Frank Luntz

How Frank Luntz Is Killing the GOP

Brett C. Di Resta | Posted 04.09.2012

Read More: Politico, Republican, Gop, Contraception, Medicare, Medicaid, Frank Luntz, Paul Ryan Budget, Politics News

Another problem with winning with Luntz-style politics is that it has led to hubris; Republicans believe they can talk their way out of anything. Just look at their strategy in the war against women.

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Five Right-Wing Political Obstacles That Must Be Sidelined

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 03.02.2012

Read More: 2012 Elections, Mitch McConnell, 2010 Elections, President Barack Obama, Occupy Wall Street, Grover Norquist, Citizens United, Frank Luntz, Roger Ailes, The Koch Brothers, Democratic Party, Republican Party, John Barrasso, Politics News

The first midterm election in the post-Citizens United universe was a Republican rout. Going into 2012 I fear that the smug predictions of an inevitable Obama reelection are premature.

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The Right Wing Message Machine Is Fumbling on the Economy

Madeline Janis | Posted 02.05.2012

Read More: Right Wing, Frank Luntz, Economy, Occupy Wall Street, Frank Luntz Speech, Frank Lunch Economy, Frank Luntz Memo, Media News

Frank Luntz, the Republican pollster and messaging guru, gave a recent talk where he described his 10 biggest do's and don'ts for talking about the economy in the post occupy Wall Street environment.

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Words That Don't Work

George Lakoff | Posted 02.06.2012

Read More: Occupy Wall Street Protest, Frank Luntz, #Occupywallstreet, Republican Party, Occupy Movement, Occupy Wall Street, Republicans, Politics News

Progressives had some fun last week with Frank Luntz, who told the Republican Governors' Association that he was scared to death of the Occupy movement and recommended language to combat what the movement had achieved. Be wary though. It's a trap.

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Bring Jesus and the GOP to Thanksgiving! A Music Video Viewing Guide for the Whole Family

Katie Halper | Posted 01.23.2012

Read More: GOP Candidates, Lesbian, Thanksgiving, Rick Perry Ben Bernanke, Gays and Lesbians, GOP Debates, Obama, Rick Perry, Newt Gingrich 2012, Pride Parade, Happy Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving Family Forum, Torah, Jesus, Christmas, Sin, Newt Gingrich, Frank Luntz, Mardi Gras, Ben Bernanke Federal Reserve, Newt Gingrich Ben Bernanke, Katrina, Frank Luntz Moderator, Newt Gingrich Debate, Gay, Christ, Thanksgiving Debate, Chanukah, 2012 Gop Candidates, Jesus Christ, Christianity, Ben Bernanke, Thanksgiving Tips, Hurricane Katrina, Comedy News

Since the liberal media refused to show the tender face of the Family Leader Thanksgiving GOP debate on national television, most Americans missed out.

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Thanksgiving From Hell: The Republican Family Forum

Alan Schroeder | Posted 01.21.2012

Read More: Republican Presidential Candidate, Michele Bachmann, Ron Paul, Herman Cain, Iowa Caucuses, Rick Santorum, Republican Debates, Rick Perry, Newt Gingrich, Frank Luntz, Politics News

The Republicans on stage at the "Thanksgiving Family Forum" were extremely eager to point fingers at the sinners lurking all around them. Perhaps the real sin could be found right at that phony dinner table--it's called pandering.

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Romancing American Jews for 2012

Michelle Kraus | Posted 01.02.2012

Read More: Anthony Weiner, Herman Cain 2012, Michele Bachmann 2012, 2012 Election, Brooklyn, John Kerry, Herman Cain, Sarah Palin 2012, Israel, Frank Luntz, American Jews, Obama Israel, Obama Jews, 2012, Politics News

The GOP is yet again manipulating the American Jewish vote for the upcoming election.

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WATCH: Colbert Gets Super PAC Advice From Conservative Pollster

Posted 12.25.2011

Read More: Stephen Colbert, Super Pac, Colbert Frank Luntz, Video, The Colbert Report, Colbert Corporations Are People, Corporations Are People, Occupy Wall Street, 99%, Colbert Nation, Colbert Super Pac, Frank Luntz, Colbert, Campaign Finance, Comedy News

The surrealist spectacle that is the Colbert Super PAC dished out another great moment in absurdity on Monday night, as Colbert sat down with conserva...

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Senate Republicans Successfully Filibuster American Jobs

Bob Cesca | Posted 12.12.2011

Read More: Unemployment, Economy, Great Recession, GOP Filibuster, Tax Cuts, Filibuster, American Jobs Act, American Jobs, Frank Luntz, Reaganomics, Recession, Bush Tax Cuts, American Jobs Act Senate, Obama Jobs Plan, American Jobs Act Filibuster, Politics News

When I heard President Obama announce The American Jobs Act, I mistakenly thought the Republicans wouldn't dare vote against "American jobs."

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"Job Creators": Luntz Strikes Again

Alan Grayson | Posted 11.28.2011

Read More: Job Creators, Alan Grayson, 2012, Frank Luntz, Politics News

As soon as I heard the term "job creators," I said to myself, "that sounds like Frank Luntz talking." And sure enough, it's right in there in Frank Luntz's latest book, Win: The Key Principles to Take Your Business from Ordinary to Extraordinary.

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Anyone-But-Romney Crowd Needs Work

Craig Crawford | Posted 11.27.2011

Read More: Mitt Romney, Chris Christie, Frank Luntz, William Kristol, Rick Perry, Politics News

You have to wonder if the frenzied search for a Romney alternative has something to do with his aloofness toward pundits and operatives who are used to being major players in national GOP politics.

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To Protect Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid & Social Security, Call Them "The Middle Class Safety Net," Not "Entitlements"

Miles Mogulescu | Posted 10.16.2011

Read More: Medicare Cuts, Entitlements, Deficit, Social Security, Entitlement Cuts, Federal Budget Deficit, Social Security Cuts, Medicare, Medicaid, Frank Luntz, Politics News

Calling Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid the "Middle Class Safety Net" makes it much easier to defend them politically. It's easy for politicians to call for "Entitlement reform" or "Entitlement cuts". It's not so easy to call for shredding the Middle Class Safety Net.

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Unmoored From Their Base

Carl Pope | Posted 08.27.2011

Read More: Frank Luntz, Tea Party, Clean Water Act, Green News

In proposing a bill that amounts to a wholesale assault on the Clean Water Act, House Republicans are alienating themselves from their base; conservatives perceive clean water as an inalienable right.

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Small Source Of Comfort: A Conversation With Bruce Cockburn

Mike Ragogna | Posted 06.01.2011

Read More: George Bush, Bruce Cockburn, Ronald Reagan, Christian Right, Hurrican Katrina, George W. Bush, Keith Olbermann, Pro-Life, Richard Nixon, Jon Stewart, The Wailin' Jennys, Canadian Music Hall of Fame, Frank Luntz, Autobahn, Pro-Choice, Annabelle Chvostek, Anti-Abortion, Entertainment News

Bruce Cockburn recalls when he first started calling himself a Christian in the early '70s: "I wasn't sure exactly what that meant at the time, so I went with the people who claimed they did."

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Iowa GOP Members Think That -- Actually, No They Don't

Edward Murray | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Iowa Gop Caucus, 2012 Election, Egypt, Iowa, Fox News, Obama, Bill O'Reilly, Frank Luntz, Politics News

FOX News mediated a forum that offered GOP members a chance to show the world that they are open-minded, informed voters who use logic and analysis to make their political decisions. Of course, they failed miserably.

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Devil vs. Details

Wendy Block | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Constitution, Frank Luntz, Warren Olney, Frank Luntz Interview, Frank Luntz Radio, House Constitution Reading, Media News

From his seat on the bus delivering him to aid retreating congressional Republicans last weekend in Baltimore, Republican pollster and linguistic illusionist Frank Luntz issued a dare.

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The Truth About the "Death Tax"

Jim Worth | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Taxes, Politics, Congress, Death Tax, Republicans, Frank Luntz, Democrats, Estate Tax, Bush Tax Cuts, Politics News

We can debate the merits of wealthy American's contributions to society. But the Republican win on the estate tax is a blow to the deficit -- and another nail in our economic coffin.

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New Year's Resolution for Democrats: Stop Being Out-Branded by Republicans

Zach Friend | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Narrative, Health Care Reform, Branding, George Lakoff, Frank Luntz, Democrats, Democratic Party, Republican Party, Sarah Palin, Barack Obama, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Republicans, Politics News

Democrats have to climb down out of their heads and get reacquainted with their hearts and their guts. Learn how to express feelings, not just arguments. If they can do that, they'll have a big advantage

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Fox News Boss Ordered Staffers To Echo GOP Talking Point About Public Option

The Huffington Post | Jack Mirkinson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Bill Sammon, Fox News Public Option, Fox News, Media Matters, Fox News Health Care, Frank Luntz, Bill Sammon Fox News Public Option, Media News

Media Matters has obtained leaked emails that show how a top Washington editor at Fox News directed his journalists not to use the phrase "public opti...

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End Dynasty Welfare. Start the "Dynasty Tax"

Rob Kall | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Death Tax, Tax Cuts for the Rich, Wealthy, Tax Cuts for the Wealthy, Dynasty, Estate Tax, Framing, Spin, Frank Luntz, Politics News

cross-posted from OpEdNews.com It is time for the congress to stop giving dynasty welfare to the richest Americans. Conservatives love their word ...

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For Most People, the Message Is the Policy

Dave Helfert | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Voter Rejection, Democratic Defeat, Effective Messaging, Barack Oabam, 2010 Elections, Shovel Ready Projects, Democrats, White House, Obamacare, Elections 2010, Gop, Mitch McConnell, Healthcare Reform, Wall Street, Republicans, Frank Luntz, Politics News

There's an argument over why Democrats had their clocks cleaned on November 2. Was it lack of effective messaging? Or was it a complete rejection of the policies themselves? The argument is pointless -- both sides are correct.

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On Words: 'Global Warming' Meets Astrology

Bill Chameides | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Neologism, Etymology, Linguistics, Climate Skeptics, Sarah Palin, Politics, Cnn, Astrology, Climate Change, Etymologist, Refudiate, Word, Frank Luntz, Kristi Noem, Global Warming, William Shakespeare, Zodiac Signs, Green News

Crossposted with www.TheGreenGrok.com.For Friday a little, light, linguistics lesson. Breaking from TheGreenGrok formula of sharp, cutting-edge pieces...

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Bristol Goes Dancing and Has a Tea Party!

Michelle Kraus | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Beau Biden, Tea Party Movement, Tom DeLay Dancing With the Stars, Sarah Palin, Middle America, Dancing With the Stars, Bristol Palin Dancing With the Stars, Frank Luntz, Palin, Politics News

Think about it. Is there a better way to seep into the mainstream than reality television? Bristol Palin's appearance on DWTS is one of the most brilliant tactics of twentieth century political messaging.

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SadlyThe Marlboro Man Can Grab a Smoke With Obama

Michelle Kraus | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Tea Party Movement, Frank Luntz, Smoking, Midterm Elections, Tea Party, John Boehner, Obama Smoking, John Boehner Speaker of the House, Politics News

Today begins the days of John Boehner, aka the Orange Man. Listen, you can hear his horse approaching. Oh my, it's like a new Marlboro commercial. Gue...

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Guess Who Could Be Funding Those Attack Ads

Wendy Block | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Supreme Court, Koch Brothers, Americans for Prosperity, Christine O'donnell, Alan Grayson, Chamber of Commerce, Citizens United, Democrats, Sharron Angle, Attack Ads, Osama Bin Laden, Republicans, Joe Miller Senate, Karl Rove, Frank Luntz, Politics News

The Citizens United decision doesn't address the homeland of donors. So what would stop multi-national companies or even foreigners themselves from procuring potential winners?

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