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Frank Luntz: Trump's Attacks Could Disillusion Georgia Voters

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Frank Luntz, Founder and Chairman of Luntz Global on October 6, 2016 in New York City. (Donald Bowers/Getty Images for GLG)

By    |   Monday, 23 November 2020 12:21 PM EST

President Donald Trump's continued attacks on the integrity of the election could "disillusion voters" and harm the two Republicans in the upcoming Georgia Senate runoff that will determine which party will control the Senate, GOP pollster and strategist Frank Luntz warned Monday. 

"By saying that the elections were rigged and that your vote doesn't matter, this could have severe consequences for the administration in trying to keep those two seats Republican," said Luntz on CNBC's "Squawk Box."

However, he said, Republicans do have a slight advantage in Georgia, where 55% of voters think Trump won the presidency and 46% would rather see a Republican represent their state in Washington. 

"The key that I'm looking at is the 12% that would rather have one of each party," said Luntz. "The Democrats have to win both seats for them to gain control of the Senate so a split vote will not help them."

Also, Luntz said polls are showing 80% of Georgia Republicans are "definitely going to vote," compared to 70% of Democrats, giving the GOP another advantage.

Republicans currently hold a two-seat advantage in the Senate, 50-48, with the two remaining seats to be decided in Georgia's Jan. 5 runoff election. Incumbent GOP Sen. Kelly Loeffler will face Democrat Raphael Warnock, and GOP Sen. David Perdue will square off against Democrat Jon Ossoff. 

Trump hasn't yet conceded the election to Joe Biden and is waging legal fights in several battleground states, despite the growing number of Republicans calling on him to concede the race. 

“I would argue that Donald Trump says, and does, over the next six weeks is going to determine the outcome of the Georgia Senate race and well may determine the outcome of our country overall,” said Luntz. “We still find that 55% of Trump voters in Georgia believe Donald Trump was elected president and so they’re mad."

Sandy Fitzgerald

Sandy Fitzgerald has more than three decades in journalism and serves as a general assignment writer for Newsmax covering news, media, and politics. 

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President Donald Trump's continued attacks on the integrity of the election could "disillusion voters" and harm the two Republicans in the upcoming Georgia Senate runoff that will determine which...
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