By Daily Mail (U.S.) | Created at 2024-12-23 06:28:14 | Updated at 2024-12-23 10:34:52
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ESPN analyst Stephen A. Smith has had a change of heart for his political beliefs, stating he regrets voting for Kamala Harris in the Presidential election because of the Democrats' 'fear mongering'.
Smith has tons of opinions and shares nearly all of them through the several channels he has at his disposal, including a past rebuke of Donald Trump and an endorsement of Harris.
The change of heart occurs several weeks after Trump defeated Harris in the election and less than a month before he takes the Oval Office again.
[I'm] no longer interested in… listening to a bunch of fearmongering to tell us who we shouldn't vote for,' Smith told Fox News.
'Why don't you come up with a plan that tells us why we should vote for you?'
Plenty of blame has been spread around for the Democrats, who saw Trump's campaign as failing leading up to election day. The second shock loss to Trump on the biggest ticket has sent shockwaves through the entire political left that have not been figured out.
Smith has had a change of heart for his political beliefs and regrets voting for Kamala Harris
Harris previously had an endorsement from Smith before his change of heart away from her
Smith's main drawback of Trump was that he believed proving loyalty would be more important to him than governing.
'What concerned me about Donald Trump, and the reason I voted against him and voted for Kamala Harris, was because I felt that he would be divisive. That he would create chaos because he demands such a level of loyalty and fealty to him. And that would take priority over governing our nation. That was my concern.'
'It can't be just about fealty to him and loyalty to him. It has to be about getting the job done on behalf of what's in the best interests of the American people as opposed to yourself, and not engaging in the kind of juvenile tendencies, tweeting all the time and going after people who are really…irrelevant in the grand scheme of things.'
'You do things like that, and you show that you're the adult in the room, I don't think anybody could dismiss Donald Trump at this particular moment in time.'
While Trump has not much to convince Smith that still is not that case, he would be open to voting for someone like him down the line.
'We're not about America only, but being about America and prioritizing what's going on in this nation with the desolate and the disenfranchised and everybody else in between, and looking out for the best interests of what it is for America,' Smith added.
'That is not a crime for an American politician or commander in chief or senator or congressional figure to have that mentality.'
One of the main scapegoats for the Democrats' loss is current President Joe Biden, who conceding the top of the Democratic ticket to Harris back in July.
Some believe he should have turned the page on the party after the midterms, or once his approval ratings started to dip, not a little more than 100 days before the election.
Smith changing his loyalties comes with him questioning the Democrats' platform and policy issues.
Trump will enter the White House for the second time in January after winning the election
Smith cites the Democrats 'fear-mongering' for his change in political beliefs away from them
Smith views the Republicans as having the better chance of caring for all Americans.
'If Donald Trump, JD Vance, Byron Donalds, Marco Rubio, or a host of other Republican candidates coming down the pike, that's the kind of message that they're going to put forth, I'm down for it,' Smith continued.
'I'm open-minded enough to make sure that they entertain that from a policy perspective. That's what I want for the American people. That's what I want for this nation.'
Many have yet to be convinced that the next Trump administration will be better for Americans than the current one, with the popular vote ending up going to Trump by a slim margin.
Smith is open-minded about his political future, now condemning the Democrats for their post-election actions, most notably Biden's pardon of his son, Hunter Biden.
'I don't want to hear about, "Oh we're about the law. Nobody's above the law. Nobody's above the law." But then you go out, and you pardon your son, and you try to blame everybody else for it,' Smith said.
Smith's rebuke sounded like that of Bernie Sanders in the days following the election, which was seen as a shift away from the policies led by former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi.
'I don't want to hear about defund the police. I don't want to hear about, you know what? There should be open borders. I don't want to hear this stuff. And I don't think most of the American people want to hear that,' Smith added.
