That's unfair and wrong. Hume is an excellent political analyst. He obviously does not like Newt. That's his prerogative -- a lot of people don't.
But I disagree with Brit analysis that Newt is staying in the race to “hear himself talk”
At his best, he’s a master of the obvious. At his worst, he’s embarrassing. Listen to him closely.
He’s much like the woman on the Fox All Stars who is so forgettable that I can’t remember her name. She pushes conventional wisdom in an utterly forgettable way.