‘The View’: Sunny Hostin on Why She Predicts an Election ‘Blowout’
On Tuesday’s (October 22) edition of The View, cohost Sunny Hostin made a rather bold prediction: The 2024 presidential election won’t be as close as some might expect. She’s even expecting a “blowout.”
The conversation began following the latest campaign moves by Kamala Harris—who was joined on the trail by conservative former Congresswoman Liz Cheney—and Donald Trump, who visited a temporarily closed McDonald’s to learn to make French fries for his supporters on-site.
Reflecting on Cheney’s assertion that while she’s pro-choice, she also doesn’t think it’s the role of the government to monitor women’s healthcare choices, Alyssa Farah Griffin thought it was a winning message.
“I was fascinated by this because it’s like a Kennedy, a Cheney, and Kamala Harris walk into a bar — those people on stage together. But I think it speaks to something that’s happening in this country. I still think this race is close. I wouldn’t be stunned if it goes either way, but my gut told me Kamala Harris is going to win because of women, and that will include disillusioned Republican women.”
Griffin went on to note that in the Republican primaries, there was a substantial vote against Trump and for Nikki Haley, and Harris’ campaign strategy speaks to those voters. “Donald Trump was asked the other day on Fox News, ‘What is your message to these Nikki Haley voters?’ He spent the time trashing Nikki Haley and saying how badly he beat her. Not once asked for their vote, not once appealed to it. Meanwhile, Kamala Harris has openly embraced Liz Cheney. She said, ‘There is a place for you in this movement.’ In the gender gap in this election, Kamala Harris has a 15-point lead with women, as opposed to ‘Donald Trump’s doing so much better with men.’ He only has a six-point lead. That is a bigger gap. If women show up to vote, including some Republican women, she wins.”
That’s when Hostin offered her much more bullish analysis, saying, “I think it’s going to be a blowout, actually. I don’t think it’s going to be a close race. I think there are going to be Republicans who vote for Harris, and I think the majority of them will be women. This is a masterful thing that they are doing. They are going to these critical swing states, and they are speaking to those Nikki Haley voters.”
“Remember, Wisconsin was decided for President Biden in 2020 by just 20,000 votes,” Hostin continued. “But we also know that 53 percent of white women supported Trump in 2020. In contrast, 95 percent of black women voted for Biden in 2020, along with 61 percent of Hispanic women. So this is the largest group of likely voters. These women have shifted away from Trump in these battleground states because of this issue of pro-life. I, like Liz Cheney, am pro-life because I’m Catholic, but I do not believe that the government should be allowed to tell people what to do.”
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They really have no clue. Extremely out of touch.
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View and Hostins are clueless
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I am a woman and I think the blowout will be for Trump
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SHE WAS RIGHT!!! 😂
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I am a white 68 yo woman and I have cast my ballot for Trump and almost every woman I know is doing the same and they are of many colors.
Most people forget that our country tell men what they have to do at 18. The government doesn’t give them a choice. They have to sign up for the draft.
If you want to be fair then all people at 18 should sign up for the draft. JMO.
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Bonespurs did not sign up for the draft.
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Feminists and democrats are the only ones who have suggested a universal draft. Conservatives, we'll we know where they think women belong. Way to expose your ignorance. Also, when was the last draft? 50 years ago?
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I am a 62 yr old white female. We all have opinions and our own values. So Sunny, saying women are disillusioned is pretty petty.
We all have a right to vote , and how we vote is our personal choice based on beliefs and values.
I will vote for Trump.
Just because a woman is running for office, does not make that the most important thing.
Trump like all of us have faults, we all do. There isn’t anyone that doesn’t except for Christ.
But what Kamala has done, what she stands for , how she LIES, LIES AND LIES. I do not trust that woman!!
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aYup. No need to have the election st all
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I’m a woman as well and would NEVER vote for Kamala!!! She is an embarrassment and in no way qualified to be president. The fact that such a large percentage of black people are voting for Trump puts the nail in Kamalas coffin!
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are these the same blacks that eat dogs? Asking for a
Trump loving friend
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But you would vote for a man that brags on national TV about grabbing women inappropriately just because he's rich and famous? Also talks about another famous person and his male parts at a rally? Who wants to hear that from someone running for president? Not me! He talked about Biden having dementia, he,'s the one with it. He's not fit to be president of this country!
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