A focus group of “undecided voters” convened by pollster Frank Luntz for the Los Angeles Times chose President Donald Trump overwhelmingly after watching the final debate of the presidential election on Thursday night.
Though many participants complained about Trump’s “personality” in general, many also felt he had been more “presidential” on the night. And many complained that Democratic Party nominee Joe Biden seemed vague and elusive in his answers.
My focus group’s words to describe Trump tonight:
• “Controlled”
• “Reserved”
• “Poised”
• “Con artist”
• “Surprisingly presidential”Words to describe Biden tonight:
• “Vague”
• “Unspecific”
• “Elusive”
• “Defensive”
• “Grandfatherly”👉🏻 https://t.co/LOOQDLAjoT pic.twitter.com/qa54f6F94S
— Frank Luntz (@FrankLuntz) October 23, 2020
LA Times Undecided Voter Forum:
“If I had to go with one person I’d probably go with Trump because at least he has proven something in his 4 years” – Keita from Georgia pic.twitter.com/Npt7eWOL0D
— Tomas Morales (@TomasMorales_iv) October 23, 2020
“I really really really wanted to vote for Joe Biden. I really really do. But, I just, based on tonight’s performance, Donald Trump…” – Jennifer from Michigan pic.twitter.com/TGJyWnJxpR
— Tomas Morales (@TomasMorales_iv) October 23, 2020
Some voters expressed feelings of guilt in admitting they would vote for Trump, but said they simply could not trust Biden to do the job. One said that his age was a concern; another said that voting for Biden felt like voting for an “idea,” since he seemed unlikely to be running his own administration.
Another undecided voter said that he felt that Trump had shown, at least, what he could do over the past four years.
Luntz ended the discussion after asking participants whom they would choose, after watching the debate. Of the eight “undecided” voters he asked, seven chose Trump and one still seemed undecided.
Watch the full event at the Los Angeles Times.
A CNN poll of debate watchers gave the win to Biden by 14 points
CNN poll of debate watchers: Biden won 53-39. In first debate, poll of debate watchers said Biden won over Trump 60-28
— Manu Raju (@mkraju) October 23, 2020
That was considerably narrower than the margin in CNN’s poll of the first debate, which gave Biden a 32-point win.
Joel B. Pollak is Senior Editor-at-Large at Breitbart News and the host of Breitbart News Sunday on Sirius XM Patriot on Sunday evenings from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. ET (4 p.m. to 7 p.m. PT). His newest e-book is The Trumpian Virtues: The Lessons and Legacy of Donald Trump’s Presidency. His recent book, RED NOVEMBER, tells the story of the 2020 Democratic presidential primary from a conservative perspective. He is a winner of the 2018 Robert Novak Journalism Alumni Fellowship. Follow him on Twitter at @joelpollak.
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