{"id":2335777,"date":"2024-09-02T19:05:01","date_gmt":"2024-09-02T23:05:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pollster-says-trump-can-take-down-harris-in-debate-with-key-questions-she-cant-answer-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-09-02T19:06:19","modified_gmt":"2024-09-02T23:06:19","slug":"pollster-says-trump-can-take-down-harris-in-debate-with-key-questions-she-cant-answer-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pollster-says-trump-can-take-down-harris-in-debate-with-key-questions-she-cant-answer-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Pollster says Trump can take down Harris in debate with key questions \u2018she can\u2019t answer\u2019 &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">36<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fpollster-says-trump-can-take-down-harris-in-debate-with-key-questions-she-cant-answer-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2335777&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Pollster Frank \u2064Luntz has suggested that former President Donald Trump could gain an advantage in the upcoming debate\u2063 against Vice President Kamala Harris by\u200c strategically \u200cusing silence and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/walsh-biden-is-showing-us-why-there-needs-to-be-an-age-limit-on-the-presidency\/\" title=\"WALSH: Biden Is Showing Us Why There Needs To Be An Age Limit On The Presidency\">posing questions<\/a> she might struggle to answer. Luntz believes that the debate\u200c is crucial and advised \u2062that Trump could effectively use moments of silence as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sales-skyrocket-for-ousted-space-force-commanders-book-on-how-marxism-is-infecting-u-s-military\/\" title=\"Sales Skyrocket For Ousted Space Force Commander\u2019s Book On How Marxism Is Infecting U.S. Military\">rhetorical tool<\/a>. He also mentioned that he has\u200d specific questions in mind that \u200ccould place Harris in a\u200b difficult position \u200cduring their exchange. The insight underscores the importance of \u200bdebate strategy \u2062in the political context leading up to the elections.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Pollster says Trump can take down Harris in debate with key questions &lsquo;she can&rsquo;t answer&rsquo;<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1742153\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Pollster <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/frank-luntz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Frank Luntz\">Frank Luntz<\/a> said former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Frank Luntz\">Donald Trump<\/a> may have an edge in the Sept. 10 debate on ABC News if he uses silence at key moments but also asks his Democratic presidential rival, Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Kamala Harris<\/a>, about questions that &ldquo;she can&rsquo;t answer.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;The debate is everything,&rdquo; Luntz said on <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/cnn\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"CNN\">CNN<\/a> News Central<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If I was advising the campaign right now, which I do not, I&rsquo;d say to him that silence in some cases is the best language &hellip; because he has questions that he can ask that she can&rsquo;t answer,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>He shared some suggested questions for the Republican nominee.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 640px; max-height: 360px; min-width: 320px; min-height: 180px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share.php?id=2575684&amp;userid=11311&amp;loginid=10455&amp;playercolor=%23000000&amp;playersize=auto&amp;code=a1d7dd462bbfa4c3bb354ab772cf5f19\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&ldquo;Why did inflation get so high under your administration? What exactly are you going to do if your policies caused it? What can you do to solve it?&rdquo; Luntz suggested.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;And most importantly, are you better off today than you were four years ago? It&rsquo;s not my question. That was Ronald Reagan&rsquo;s question,&rdquo; he continued. &ldquo;If [Trump] asked that question plainly, he will be successful. I don&rsquo;t believe he has the ability to do so.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Harris has been busy on the campaign trail with her running mate, Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN), and had her first sit-down interview with Walz by her side on CNN last week.<\/p>\n<p>Trump successfully debated President Joe Biden on June 27, which led to calls for the president to step aside as the Democratic presidential nominee in the 2024 election. Harris entered the race with Biden&rsquo;s endorsement and launched her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-this-average-american-is-voting-for-donald-trump\/\" title=\"Why This Average American Is Voting for Donald Trump\">presidential campaign<\/a> on July 21. Biden campaigned for Harris on Sept. 2 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and gave a speech on the opening night of the Democratic National Convention.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1742153\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1742153\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pollster Frank Luntz believes that former President Donald Trump could have an advantage in the upcoming debate on September 10 with Vice President Kamala Harris if he strategically uses silence and poses questions that she may struggle to answer. Luntz emphasized the importance of the debate during an appearance on CNN News Central, suggesting that moments of silence can be powerful. He proposed several questions for Trump to consider, including inquiries about inflation under Harris&#8217;s administration and whether people are better off now than they were four years ago\u2014a question originally posed by Ronald Reagan. Luntz expressed doubt about Trump&#8217;s ability to effectively ask these questions. Meanwhile, Harris has been actively campaigning alongside her running mate, Governor Tim Walz of Minnesota, and recently participated in her first interview with him on CNN<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2678,"featured_media":2335778,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Frank-Luntz-on-CNN.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[3896,4021,28314,3634,32076],"class_list":["post-2335777","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-debate","tag-harris","tag-pollster","tag-trump","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Frank-Luntz-on-CNN.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2335777","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2678"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2335777"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2335777\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2335778"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2335777"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2335777"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2335777"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}