Pollster Believes Stephen A. Smith Should Run for President in 2028

Stephen A. Smith courtside at a now-infamous Lakers game. | Gary A. Vasquez-Imagn Images

Stephen A. Smith for president sounds like a fever dream, but it's also a real sports story that has emerged in 2025. ESPN's most high-profile and well-paid personality has gotten some legitimate buzz for political aspirations that have basically just been spoken into existence.

On Friday's edition of Pablo Torre Finds Out, Pablo Torre found out just how seriously we should be taking a potential Smith presidential run. The answer may shock you.

The PTFO crew commissioned an actual Rasmussen survey of 1,021 "likely American voters" to find out how SAS stacked up against people like Kamala Harris, JD Vance, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortes and Gavin Newsom. And Smith held his own.

We commissioned a legit @Rasmussen_Poll of 1,000+ voters on Stephen A. Smith for president:

Harris 45%
Smith 24%

AOC 32%
Smith 28%

Newsom 31%
Smith 28%

Vance 38%
Smith 34%

Our pollster concludes: "Based on what I see in these numbers, he should run."

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— Pablo Torre Finds Out (@pablofindsout) April 4, 2025

The true headline here is that this means he really could be a legitimate presidential candidate. While Smith is not a "spoiler" since as a third, independent candidate he would lose and take votes from both sides, the pollster who worked with Torre on the survey concluded, “Based on what I see in these numbers, he should run.” 

You can watch the full episode below.

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