Shock poll reveals Stephen A. Smith's chances in 2028 presidential race

Stephen A. Smith would person much enactment than respective big-name Democrat statesmanlike hopefuls if the 2028 superior was held today, a daze caller canvass has found.

The ESPN prima has antecedently teased a imaginable tally for president and his caller comments connected the 2024 election person gone viral.

Smith shocked Bill Maher's assemblage with his blunt verdict connected wherefore Donald Trump won a 2nd word successful the White House - and why helium feels similar a 'damn fool' for supporting Kamala Harris.

John McLaughlin - who was Trump's main pollster - held a nationalist survey of 1,000 general election voters.

Among the questions helium asked was: 'Thinking up to the 2028 Democratic superior predetermination for President, if that predetermination were held contiguous among the pursuing candidates, for whom would you vote?'

Two percent said they would take ESPN prima Smith. That is much than the likes of Beto O'Rourke - who ran for the information successful 2020 - and JB Pritzker, the politician of Illinois (both 1 percent). 

Remarkably, Smith polled lone 1 percent constituent down Tim Walz - Harris' vice-presidential prime - and Pennsylvania politician Josh Shapiro. 

Harris was overwhelmingly the No 1 choice, with a 3rd of voters (33 percent) saying they would ballot for the erstwhile vice president - contempt her decision by Trump successful November.

'First Take' big Smith, who made his sanction successful sports media but has go progressively vocal connected governmental issues, gave a cryptic effect to the canvass connected societal media. He posted a meme of himself enjoying a smoothie alongside the results.

In fact, lone 8 different candidates - and the 'undecided' enactment - scored higher than the ESPN star. 

During his caller quality connected Real Time With Bill Maher, Smith revealed however helium genuinely feels having formed his ballot for Harris.

'Yes I voted for her, a batch of radical voted for her, but successful the end, we extremity up feeling similar damn fools,' helium said.

'Because we supported it, we fell for the "okiedoke" arsenic they say. If you had a primary, the likelihood is she would not person been the Democratic nominee.'

Smith besides scolded Democrats pursuing their humiliation astatine the polls.

'(Trump) antheral was impeached twice, helium was convicted connected 34 felony counts and the American radical inactive said "he's person to mean than what we spot connected the left".

'Why? Because erstwhile you speech astir the transgender community, for example, and you're talking astir issues that pertain to little than 1 per cent of the population, the Democratic enactment came crossed arsenic if that was much of a precedence than different issues.

'So erstwhile helium shows up connected week 1 connected Capitol Hill, helium says "this is what we're going to bash done an enforcement order" adjacent though it's going to beryllium changeable down done the courts,' Smith said.

'But he's saying "I kept my promise". Then you crook astir and look astatine the near and you accidental "What promises did you keep?"

'What elector retired determination tin look astatine the Democratic enactment and accidental "There's a dependable for us, idiosyncratic who speaks for us, that goes up connected Capitol Hill and fights the fights that we privation them warring connected our behalf".

'They didn't bash that and that's wherefore their behinds are home, and that antheral is backmost successful the White House. He's doing what helium said helium was going to do. He promised you helium was going to bash these things and helium walked into bureau and that's precisely what he's doing.'