Rove: Trump Has Got a Lot To Do To Be Considered a Serious Candidate

ROVE: "Look, there are — I would define them slightly differently than Brit, but I think he’s got the — people are angry about the condition of the country and angry that Republicans haven’t been able to stop Obama dead. And it’s — they are there. He appeals to that. But he — right now he’s getting the shoppers. Take a look at where he’s coming in the polls. He’s taking it from Ted Cruz, from Mike Huckabee. Everybody has had their moment, and they’ve had their moment by getting these people who are shopping around. And are they ultimately going to settle on him?  I doubt it. Fox News poll says that of all Americans, 30 percent think he’s honest and trustworthy, and 44 percent do not. By comparison, Hillary Clinton is at 45-52. In a Fox poll, 64 percent of Republicans, 69 percent of conservatives and 55 percent of Tea Partiers said that he was a side show, not a serious candidate. He has got a lot to do to overcome that. I doubt that he does. But he does represent a threat for a third party. You’ll notice how artfully his people are saying it now. Every one of them (inaudible). What third party?  Why would we?  We’re winning. Which is different than no, we would never go third party. So there is a threat to the Republicans from this. No doubt about it."