Reaction from pollster Lee Carter and radio show host Tony Katz.
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the violence we are seeing in
the violence we are seeing in
Donald Trumps, America, its
getting worse- and you know why,
because Donald Trump adds fuel
to every fire,
he wont stand up to any form of
violence.
He keeps telling us that he was
president. You would feel safe.
Well, he is president whether he
knows it or not,
and it is happening
its getting worse,
Jedediah Joe Biden slamming
President Trump over unrest in
America, as he makes an earlier
than expected return to the
campaign trail.
But will this message work with
voters
here to discuss partner and
president at Maslansky and
partners, Lee Carter and Radio
talk show host Tony Katz
welcome both of you to the show.
We will start with you Lee
this strategy that Joe Biden has
implemented now of attacking
President Trump and essentially
blaming him for the violence
going on that we see going on in
cities around the country. Will
that strategy be successful?
Well, this is sort of a
classic reframe instead of
reframing it about him, its his
opponent.
I dont think this is the right
approach for Joe Biden.
He should be reframing, not the
event.
He should be trying to say lets
bring people together.
Is he reacting to Donald Trump?
He is not reacting to the issue
at hand,
and the issue at hand is that
there is violence.
There is racial injustice and
people are angry.
People are afraid
people are upset.
He should be reacting to that. He
should be taking a page out of
the playbook of leaders before
him who came to unite,
especially if thats the
platform he is running on.
What he is running on is Donald
trumps. America is bad
im, a decent guy
and he should come out and
behave like a decent guy and
show us what unity looks like
show us. What the american Spirit
looks like
thats, not what he is doing.
Is he simply reacting to Donald
Trump?
I always say when a person is
reacting, its not the one who is
acting
the one who scketding is acting,
usually the one who is leading
Jedediah. We see a shift in
strategy
Dnc where rioting and violence
not discussed.
Now you see Joe Biden coming out
and feeling pressured to talk
about this.
Why the change and do you expect
that to continue?
Well, I think its absolutely
correct when we talk about
reaction and Joe Biden is
reacting to the Trump campaign,
speaking the truth to America
and America, responding
its, why you see democratic
mayors in Minnesota Backing
Donald Trump,
but the real, bigger conversation
is that Joe Bidens lack of
leadership has turned into a
lie.
The democratic party was okay
with the rioting.
They didnt speak out about the
rioting.
So when Joe Biden goes to
Pennsylvania and says I do look
like a radical socialist to you,
the answer is no, but your party
does
you look like the guy who is
waiting for the home health
nurse? To give you your pudding
cup,
you look completely and totally
out of touch
and thats what America is
really responding to,
so he was forced to get into
this game
a game he doesnt want to get
into,
and he is forced to tell a story
that America is not believing
thats the real story here,
Jedediah Lee, we see the topic
of law and order being
prioritized right now,
im curious in your polling. Have
you seen that people around the
country are prioritizing that
issue right now?
There is no doubt about it.
The president has been talking
about this since June.
He had a lot of criticism about
it.
A lot of people say that his
messaging has been somewhat
racist.
The bought line is this. The
american people are concerned
for safety.
We have seen first time gun
sales have gone up huge
percentages this year.
This is a big issue to
Americans.
I would say the number one issue
when people are going to make
their choice in November is not
going to be the economy,
its not going to be a number of
other things that people are
talking about.
It is who makes you feel most
safe,
and that means most safe
physically and it has to do with
the law and order message.
It has to do with Covid and also
has to do with your financial
security.
Whichever candidate can own
safety, is the candidate thats
going to win
Jedediah Tony? Do you
anticipate Kamala Harris
weighing in on this issue,
im curious how she would come
out and speak about this
violence, as we have her on
record before encouraging
protesters?
Do you think there will be a
shift in tone for her as well
encouraging protesters and
saying that its never going to
end?
She cant make the delineation
between protesters and rioters,
that all of us can make protest.
God and valuable
people want to protest. Police
brutal should do so.
Everything we are seeing in
Portland and Seattle and
Minneapolis and Chicago and New
York are riots.
Those certainly arent things
that Americans vote for as move
further and further into the
suburbs.
The chance for the win to the
but Burr Ban soccer mom goes
away. That mom is worried about
the safety of their children
and that mom comes in all sizes
and creed.
Kamala Harris can try to jump in.
She falls into the trap. Am I
appealing to that group or that
group has no center or core,
which is probably why she was
picked to be the vice
presidential nominee to begin
with
Jedediah yeah?
The truth of the matter is, if
you dont feel safe. If you
dont feel, if you are in a place
where you are safe and your
family is safe, you have
nothing
thats. The first and foremost
priority of every person
existing in this world
law and order will be a.
Transcript generated on 2020-09-01.