Who Might Be Stephen A. Smith’s Pick for Vice-President?

• A discussion of who a Stephen A. Smith Vice President might be? Why not?
• Did you ever think you’d even ask a question with the words, “Stephen A. Smith vice president” in that order?
• But Smith, the broadcaster and commentator, is making noise about a potential 2028 run as a Democrat
• There are posted odds as to who that VP nominee might be, should Stephen A. run and get the Democratic nomination

Yes, We Really Are Talking About a Stephen A. Smith Vice President

Stranger things have happened.

Stranger things are happening.

That we’re even discussing this with any semblance of seriousness speaks volumes about the current state of politics.

Ten years ago, could you have envisioned that we would be in the early days of Donald J. Trump’s second term as President of the United States?

In that context, it gets easier to not just picture President Stephen A. Smith, but President Anyone from Anywhere.

Hypothetically, let’s say Stephen A. does run, gets the Democratic Party nomination, and needs to pick a running mate. Who would he pick as his VP nominee?

These names induce other questions and opinions, including:

• Intriguing possibilities like Kanye and Sean “Diddy” Combs were conspicuously omitted
• Tiger Woods has too much baggage, and it ain’t his golf clubs
• Who’s Dwayne Ward?
• Wasn’t Colin Kaepernick trying to get back into the NFL (again, for real this time)?
• It’s probably a bad sign if you’re in elected politics, as Cory Booker and Hakeem Jeffries are, and their odds are 8X worse than such great thinkers as Christopher Russo and Skip Bayless and 5X worse than Kyrie Irving

Stephen A. In the Age of Trump

Ironically, in a recent appearance on NewsNation with Chris Cuomo and Bill O’Reilly in which President Trump called in, Stephen A. is the only one on stage or on the phone who has never dealt with a career-threatening scandal.

Suffice it to say that if he does try this foray into politics, someone will pop up from somewhere with salacious allegations that might or might not be true.

In the current landscape, that doesn’t matter much as long as it goes viral and a percentage thinks it’s true or false. As Trump has proven, anyone can survive anything.

Had Watergate happened today, an estimated 50% of the population wouldn’t know what the story is, and 50% wouldn’t care. Trump would simply say, “They burglarized and spied on me,” and it would disappear into the mist of back-and-forth accusations where no one could definitively say or agree on what’s true or false.

It’s Not as Crazy as It Sounds

Beneath the surface, Stephen A. is not the hot-take spewing entity who says things just to say them, trying to go viral and accrue attention and money for himself. He has certainly managed to turn every statement into an avenue to do all of the above, but that doesn’t obscure a few facts about him, including being an excellent writer in a world largely devoid of them. His opinions are generally well thought out and organized.

Beyond that, a presidential run needs to gain traction, and he’s already got the name recognition, just as Trump did.

The frustrations of everyday people should never be ignored. Why is it that there are so many stories of a “tell it like it is political outsider” shooting from the hip and either winning or coming close to winning? Years before Trump, former professional wrestler Jesse “The Body” Ventura sketched out a playbook for this type of campaign when he won the Minnesota governorship.

Stephen A., speaking unpopular truths (as he saw them), exemplified this when he unleashed on Kaepernick and the quarterback’s unreasonable demands during another comeback attempt, saying straight out: “He don’t wanna play.”

Trump fine-tuned and won the first time, taking advantage of a disaffected populace, an amalgam of angry constituents across party lines, and a reviled opponent to squeak out a victory. After losing in 2020, he authored a comeback where people might have disliked him, but the alternative was viewed as worse, and they liked his policies.

Who’s Your Pick for a Stephen A. Smith Vice President?

So, is it someone listed in the current wagering odds? Or do you have someone else in mind?

Bear in mind, it’s an era where the past credentials to be president have been tossed out the window. It’s a whole new ballgame. And that makes this at least minutely viable to discuss if not outright contemplate.

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