Luntz: Trump wins if focus stays on substantive, not personal attacks

Recent days have seen a media blitz in which Democratic Party presidential nominee Kamala Harris is portrayed as a political star with unstoppable momentum, but one prominent observer believes that not is all as it seems.

As the Daily Caller reports, prominent pollster Frank Luntz is of the opinion that former President Donald Trump has at his fingertips a simple solution to Harris' current rise, one which would derail her hopes of taking the Oval Office.

Luntz's take

According to the well-known political pollster, all Trump needs to do to inflict maximum harm on Harris' campaign is level one simple question.

Speaking on The Issue Is Show, Luntz suggested that the former president needs to ask for just one accomplishment notched by Harris during her time as vice president.

Substantive probing of this nature, rather than personal attacks, Luntz says, will be the key to Trump's prospective success come November.

Emphasizing his point even further, Luntz opined, “People don't like it when politicians attack each other. Accountability? Yes. Attacks? No.”

Given what he described as Harris' inability to point to any measurable success during her time in the Biden administration – despite being given some high-profile initiatives to handle, Luntz believes Trump can hit an electoral home run.

Stumping her supporters

As Fox News noted, it is not just Luntz who finds it difficult to identify any of Harris' accomplishments as she campaigns for the highest office in the land, with even her own declared supporters struggling to come up with specifics.

At the vice president's recent appearance at the American Federation of Teachers' convention in Houston, many of those in attendance were stumped when asked about Harris' resume.

A convention participant named Bernard admitted, “I really don't know much of what she did.”

Eric, a self-described supporter of Harris similarly acknowledged, “I'm not sure I know enough about her accomplishments to answer that question.”

It remains to be seen, however, whether Trump will heed Luntz's advice and home in on Harris' arguably unsuccessful four years as VP, or if the temptation to attack her on other, perhaps more personal grounds will prove too much for him to resist.