Frank Luntz Says Recent Polling Trends Have ‘Definitely’ Been ‘In Donald Trump’s Favor’

WATTERS Just 73 days ░░░░░░░░ America picks its president ░░░░░░░░ 2016 all polls pointed ░░░░░░░░ a Clinton victory And ░░░░░░░░ what happened Here to ░░░░░░░░ why polls don t ░░░░░░░░ tell the entire story ░░░░░░░░ Frank Luntz Frank I ░░░░░░░░ very interested in polling ░░░░░░░░ that interested your job ░░░░░░░░ still safe I want ░░░░░░░░ ask you a few ░░░░░░░░ about this battleground poll ░░░░░░░░ has it pretty much ░░░░░░░░ even in the battle ░░░░░░░░ states I m looking ░░░░░░░░ a poll from Pennsylvania ░░░░░░░░ polling out from Morning ░░░░░░░░ Muhlenberg College they have ░░░░░░░░ just up by 4 ░░░░░░░░ at the same time ░░░░░░░░ 2016 they had Hillary ░░░░░░░░ 10 And then in ░░░░░░░░ I m looking at ░░░░░░░░ different polls one has ░░░░░░░░ President tied in Minnesota ░░░░░░░░ one has him within ░░░░░░░░ margin of error And ░░░░░░░░ could even lose Michigan ░░░░░░░░ Pennsylvania pick up Minnesota ░░░░░░░░ he stays at 1600 ░░░░░░░░ Avenue What is your ░░░░░░░░ of polling right now ░░░░░░░░ So it s always ░░░░░░░░ to do something right ░░░░░░░░ the middle of a ░░░░░░░░ and it s particularly ░░░░░░░░ to talk about polling ░░░░░░░░ the debate because so ░░░░░░░░ can change And we ░░░░░░░░ had half of the ░░░░░░░░ going back to 1968 ░░░░░░░░ half of them have ░░░░░░░░ a change of 10 ░░░░░░░░ or more between the ░░░░░░░░ who is leading on ░░░░░░░░ Day and what happens ░░░░░░░░ Election Day So I ░░░░░░░░ to people take them ░░░░░░░░ a grain of salt ░░░░░░░░ a look at the ░░░░░░░░ at the change between ░░░░░░░░ over a week 10 ░░░░░░░░ two weeks and then ░░░░░░░░ for Donald Trump has ░░░░░░░░ been favorable it s ░░░░░░░░ positive over the last ░░░░░░░░ four weeks Now I ░░░░░░░░ going to say something ░░░░░░░░ s going to bother ░░░░░░░░ it may bother some ░░░░░░░░ your viewers I still ░░░░░░░░ that if the election ░░░░░░░░ held right now or ░░░░░░░░ today Joe Biden would ░░░░░░░░ But we ve got ░░░░░░░░ Republican Convention coming up ░░░░░░░░ ve got the debates ░░░░░░░░ up and the trend ░░░░░░░░ definitely over the past ░░░░░░░░ of weeks in Donald ░░░░░░░░ s favor WATTERS Well ░░░░░░░░ doesn t bother me ░░░░░░░░ that s a hypothetical ░░░░░░░░ m just envious of ░░░░░░░░ rug Frank What kind ░░░░░░░░ rug is that LUNTZ ░░░░░░░░ is a brand new ░░░░░░░░ This is my game ░░░░░░░░ and behind me hopefully ░░░░░░░░ ve got the library ░░░░░░░░ time I do a ░░░░░░░░ interview I show a ░░░░░░░░ part of the house ░░░░░░░░ Laughs Polling definitely looks ░░░░░░░░ it has been good ░░░░░░░░ you, Frank. Congratulations.”