{"id":2473153,"date":"2025-08-11T07:19:02","date_gmt":"2025-08-11T11:19:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/stephen-a-smith-gives-brutal-reality-check-to-mayor-pete-explains-why-hes-polling-zero-percent-with-black-voters\/"},"modified":"2025-08-11T07:21:14","modified_gmt":"2025-08-11T11:21:14","slug":"stephen-a-smith-gives-brutal-reality-check-to-mayor-pete-explains-why-hes-polling-zero-percent-with-black-voters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/stephen-a-smith-gives-brutal-reality-check-to-mayor-pete-explains-why-hes-polling-zero-percent-with-black-voters\/","title":{"rendered":"Stephen A. Smith Gives Brutal Reality Check to Mayor Pete, Explains Why He&#8217;s Polling &#8216;Zero&#8217; Percent with Black Voters"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">38<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fstephen-a-smith-gives-brutal-reality-check-to-mayor-pete-explains-why-hes-polling-zero-percent-with-black-voters%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2473153&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses ESPN host Stephen A. Smith&#8217;s candid assessment of former South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg&#8217;s lack of support among Black voters in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/buttigieg-wont-run-for-michigan-senate-seat-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"... won\u2019t run for Michigan Senate seat - Washington Examiner\">2028 democratic presidential primary<\/a>. On Bill Maher&#8217;s HBO show, Smith highlighted that buttigieg, despite leading overall polls, had zero support from Black voters. Smith explained bluntly that Buttigieg &#8220;doesn&#8217;t move us,&#8221; emphasizing that while he respects Buttigieg personally, the candidate fails to resonate with the Black community. This disconnect is attributed in part to Buttigieg&#8217;s identity as an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/petition-demands-netflix-cancel-possible-colton-underwood-series-over-stalking-allegations\/\" title=\"Petition Demands Netflix Cancel Possible Colton Underwood Series Over Stalking Allegations\">openly gay man<\/a>, which contrasts with the generally religious and socially conservative values held by many Black voters.<\/p>\n<p>Polling data cited shows less support for LGBTQ+ rights within the Black community compared to the general population, with some believing that advances in LGBTQ+ rights have come at the expense of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/leaked-audio-of-joe-biden-telling-black-civil-rights-leaders-he-wont-go-all-in-on-executive-orders-to-appease-the-far-left-infuriates-progressives\/\" title=\"Leaked Audio of Joe Biden Telling B... Civil Rights Leaders He Won\u2019t Go All in on Executive Orders to Appease the Far Left Infuriates Progressives\">black civil rights<\/a>. The article also notes a shift in Black voter alignment, with growing support for the Republican Party, notably among Black men, driven by cultural and social issues. NPR and election data confirm Republicans are making inroads by appealing to socially conservative minorities dissatisfied with the Democratic Party&#8217;s focus on issues like gender pronouns and social policies.<\/p>\n<p>Stephen A. Smith further expressed his disillusionment with the Democratic party, stating he has considered running for office himself out of disgust with current left-wing politics. He criticized the party&#8217;s lack of strong leadership and warned of potential notable losses if changes are not made. The piece concludes by suggesting that the Democratic Party may need a complete overhaul to regain relevance, especially among Black voters.  <\/p>\n<div id=\"ld-4686-3758\"><\/div>\n<p><script>(function(w,d,s,i){w.ldAdInit=w.ldAdInit||[];w.ldAdInit.push({slot:14832835450050406,size:[0, 0],id:\"ld-4686-3758\"});if(!d.getElementById(i)){var j=d.createElement(s),p=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];j.async=true;j.src=\"https:\/\/cdn2.decide.dev\/_js\/ajs.js\";j.id=i;p.parentNode.insertBefore(j,p);}})(window,document,\"script\",\"ld-ajs\");<\/script><\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_1)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>On Friday, outspoken ESPN host Stephen A. Smith delivered a brutal but much-needed reality check of former South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg&rsquo;s presidential electability, especially among black voters.<\/p>\n<p>Appearing on comedian Bill Maher&rsquo;s HBO show, &ldquo;Real Time with Bill Maher,&rdquo; Smith was asked about an Emerson College Poll from late June in which Buttigieg led the 2028 Democrat presidential primary ticket with 16 percent of overall support, but a notable 0 percent of black support.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;You don&rsquo;t usually see zero anywhere,&rdquo; Maher noted. &ldquo;Zero&rsquo;s low. What is that all about?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">LOL: Stephen A. Smith delivers a brutally simple explanation for why 0% of Black people say they would vote for Pete Buttigieg.<\/p>\n<p>Bill Maher was stunned by the number.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Black voters, zero. Zero! You don&rsquo;t usually see zero anywhere. Zero&rsquo;s low!&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>He asked Smith to explain why this&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FGaspoTOq4\">pic.twitter.com\/FGaspoTOq4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; The Vigilant Fox &#129418; (@VigilantFox) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/VigilantFox\/status\/1954024407686369324?\">August 9, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Smith, a black man himself, responded with the devastating truth.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;He doesn&rsquo;t move us,&rdquo; he said before briefly pausing. &ldquo;I respect the man. I&rsquo;ve interviewed him before, very nice man, highly intelligent. But you gotta be able to move us, bro. He doesn&rsquo;t move us. You can speculate as to why that is, I&rsquo;m not going there. He doesn&rsquo;t move us.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Indeed, and the reason why is obvious: Buttigieg is a openly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/pete-buttigieg-husband-announce-adoption-two-newborn-babies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">homosexual man<\/a>, whereas many black people are religious, conservative-minded people, despite their longtime history of being bamboozled into voting for the Democratic Party.<\/p>\n<p>Just look at polling on the issue.<\/p>\n<p>For instance, while support for same-sex marriage stands at 67 percent as of 2024, among the black community, that number falls to 54 percent, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/prri.org\/research\/lgbtq-rights-across-all-50-states-key-insights-2024-prri-american-values-atlas\/?_gl=1*wk1tph*_gcl_au*MTgzOTkwMDExMy4xNzU0ODQ3MTEz*_ga*MTQwMjA3Mzc0Ni4xNzU0ODQ3MTEz*_ga_0B2WQXPZMT*czE3NTQ4NDcxMTMkbzEkZzAkdDE3NTQ4NDcxMTMkajYwJGwwJGgw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PRRI American Values Atlas poll<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps even more importantly, a separate study commissioned by the National Black Justice Coalition found a strong majority &mdash; 60 percent &mdash; believed &ldquo;advances for LGBTQ+ rights had come at the expense of Black civil rights,&rdquo; according to the pro-LGBT news site <a href=\"https:\/\/www.them.us\/story\/national-black-justice-coalition-survey-black-americans-lgbtq\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Them<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Thankfully, black history has been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-young-black-latino-men-say-chose-trump-economy-jobs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">changing before our very eyes<\/a> due in large part to the influence of President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<p>Polls taken before the 2024 presidential election showed Trump&rsquo;s Republican Party making notable gains among black voters, particularly black men.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Stunning article from WSJ!<\/p>\n<p>According to their polling in 7 battleground States, 30% of black men and 11% of black women, intend to vote for Trump in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>In 2020, Trump won 12% of the black male vote, and 6% of the black female vote.<\/p>\n<p>These are CATASTROPHIC numbers for Biden. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VlWd8rJuCI\">pic.twitter.com\/VlWd8rJuCI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Clandestine (@WarClandestine) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WarClandestine\/status\/1778533226585477325?\">April 11, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Republicans are making inroads among the socially conservative within minority communities who typically vote for Democrats,&rdquo; Leila Fadel of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2024\/10\/10\/nx-s1-5133172\/polls-suggest-republicans-are-making-gains-among-black-voters-especially-black-men\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NPR<\/a> openly admitted last October, adding that the reason why was primarily because of &ldquo;culture war issues.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Meaning, of course, the modern Democratic Party&rsquo;s obsession with demanding people use the &ldquo;right&rdquo; gender pronouns, transitioning the kids, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/democratic-congressman-pens-racist-dear-white-people-message-far-gone\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/defense-department-official-in-charge-of-educating-children-issued-tweets-mocking-white-people\/\" title=\"Defense De...ment Official In Charge Of Educating Children Issued Tweets Mocking White ...\">disparaging white people<\/a><\/a>, among other things.<\/p>\n<p>Data from the the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >2024 presidential election likewise showed<\/a> a similar increase in black voters switching to the Republican Party.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Black voters shifted modestly toward Trump in 2024. The shift was smallest among American Blacks, while Trump made larger gains with Afro-Caribbean voters in places like FL and NYC, as well as with African immigrants in cities such as Seattle, Columbus, and Louisville. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/AdZ37g6LLP\">pic.twitter.com\/AdZ37g6LLP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Zachary Donnini (@ZacharyDonnini) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ZacharyDonnini\/status\/1935325374424170844?\">June 18, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Continuing his remarks on &ldquo;Real Time,&rdquo; Smith also, while still excoriating the Democratic Party, briefly broached the possibility of running for office himself.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Listen, life is good, man. I mean, I leave the door open. I can&rsquo;t imagine myself doing it, but <em>I <\/em><em>haven&rsquo;t ruled it out, because I&rsquo;m disgusted with what I&rsquo;m seeing on the left<\/em>,&rdquo; he said, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2025\/08\/real-time-stephen-a-smith-possible-presidential-bid-1236482877\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Deadline<\/a> (emphasis ours).<\/p>\n<p>Many people, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/40-year-loyal-democrat-goes-nuclear-bidens-party-black-voters-waking\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">particularly black voters<\/a>, appear to  that same sentiment.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I look at the national voice for the Democratic Party; it is non-existent,&rdquo; Smith continued. &ldquo;As far I&rsquo;m concerned, a damn construction worker could win the Democratic nomination right now, as bad as it is for the Democratic Party.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;They better get their act together. And excuse my language, but they are in for an a**-kicking if they don&rsquo;t get their act together. The party is in disarray. New leadership,&rdquo; he concluded.<\/p>\n<p>Heck, as much as the Democratic Party has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/historic-poll-devastates-democrats-worst-voter-approval-rating-35-years\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">fallen in recent years<\/a>, maybe what they need is a whole new party altogether.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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