Shock new poll reveals Stephen A. Smith's real chances of beating Democrat hopefuls in 2028

Stephen A. Smith's chances of 1 time moving the United States of America look to person a overmuch bigger accidental of turning into world than galore realize. 

According to a daze caller canvass that surveyed much than 1,000 apt American voters successful the adjacent Presidential election, Smith garnered much than 20 percent of the ballot successful head-to-head primaries against apical Democrats vying to beryllium successful the Oval Office successful a fewer years. 

The canvass was revealed connected 'Pablo Torre Finds Out', with Smith losing to Kamala Harris 45 percent to 24. The scores are overmuch person erstwhile Smith faces some U.S. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and California Governor Gavin Newsom. 

Against Newsom, Smith trails by 3 percent points, and is down Ocasio-Cortez by four, with a borderline of mistake of 4 points. 

Maybe Smith's astir awesome effect is being the Democratic campaigner and trailing existent Vice President JD Vance 38 to 34 percent. 

'Based connected what I spot successful these numbers, helium should run,' said Mark Mitchell, Rasmussen's caput pollster, who conducted the measure. 

Smith was trending astir 2 percent successful polls in February to beryllium the Democratic nominee for President successful 2028. The crisp uptick could beryllium credited to non-sports fans uncovering retired astir the ESPN personality. 

In a hypothetical three-way Presidential matchup wherever Harris gets the Democratic nomination, with Smith moving arsenic a third-party candidate, Vance would get 40 percent of the vote, compared to 37 for Harris and 11 for Smith. 

That show would marque Smith 1 of the best-performing third-party candidates successful American past and perchance the archetypal since George Wallace successful 1968 to prime up an electoral vote. 

Smith besides whitethorn beryllium considered down ballot, with a word arsenic Vice President successful his future. 

The canvass has Mark Cuban arsenic the champion second-in-line prime astatine 14 percent, with Smith tied with Dwayne Johnson close down astatine 12 percent. Other celebrities specified arsenic Matthew McConaughey (10), Jon Stewart (9) and Oprah Winfrey (7) are trailing the apical trio. 

Smith has not made different declaration arsenic to his semipermanent presumption amid his existent feud with LeBron James aft the duo got into a heated statement earlier a Lakers crippled past month.