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In his decades covering sports, Stephen A. Smith has seen a lot of cheating and dirty tricks, but there's nothing compared to what he's facing in a longshot bid for the president's Democratic nomination.
Those who run the country's oldest political parties don't just smith the keys of their cars. In fact, they do everything they can to destroy his early political career.
Stephen A. Smith says he is strongly considering the president's run.
On Sunday, Smith appeared on ABC “this week” after confirming last week that he hadn't ruled out a run at the land's best office. And, after all, if you find that celebrities like Donald Trump live at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, why not Stephen A. Smith?
The answer to that question is that Democrats are not Republicans.
Ask Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who denied the opportunity for Democrats to challenge Joe Biden in the 2024 primary and now works for Trump.
Hillary Clinton defeated Senator Bernie Sanders in the 2016 primary and received support from party leaders.
The party not only tried to defeat RFK Jr., but also tried to humiliate and alienate him. Smith should be careful.
The Democrats don't do anything just to win. If that were the case, Bernie Sanders would have been their candidate in 2016, not Hillary Clinton. And they proved it again in 2020 at Sanders's expense. Democrats want someone from the club, or at least someone they have control over.
Stephen A. Smith is neither.
Certainly, there is a very positive case for Smith, as Democrats wander the political wilderness and tremble at Biden's incompetence and long, dilapidated cold shadows.
Smith is clearly a talented communicator, and more than that, he appeals to working-class man Achilles Heal. He also appears to be more or less immune to eccentric awakening ideas like men playing in female sports.
Stephen A. Smith is considering the president's run. (Kirby Lee-Imagn image)
Smith has an undeniable charm for everyone. After all, by almost definition, a sports analyst is someone you want to drink beer, and even in that world, Smith balances the cruelty of sports with heart and impeccable style.
His hugely successful career in the offensive and high-stakes world of sports media is an asset to Smith. Before voters agree to what politicians have to say, they need to want to hear what they have to say. Smith knows how to get attention.
But before we begin designing a fully lit basketball court at Rose Garden, it is worth considering the extensive tools that Democrat elites must stop Smith.
First of all, the unelected party insiders who cast votes for candidates at party conventions play a much larger role in the Democratic Party's main process than the GOP. Plus, given the Democratic control of our major urban areas, local Democrat machines play a large role.
Rep. James Clyburn's resignation efforts in South Carolina cities helped drive his 2020 victory, despite the appearance that his candidacy had died as Dornair just a week ago.
Party elders choose candidates, whether voters like it or not. Just five months ago, Kamala Harris never ran for president. Is the number of votes Smith can get in the party that anoints that Smith anoints who didn't vote for anyone really important?
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In 2016, Donald Trump didn't win the Republican nomination of the president as much as he took over the GOP. This is a young, working class voter who fundamentally changed it in the way we still see it, tariffs and peace deals.
To become president, Stephen A. Smith must do the same. Getting the most votes for a Democratic nomination isn't enough. He must fundamentally change the party itself and the power structure within it, as Trump did.
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Just as he's as talented as Smith, changing the Democrats could be too orderly for everyone. This is a machine designed to minimize voter influence.
If Smith wanted to become president one day, he probably has a better chance of running as a Republican. But that's a column for another day.
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