Ex-Bush strategist warns against top GOP pollster’s data: 'Wrong in nearly every election'
Former President George W. Bush chief strategist Matthew Dowd issued an Americans a warning against any election 2024 data presented by longtime GOP pollster Frank Luntz after the ex-Fox News contributor predicted that Robert F. Kennedy (RFK) Jr. can help win the White House for Donald Trump.
Dowd on Saturday night wrote in a post published to X: "Please, please ignore anything Frank Luntz says... no matter if it is good or bad. he is a grifter who makes up most of his data. and has been wrong in nearly every election."
According to The Hill, Luntz told NewsNation's Leland Vittart this weekend "that while Kennedy’s poll numbers have dropped since Vice President Harris ascended to the top of the Democratic Party presidential ticket, his remaining supporters could provide enough backing to tip some swing-state results in Trump’s favor."
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Kennedy, who ended his election bid Friday, followed the announcement with an endorsement for Trump.
“It’s probably worth about 1% for Trump and that 1% could be everything if it’s in the swing states," Luntz said. "In the end, the reason why Kennedy was drawing 10, 12, even as high as 14% is because he was taking votes away from Joe Biden. Joe Biden’s gone. Kamala Harris has replaced him, and [RFK’s] vote collapsed down to about 4 or 5% and what’s left is a Trump vote."
Earlier this month, CNN's senior data reporter Harry Enten reported that Harris is starting to win over Trump voters in battlegrouund states like Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and Michigan.
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