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America Speaks with Dr. Frank Luntz

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America Speaks tracks the nation's pulse and sparks discussions that reveal the sentiments of American voters in real time. Join pollster and political analyst Dr. Frank Luntz as he engages in diverse conversations on the issues that matter most to the American electorate.

Undecided voters react and respond to the first 2024 live, televised debate between President Joe Biden and Donald Trump.

‘On death’s door’: Undecided voters react to first debate

Dr. Frank Luntz

Pollster and Political Analyst

The first live debate of 2024 between current President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump sparked a flurry of questions and concerns. Trump, for his part, refused to commit to accepting election results or to rule out staging future coup attempts like Jan. 6, and again referred to those who stormed the U.S. Capitol as “patriots.” Biden, for his part, appeared suddenly far more aged than he had only one hundred days before for his State of the Union Address, and seemed cognitively “out of it.” Watch this 33-minute episode of America Speaks as pollster and political analyst Dr. Frank…

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