ESPN host Stephen A. Smith recently admitted he regrets voting for Kamala Harris in the 2024 election. Speaking on Real Time with Bill Maher, Smith said, “Yes, I voted for her, a lot of people voted for her, but in the end, we end up feeling like damn fools, because we supported it, we fell for the okiedoke as they say.”
Stephen A. Smith Questions Harris’ Rise to the Nomination
Smith expressed frustration over Harris’ path to the Democratic nomination, arguing that she never resonated with voters during the primaries. He pointed out that she dropped out of the 2020 race before the Iowa caucus and was later selected as the nominee without a legitimate primary process. “Kamala Harris, who didn’t resonate during the primaries in 2020, couldn’t even get to Iowa, suddenly is the Democratic nominee, then you roll up to the convention in Chicago and everybody is like, ‘She’s a rockstar!’ So it’s like, ‘How’d that happen?’” Smith questioned.
Smith, a longtime critic of the Democratic Party, also took issue with its messaging leading up to the election. He argued that Democrats focused too much on progressive issues while ignoring the concerns of everyday Americans. “It’s such a strong tilt to the progressive left where we are talking about transgender issues and culture wars and identity politics and all of this stuff. We are sick of all of that,” Smith said on The Will Cain Show following the election.
He also compared Harris’ campaign to Trump’s, acknowledging that despite Trump’s legal troubles, he still appeared more relatable to many voters. “Here’s the deal: the man was impeached twice, he was convicted on 34 felony counts, and the American people still said, ‘He’s closer to normal than what we see on the left,’” Smith said.
Smith’s candid remarks have led to speculation about his own political ambitions. When asked about running for office, he stated, “I have no desire to be a congressional figure or a senator. But if you came to me and you told me I had a legitimate shot to win the presidency of the United States of America, I would definitely consider it.”