Frank Luntz says CNN voters in his discussion groups have “a real concern” that Harris is “extreme.”

Pollster Frank Luntz said Friday that voters in focus groups he conducts are concerned that Vice President Kamala Harris is politically radical.

Harris he supported many from the left policies during his 2020 presidential campaign and selected a running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, for his 2024 bid, who also has a far-left record in immigration i transgender policies Luntz, on “CNN This Morning,” said voters in his focus groups like Harris' “person” but are uncertain and concerned about “his politics.”

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“He must show that he has the answers, that he has the solutions and that he is not extreme. That's the only thing I hear in my focus groups — a real concern that her policy, she's from California, she didn't even make it to the first caucus, she participated in the debates, and she didn't do well,” he said. Luntz. . So voters ask, 'What's behind the aura?'

“They like the person. They don't know the details. And the next 80 days, that's exactly what he's going to have to provide,” he continued. “Are they centrist, are they mainstream or extreme? This is their challenge.”

The vice president is scheduled to deliver her first big sum politics speech on his economic proposals Friday in North Carolina, where he will prioritize cutting costs for Americans. Harris has not yet published a policy platform about her campaign website as of August 16, nearly four weeks into his presidential campaign.

Harris advanced left-wing legislation during her time as a senator, such as diversity in the government workforce, environmental justicebreaks on evictions and work permits for some migrants present illegally. The vice president also previously compared Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in the Ku Klux Klan and praised the “Defund the Police” movement, but she has he backed off in some of his positions since he launched his 2024 campaign.

Former CNN political analyst Chris Cillizza recently warned “The most dangerous thing for Harris is this attack on his liberalism.”

“She is from the coast; she is from San Francisco. He has a pretty liberal voting record in the Senate, and he took a number of very liberal positions: banning fracking, supporting the Green New Deal, supporting Medicare for All, mandating the purchase of assault weapons.” said Cillizza. “He took a lot of positions in the 2020 campaign that I don't think people really knew about or detailed.”

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