Stephen A. Smith

But listen, John Kerry wasn't that strong. You know what I mean? He didn't necessarily appeal that much. This was different. Because the reason why it's never been this bad... George W. Bush, for whatever it is that you want to say, the Republicans didn't really have that much of a problem with him.

But listen, John Kerry wasn't that strong. You know what I mean? He didn't necessarily appeal that much. This was different. Because the reason why it's never been this bad... George W. Bush, for whatever it is that you want to say, the Republicans didn't really have that much of a problem with him.

And if you look at America at that particular moment, we might not want it to be in the war in Iraq. We might not want to be chasing around Osama bin Laden and all of that stuff. That might be true. But in the end, it wasn't like it is now. How it is now is there's a president that was convicted on 34 felony counts. and impeached twice.

And if you look at America at that particular moment, we might not want it to be in the war in Iraq. We might not want to be chasing around Osama bin Laden and all of that stuff. That might be true. But in the end, it wasn't like it is now. How it is now is there's a president that was convicted on 34 felony counts. and impeached twice.

Back in the day, this man wouldn't have even been allowed to run for office. How do we know that to be true? Let's take into account the whole hush money trial in New York. According to the courts and according to what we've seen, Donald Trump hooked up with a porn star. Donald Trump didn't want that to get out before the election, so he paid some hush money to silence her. That's it?

Back in the day, this man wouldn't have even been allowed to run for office. How do we know that to be true? Let's take into account the whole hush money trial in New York. According to the courts and according to what we've seen, Donald Trump hooked up with a porn star. Donald Trump didn't want that to get out before the election, so he paid some hush money to silence her. That's it?

And he was scared for that to be found out. Think about that. That is what he was scared about before 2016. Now he gets convicted of 34 felony counts after being impeached twice. And he has no fear running for reelection in that short period of time. Look at how things have changed. It's not the same. It's the Democratic Party's got to wake up. It has it has changed drastically.

And he was scared for that to be found out. Think about that. That is what he was scared about before 2016. Now he gets convicted of 34 felony counts after being impeached twice. And he has no fear running for reelection in that short period of time. Look at how things have changed. It's not the same. It's the Democratic Party's got to wake up. It has it has changed drastically.

You know, somebody said to me, I said I said I joked around because I've been single all my life. And I said I said, look, man, I don't need to be running for no damn office. I've been single. I've been single all my life. I've been doing some things in my lifetime. I don't need to do that. And somebody said to me, quote, please, after Donald Trump, who cares? What did Al Sharpton just say?

You know, somebody said to me, I said I said I joked around because I've been single all my life. And I said I said, look, man, I don't need to be running for no damn office. I've been single. I've been single all my life. I've been doing some things in my lifetime. I don't need to do that. And somebody said to me, quote, please, after Donald Trump, who cares? What did Al Sharpton just say?

What did Al Sharpton just say about Andrew Cuomo running for the mayor's seat in New York? He said everything's changed because Donald Trump got reelected. He said the bar is so low, I don't even know if we can find it. The point that I'm trying to make to you is that you're dealing with a different beast. You're dealing with a different time. This is not politics as usual.

What did Al Sharpton just say about Andrew Cuomo running for the mayor's seat in New York? He said everything's changed because Donald Trump got reelected. He said the bar is so low, I don't even know if we can find it. The point that I'm trying to make to you is that you're dealing with a different beast. You're dealing with a different time. This is not politics as usual.

And let me tell the Democratic Party something else, because I hope you're not one of these people. I hope you're not one of those people out there wasting your time knocking on doors. I hope you're not doing that. Because don't worry—

And let me tell the Democratic Party something else, because I hope you're not one of these people. I hope you're not one of those people out there wasting your time knocking on doors. I hope you're not doing that. Because don't worry—

Here's what I mean. Stop wasting your time.

Here's what I mean. Stop wasting your time.

If they voted for you, they were going to vote for you anyway. If they didn't vote for you, they weren't going to vote for you anyway.

If they voted for you, they were going to vote for you anyway. If they didn't vote for you, they weren't going to vote for you anyway.

I don't give a damn what they told you. I'm telling you right now, because the media and the platforms that we have available to us now, podcasting, YouTube shows, linear television, cable, streaming, there are too many outlets to watch that influence your thinking. Don't waste your time knocking on doors. Don't do it. Stop. Stop.

I don't give a damn what they told you. I'm telling you right now, because the media and the platforms that we have available to us now, podcasting, YouTube shows, linear television, cable, streaming, there are too many outlets to watch that influence your thinking. Don't waste your time knocking on doors. Don't do it. Stop. Stop.