{"id":29067,"date":"2025-02-27T02:44:00","date_gmt":"2025-02-27T02:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=29067"},"modified":"2025-02-27T02:44:00","modified_gmt":"2025-02-27T02:44:00","slug":"breaking-news-stephen-a-smith-vs-t-r-u-m-p-poll-reveals-shocker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=29067","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING NEWS: Stephen A. Smith vs. T.r.u.m.p Poll Reveals Shocker.."},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 class=\"m-detail-header--title\">Stephen A. Smith vs. Donald Trump Poll Update Reveals Shocking Presidential Support<\/h1>\n<div class=\"m-detail-header--dek\">ESPN&#8217;s fake Cowboys hater Stephen A. Smith ranks with Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and former Democratic presidential candidate Beto O&#8217;Rourke as a polling favorite.<\/div>\n<div class=\"m-detail-header--flexbox\">\n<div class=\"m-detail-header--meta\">\n<div class=\"m-description--list\">\n<p>FRISCO &#8211; While the\u00a0Super Bowl\u00a0champion\u00a0Philadelphia Eagles and President Donald Trump try to iron out the details of a possible tradition-following White House visit, some have another thought about another visit. &#8230; this one semi-permanent.<\/p>\n<p>How about\u00a0Stephen A. Smith\u00a0for president of the United States?<\/p>\n<p>ESPN personality Smith goes back and forth on the subject, clearly having fun with the ego-feed. But the TV shock jock, with his most prominent platform being a playful &#8220;fake hate&#8221; of the\u00a0Dallas Cowboys, is considered no joke by some voters and\u00a0is reportedly &#8221; as a potential 2028 Democratic candidate for president,&#8221; according to\u00a0<em>Front<\/em><em>\u00a0Office Sports<\/em>.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-0\">\n<div class=\"m-in-content-ad not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-0\" data-zone-count=\"5\"><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Smith, 57, reportedly has a 2-percent share in a recent poll on potential Democratic candidates. That puts him\u00a01 percent behind former Democratic vice presidential candidate and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and be 1 percent higher than Texas-based politician Beto O&#8217;Rourke.<\/p>\n<p>Former Vice President Kamala Harris, the 2024 Democratic presidential candidate, is currently the poll leader at 33 percent.<\/p>\n<p>Smith himself is adding to the speculation by saying he &#8220;might entertain running&#8221; while appearing on the\u00a0<em>FOX News<\/em>&#8216;\u00a0<em>Hannity<\/em>\u00a0earlier this month.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-1\">\n<div class=\"m-in-content-ad not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-1\" data-zone-count=\"5\"><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Said Smith: &#8220;The Democratic Party looks so pathetic after this election; I might entertain running. I just might change my mind one day. I doubt it, but I might. Because how much would it take to beat y\u2019all? And Trump can\u2019t run again.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>But in the next breath, Smith said he isn&#8217;t interested in running.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;My lifestyle is quite lovely,&#8221; he said. &#8220;I would not want to ruin that by running for the presidency of the United States of America. I have no interest &#8230;&#8221;<\/p>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-2\">\n<div class=\"m-in-content-ad not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-2\" data-zone-count=\"5\"><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Smith is a polarizing figure &#8211; and one not to be taken seriously when it comes to football analysis and high-volume goofiness regarding the Cowboys.<\/p>\n<p>But there really are\u00a0rumors circulating that Democratic leaders are considering Smith for \u2026 something.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;No, that&#8217;s other people entertaining that,&#8221; Smith said recently. &#8220;I&#8217;m just doing my job every damn day. I ain&#8217;t trying to run for office or anything like that.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-3\">\n<div class=\"m-in-content-ad not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-3\" data-zone-count=\"5\"><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Smith has in the past spoken openly about how he would defeat Trump in a debate.<\/p>\n<p>Said Smith: \u201cIf the American people want to sit there and say &#8216;Yo, we want Stephen A. to run,&#8217; I&#8217;m not going to be mad at that. I don&#8217;t know what the hell they&#8217;re thinking, because I ain&#8217;t qualified, but if you want to entertain it, then you can go ahead and entertain it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Of course, winning a debate does not a president make. And\u00a0Stephen A. &#8211; in actually admitting that he\u2019s not qualified for the job &#8211; seems to get that.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-4\">\n<div class=\"m-in-content-ad not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-4\" data-zone-count=\"5\"><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>And still. &#8230;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;ve gotta respect the fact that he is the president of the United States of America,\u201d Smith said. \u201cBut hell, he&#8217;s inspired all of us, because if he can be president, then a lot of us can be president.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Stephen A. Smith vs. Donald Trump Poll Update Reveals Shocking Presidential Support ESPN&#8217;s fake Cowboys hater Stephen A. Smith ranks with Minnesota Gov. 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