Brit Hume gives brutal reason why Trump faces tight race against Harris despite a ‘strong base of support’

Brit Hume said Trump’s persistent issue is his lack of broad appeal
PUBLISHED AUG 19, 2024
Fox News chief political analyst Brit Hume put forth a harsh critique of Donald Trump’s 2024 election prospects (Fox News, Getty Images)
Fox News chief political analyst Brit Hume put forth a harsh critique of Donald Trump’s 2024 election prospects (Fox News, Getty Images)

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Fox News chief political analyst Brit Hume recently laid out a harsh critique of former president Donald Trump's prospects in the 2024 election, attributing his challenges to widespread unpopularity among voters.

According to Mediaite, during a Fox News Sunday discussion with Shannon Bream and Sen JD Vance (R-OH), Hume offered insight into why Trump is finding himself in a tight race with Vice President Kamala Harris, despite significant dissatisfaction among people over the current state of affairs in the country.

Shannon Bream questions Brit Hume on Donald Trump's polling figures

Shannon Bream highlighted JD Vance's assertion that Republicans have a winning message but pointed to network polling indicating that 65% of voters are unhappy with the current state of affairs.

She questioned Hume about why Trump, despite these voter grievances, remains closely tied with Harris in the polls.

JD Vance speaks to the Milwaukee Police Association (Fox News/ YouTube)
JD Vance asserted Republicans had a winning message that would translate into a 2024 victory for the party (Fox News/ YouTube)

Hume's response was blunt: “Because he’s Trump.” He elaborated, stating, “When you get down to it, the past eight to ten years have been about Donald Trump. Everything has been about Donald Trump. I don’t think that the Democrats would have let Joe Biden get as far as he did if it wasn’t – if the party hadn’t been confident that the Republicans were going to nominate Donald Trump again, which the Republicans did.”

Brit Hume highlights Donald Trump’s persistent unpopularity

Brit Hume argued that Donald Trump's fundamental problem is his lack of broad appeal due to which he has consistently been disliked by a majority of voters.

According to Hume, “The fact that Biden was doing even as well as he did until the very end, is a testament to the fact that Donald Trump has a very hard, solid base of support, but it never gets above about 40 to 45 percent, maybe a little more at best. So, his weakness is the predicate for our politics going back now three elections.”

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Brit Hume said Donald Trump might win the election but he is not a 'majority candidate' (Getty Images)

He continued, “He was able to surmount Hillary Clinton, a uniquely unpopular opponent, but he couldn’t beat Biden, and you know you look at the losses in the midterms – or the disappointing results in the midterms. It’s all about one thing, it’s about that. Donald Trump, no matter how enthusiastic supporters are, nonetheless, is not a majority candidate. He might win, but he’s not a majority candidate.”

Karl Rove criticizes Donald Trump for not focusing on key issues

In response to Shannon Bream’s query about Donald Trump's advisors, Karl Rove provided further insights. Rove suggested that while Trump receives advice from many knowledgeable sources, he often disregards their advice in favor of his own instincts.

Rove said, "Well, first of all, he does listen to a lot of people, but the first he listens to is the inner voice, and we see it in these rallies, which are a particularly undisciplined form of communications. Look, think about it, two-thirds of the American people think we’re going in the wrong direction.”

Rove also noted that despite Trump leading on crucial issues such as the economy, inflation, and migration, he is trailing in the race because he tends to focus on issues beyond these critical topics.

Rove said, “He leads on the issue of who’s better on the economy, who’s better on inflation, who’s better on migration. That’s all good numbers for him. And yet this race today he’s behind and why is he behind? Because he is making this race about things other than the three big issues in this campaign – the economy, inflation, and immigration.”

Rove concluded that Trump’s lack of discipline is a significant factor in his polling struggles, labeling him as “fundamentally undisciplined.”

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