Frank Luntz: Obama had upper hand in GOP face-off

By GottaLaff

Luntz is right (did I just say that out loud?). You can see for yourself on this video of the entire exchange.

Greg Sargent has the scoop:

Pressed on who had the upper hand, Luntz conceded: “Obama had the advantage. But he always had the advantage.” He said it was a boon to the President, because he “demonstrated bipartisanship before a national audience.”

But Luntz said he’d counsel Republicans to do it again. “It was good for Republicans — it put them on the same level with the president and it will get their ideas heard,” he said.

Well, not exactly the same level. Not only was President Obama light years beyond them in his effort to reach out, but he is, you know, still the president.

What he did do was increase communication, not their stature. In fact, they diminished that all by their lonesomes by continuing to do exactly what Obama asked them to stop doing: Partisan bickering, negativity, and lies.