. Sorry about your mental problems.

[@nathanalvarado289]

How

[@Steven-vo4ee]

@CookieMonster-- Trump will receive a minority of the votes for the third time.

[@jms6605]

I don’t know what to do about it, you work for fox, they’re big part of problem.

[@barbarad.3273]

Agree, since it seems the FCC won’t pull their license…more lawsuits must be levied at Fox. Perhaps the NY AG office will sue for jury tampering. The damage their constant lying to their audience has done MUST BE STOPPED.

[@JRoss-zxzx]

The division? Bigotry vs non bigotry

[@phiksit]

But The Extreme Court has ruled that since we elected a black president, bigotry is ended 😄

[@jakerummy]

Luntz is one of the big culprits for our political system being such a shitshow now. It’s absolutely f***ing rich to hear him talk like he had nothing to do with this. What an absolute clown.

[@coolcarenvy]

I doubt Trump ever got in the dirt and dug with his own children; Never mind you, guy in the black shirt.

[@Steve-yr5vi]

you libs just insult but never come up with anything concrete. There is concrete evidence Biden is corrupt, on the take and a racist and you ignore all of it.

[@TheOlandex]

As someone who is just on the upper side of middle aged, I remember a time when there was no cable TV, no computers, and certainly no internet, let alone smart phones and social media. Stop and think about the massive changes this technological revolution brought about just within the lifetimes of people who are only in their 50's. Now look at the influence of social media and the fact that it has encouraged more wicked, awful conduct on such a huge scale by humans in their actions toward other humans than anything ever has or ever could. This created so much tinder and it was smoldering, barely able to keep from erupting into flame. Then along comes the likes of Trump, Putin and Jinping. Add to that covid and all that came with it. The tinder box has erupted. We have to stop and see it for what it is, step back and get a grip, or we as a species are hastening our own inevitable extinction event.

[@GerhardMack]

Long before the internet was popular, this started with angry talk radio.

[@Acts-xu7th]

National Embarrassment Trump 🤮🇺🇸

[@AdolfoCardoza777]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/fJ-vYaF4aseCja8si=oqBN_kPNe29p4qkQ

[@jaydoubleu3419]

Trump is all that and worse

[@solvingpolitics3172]

You know nothing about Trump except propaganda.

[@blueanonsaredumb5156]

Have you seen your dementia ridden Master speak?

[@jeffhampton2767]

Actually the embarrassment is feeble-minded demented Joe Biden😢

[@newmanhere2487]

Isn’t democracy in danger? Hasn’t anyone heard of the project 2025

[@barbarad.3273]

They are not even hiding their plan. Open your eyes people.

[@dessiefillers6088]

Yes I have it is very scary. Also need to look up Steve Miller and we already know about Steve Bannon. One supporter of Trump said yes he knows all the things he says but he doesn't mean them. REMEMBER WHEN SOMEONE SAID WHEN SOMEONE SHOWS YOU WHO THEY ARE BELIEVE THEM.

[@alonsonavarro2126]

I would take old age over corruption any day

[@bradhombre6912]

Especially when they're both old...

[@patjager6932]

Trumps the best! Biden sucks 😕

[@AsierEtxeberria]

No evidence of Trump being corrupt, now Biden's beloved son on the other hand...

[@skabuoy]

@@patjager6932 And what does Biden suck exactly? And please don't come with the MAGA buzzwords from within your bubble. I want stats. Non-partisan numbers that can be verified. Because that would mean YOU would have to look them up, and see how far off the reservation you have let yourself stray.

[@patjager6932]

@@skabuoy letting anyone come through the border, Biden is going to get us all killed! But you don't give a shit, you hate trump so much ,that it blinds you from any common sense, ethics, or morality! But you will believe anything the liberal news pushes, and says! And that's the truth 💯 I wait for your justifications!

[@aidenmartin6674]

What I’ve learned is that the guardrails are not there. The rules depended on everyone following those rules. Once trump showed up and showed that the rules don’t have teeth behind them then other politicians followed his example. Democracy can’t handle this behavior.

[@billbradskey7063]

We have rules about people entering the country illegally too lol. Im learning re re re retar....

[@noway8662]

@@billbradskey7063 They have been allowed to enter, because they're cheap labor for certain industries, and so lack bargaining power. That's really all there is to it.

[@aidenmartin6674]

@@billbradskey7063 they come in for work. if the laws targeted the people who hire cheap labor and put those people in jail and not the people who are trying to climb out of poverty then there would be far fewer illegals coming across the border. Dry up the reason for them to cross the border and it will stop. You notice that the tough border bill that was a conservative dream did nothing to address why they were crossing the border. Can’t take that cheap labor away. Too many rich donors want that cheap labor.

[@billbradskey7063]

@noway8662 much more to it than that unfortunately. Votes for democrats and destabilizing the country are the main goals. Stability squashes revolution

[@veronicajennings1044]

@@billbradskey7063 Remember Trump Allowed These Mexicans To Enter The Country Illegally To Work For His Businesses For Cheap Labor And They Only Worked For Peanuts 🥜 🥜, Shame On Him.

[@ednaward74]

I keep saying it all the time, this country is in very big trouble🥵🥵🥵

[@DonkeyLipsDA3rd]

Good

[@immortalasirpa6006]

@@DonkeyLipsDA3rd Moscow awaits. I'm sure you'll be happier there. No need to wish ill on the US. There's even donkeys in Russia.

[@andyk4848]

Frank is a huge contributor to this

[@RockNRod.]

Great words Frank about taking personal responsibility. Sadly, all MAGA can do is cry, play the victim and blame everyone else for their problems. Just pathetic.

[@mike.thomas]

Follow the leader …

[@sword111119]

This guy's message was that people need to listen more. After reading the comments, no one got that message.

[@jaynicew]

Yeah we are kinda screwed 🥴😫

[@ivanbakhvalov4731]

Exactly

[@Iskander448]

With all due respect, people have a hard time listening to one of the architects of this issue. You don't get to start a fire and then complain jus because you are ALSO getting burned. They had no trouble appealing to people with regressive natures and platforming an aspiring demagouge. When he admits the truth of his part in this mess, then maybe people will listen to him. All this false equivalency talk needs to stop.

[@WaterGates1]

We heard him just fine, but it's disingenuous coming from the likes of him. You can't start a fire, watch it almost completely burn the house down, and then get on your soapbox because you called the fire department when it was too late for them to do anything. That's craziness.

[@josephinebrevig8748]

We are listenting...we are listenting attentively. What we won't do is be gaslit by Frank and CNN. Both siding the MAGA EXTREME crazy with the Dems is just pure nuts. One side is all about setting things on fire...you can ask Bannon about that.

[@jimomalley]

I really think that a lot of people get bad, inflammatory and misguided information. This is what's causing so much of the problem. Cable news, radio, too often is pandering to a group of people, so they feed those people what they want to hear. This then allows advertisers to pander to a "psychological profile" and drives revenue for the broadcaster, the advertiser knows who the adds are targeted to. Cable news is free to the viewer, the value for the provider is having the "eye balls".

[@digitalshadow4422]

Remember, if it's free, it's because YOU are the product...

[@rahraider]

That 1st guy in that focus group said, "Trump gets down & dirty with us" 🤣🤣🤣 Talk about detached from reality.🤣🤣🤣

[@chattingwithshap8010]

We have….. Lost how to listen Lost how to respect Lost how to compromise Lost how to lead Lost how to be authentic

[@dm8844]

We can thank DUMP for all this chaos! This is exactly their plan.

[@chattingwithshap8010]

@@dm8844 while I think he is part of it, he is not the only reason. When people don’t feel heard or respected issues like this arise. Compromise has become a dirty word. That’s at all forms of govt. Also, common sense seems to be lost.

[@jaytaylor2312]

We have a president who’s 81 that just said his uncle was eaten by cannibals. It’s hard to take someone seriously that believes that

[@BlueTeamRedTeam]

I read this somewhere before, written by someone else.

[@Jsee66]

@@jaytaylor2312 Ummmm........... Should we start listing some of the crap that has come out of TRUMP'S mouth over the last 9 years?!? Are you kidding..............good grief!!

[@Sisterwayne]

The focus groups were interesting to see but, frankly, this guy carried water for Trump and his goonies for several years and he never spoke up like this. It should be no surprise to him that this happened since he was part of the crowd that fueled the flames in their alliances with Trump. He seems so shocked by it all. Well how did he think this would end when he was looking the other way when Trump screams his grifting BS?

[@davidfifth6109]

"Nobody's right if everybody's wrong" - Buffalo Springfield

[@AlexandrawOfficial_Lexi]

You liberals support war I not longer can see myself as a liberal as i want peace At least Trump wanted to stop the overseas imperialism Dems love it Meddling amerikan warmongers

[@jamesmcbeth4463]

I think he really means that the Republican party is in trouble.

[@johnnyculkin4432]

The lack of civility is sickening

[@alanriordan3411]

by people screaming "be kind" and "do better", yes