America Speaks with Frank Luntz (Video)

With less than two weeks left until the  general election , voters are focusing heavily on the state of America’s foreign policy. As dangerous  conflicts and threats  continue in regions like the Middle East, Ukraine, and  China , many Americans are questioning whether the country is overextended in global affairs and foreign wars. Navigating these complex international challenges involves not onl...

There’s a wide range of social, political and economic issues facing Americans today, and some of those issues involve underlying structures and systems like Congress, the Supreme Court and the idea of capitalism itself.    Capitalism has come under fire as  income and wealth disparity between Americans continues to grow. The  Supreme Court has come under criticism  for allegedly demonstrating a s...

Public opinion surveys show that  81% of American voters  believe that U.S. democracy is under threat, and roughly  3 in 4 voters believe that democracy itself is at stake in the  2024 presidential election . While Democrats and Republicans sometimes provide different reasons, citizens on each side of the political divide report that they are deeply concerned for the future of the United States.  ...

The vice-presidential debate between Gov. Tim Walz, D-Minn., and Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, was seen as a win by both sides. In contrast to the Harris-Trump debate, public opinion on who won the Walz-Vance debate was split evenly . With the November election projected to be a tight race in the Electoral College, it remains to be seen whether this will impact the outcome of the election , but both Vanc...

Immigration remains one of the top issues for American voters today, and the global refugee crisis as a whole ranks as one of the modern world’s top concerns. In America , as in other countries, the public debate ranges from how to accommodate new immigrants to how many immigrants should be allowed in the first place, and how those immigrants should or shouldn’t become naturalized as citizens of t...

Only a small percentage of Americans who said they plan to vote in the November elections have  not yet made up their minds  up about who they’ll be voting for. However, at least in the Electoral College, the upcoming election is projected to be a tight race, and a small number of  undecided voters  in just a handful of states could make a difference. In this 40-minute episode of  America Speaks ,...

An overwhelming majority of  Black Americans say they plan to vote for Kamala Harris  as the next U.S. president. Around  one-quarter of Black men under 50 , however, say they plan to support Donald Trump instead.   In this 47-minute episode of America Speaks, pollster and political analyst  Dr. Frank Luntz  asks a group of Black U.S. voters under 40 who are planning to vote for Donald Trump why t...

The  United States Armed Forces  today is collectively considered the  most powerful national military in the world . While part of that supremacy stems from technology, logistics, diplomacy, and other key variables, a great deal of it also stems from the values, discipline and integrity of the men and women who serve. And for many of these young Americans, their journey of national service begins...

Most U.S. voters already have an idea of how they’ll be casting their ballots in November . Among Gen Z Americans specifically, roughly half say they support Harris-Walz , while one-third support Trump-Vance. Yet some younger Americans remain uncommitted, and there’s a wide range of issues that might tip the balance for how they vote .   In this 42-minute episode of America Speaks , pollster and p...

Following Israel’s military response to Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack in Gaza, U.S. college students at universities nationwide started organizing protests, boycotts, sit-ins, and other forms of non-violent protest against continued  U.S. military support to Israel . Whether or not those protesters ever intended it, many Jewish students started reporting that they felt pressured to change their behavior or...

With less than three months until the general election, Americans will soon choose the nation’s direction on  key issues  for the next four years. Concerns range from  immigration  and political polarization to crime,  inflation , foreign policy,  AI  and job security, with the list continuing to grow. These issues and more might all play a significant role in shaping voter decisions this November...

President  Biden’s decision to withdraw  from the 2024 presidential race and endorse Vice President Kamala Harris has thrown a wrench into pollsters’ predictions for the  election  outcome. Harris now enjoys a lead over Trump in the polls both nationally and within key swing states.  Trump and Harris agreed to debate  on Sept. 3, which will give Americans a first-person view of how the campaigns h...

In the wake of growing public concern over his declining health, President Biden officially announced he would not seek reelection in November, and endorsed Kamala Harris as the next Democratic nominee. That announcement changed the dynamics of a presidential election between the two oldest-ever candidates that few Americans had been excited for. Kamala Harris, at 59, is roughly two decades younge...

Prior to his  official withdrawal  from the 2024 U.S. presidential race, President Joe Biden was expected to win the Democratic nomination in August and face former President Donald Trump in November’s election. Kamala Harris is now the  presumed nominee , although there is  time for another surprise  before the convention officially nominates a candidate in August.   Watch the 36-minute video abo...

On Sunday, July 21, President Joe Biden announced that he would be stepping down as the Democratic nominee for president in the 2024 election. Biden quickly announced that he would be endorsing Kamala Harris for that nomination and encouraged his supporters to support her as well. At the Republican National Convention (RNC), Donald Trump formally accepted the Republican nomination just days after...

Public anger, fear and frustration with American politics reached another climax after the Supreme Court’s  highly controversial July 1 decision  in  Trump v. United States . Those emotions continued spiraling until the  attempted assassination of Donald Trump  just two weeks later.    After the shooting, political leaders in both parties called for restraint and joined President Biden in asking a...

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...

American voters face a stark binary choice this November between two very different presidential candidates with opposing visions for America. Most voters already have a firm idea of who they plan to vote for and why, and yet some remain undecided. Undecided voters , in addition to going either way on the ballot, might choose to vote third-party or even to abstain from voting altogether. In this 1...

As the presidential  election  approaches, many Americans feel cautious about the economy despite  reassuring data . Nearly  two-thirds of middle-class Americans  report experiencing economic hardship and do not expect their situation to improve.  Inflation  and unaffordable housing are two of the top concerns respondents cite. In this 40-minute episode of  America Speaks , Dr. Frank Luntz asks a...

Former President Donald Trump has been found guilty on all counts of falsifying business records in his hush money trial, making him the first former U.S. president to be convicted of a crime. Trump is likely to appeal the verdict. He will be sentenced on July 11, only four days before the Republican National Convention. In this 35-minute episode of America Speaks , Dr. Frank Luntz asks a panel of...

As the 2024  presidential election  approaches, the small business community could play an important role in determining who wins the White House. Although  96% of these entrepreneurs are likely to vote , many of them  remain undecided  about whom they’ll vote for.  Independent business owners , regardless of party affiliation, are concerned that they will be left behind by current business polici...

Democracy is a flawed and fragile form of government, famously  described by Winston Churchill  as “the worst form of Government except for all those other forms that have been tried.” Churchill’s comment spoke to a world where  fascism and democracy were at war . In America today, concerns regarding the  erosion of democracy  at home and abroad — and about the resurgence of fascism — are on the r...

Capitalism and socialism offer two different economic models, each with their own  unique pros and cons . And while it is rare to find any modern economy that is either entirely capitalist or entirely socialist, citizens frequently use these terms to represent the general direction in which they believe the economy and society should progress. Similarly, while it is rare to find any example of a p...

Younger Americans  came of age amidst significant change, turmoil and partisanship. Many observers have wondered how this might impact their civic engagement and  political opinions  as adults. Approximately  41 million Gen Z Americans  will be eligible to vote in the 2024 elections. In this unique 31-minute episode of America Speaks, pollster and political analyst  Dr. Frank Luntz  interviews a c...

In March,  U.S. public approval of Congress  stood at only 15%. Americans have a wide range of concerns across the political spectrum, but what they have in common is a frustration with what they perceive as widespread dysfunction inside of the  nation’s legislature .