GOP pollster Frank Luntz told Kara Swisher that former President Donald Trump’s campaign to undermine faith in elections could backfire on the Republican party.
Said Luntz: “I think the greater impact that — okay, I haven’t said this before. This could cost the Republicans, the majority in the House in 2022. What Donald Trump is saying is actually telling people it’s not worth it to vote. Donald Trump single-handedly may cause people not to vote. And he may be the greatest tool in the Democrats’ arsenal to keep control of the House and Senate in 2022.”
When asked if Trump could win the presidency in 2024: “If Donald Trump runs for president as a Republican, he’s the odds-on favorite to win the nomination. He could never win a general election, but I can’t imagine losing a Republican primary. That’s how significant he is within the GOP. And yet he’s lost all of those crossover voters that would deny him the chance to win in a general election.”
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