{"id":2487876,"date":"2025-09-17T18:58:49","date_gmt":"2025-09-17T22:58:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/stephen-a-smith-waking-up-espn-star-rails-black-voters-blind-dem-loyalty-we-disenfranchised-ourselves\/"},"modified":"2025-09-17T19:01:46","modified_gmt":"2025-09-17T23:01:46","slug":"stephen-a-smith-waking-up-espn-star-rails-black-voters-blind-dem-loyalty-we-disenfranchised-ourselves","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/stephen-a-smith-waking-up-espn-star-rails-black-voters-blind-dem-loyalty-we-disenfranchised-ourselves\/","title":{"rendered":"Stephen A. Smith Waking Up? ESPN Star Rails Black Voters&#8217; Blind Dem Loyalty: &#8216;We Disenfranchised Ourselves&#8217;"},"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\">32<\/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-waking-up-espn-star-rails-black-voters-blind-dem-loyalty-we-disenfranchised-ourselves%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=2487876&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>ESPN commentator Stephen A. Smith criticized the unconditional loyalty of black voters to the Democratic Party during a Front Office Sports Tuned In Summit discussion. He argued that this loyalty has disempowered the black community by leading both major parties to neglect them, unlike Latino voters who don&#8217;t consistently support one party and therefore receive more political attention. Smith highlighted that since the 1960s, many African Americans have automatically supported Democrats, which has resulted in self-disenfranchisement. He pointed out that black men increasingly prioritize issues like the economy and safety, and he criticized Democrats for being lenient on crime and allowing high levels of illegal immigration. Smith viewed the increased support for Donald Trump among black men in 2024 as a significant shift and expressed approval of Trump&#8217;s victory, suggesting it is a wake-up call for black Americans who have been manipulated into loyal voting without receiving adequate representation or results. Despite this shift, Democratic candidates still <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >received overwhelmingly strong support<\/a> from black women in recent elections.  <\/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><\/p>\n<p>ESPN&rsquo;s Stephen A. Smith bemoaned black voters&rsquo; unconditional loyalty to the Democratic Party during the Front Office Sports Tuned In Summit Tuesday, arguing it disempowers them.<\/p>\n<p>President Donald Trump received 13 percent of the <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2025\/05\/02\/black-trump-voters-tell-cnns-van-jones-no-regrets\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">black vote<\/a> in November, including 21 percent of men and 7 percent of women, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/election\/2024\/exit-polls\/national-results\/general\/president\/6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">according<\/a> to a CNN exit poll.<\/p>\n<p>During a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=bm8APsij3DQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">debate<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=KVThbxpKpfU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">livestreamed<\/a> on Front Office Sports&rsquo; YouTube channel about Trump&rsquo;s increased support among black men, Smith asserted that both parties make more of an effort to attract Latino voters than black voters, because they are not loyal to one party.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;[S]ince 1964, when [former President] Lyndon B. Johnson told the world, &lsquo;You know what? When we pass civil rights legislation, OK, guess what? We&rsquo;ll have the Negroes voting for us for the next 200 years.&rsquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;And sure enough, over the past 60 years or so, a vast majority of African-Americans have voted Democrat,&rdquo; Smith said.<\/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>&ldquo;We know that if we&rsquo;re doing our homework, we serve to disenfranchise ourselves, because we told the Democratic Party, &lsquo;You got our vote, no matter what.&rsquo; We told the Republicans, &lsquo;You ain&rsquo;t getting our vote, no matter what.&rsquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Neither was incentivized to really put forth an effort to give us the representation we deserved. And as a result, we disenfranchised ourselves.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;But we&rsquo;re not seeing it that way. You got migrants coming to this country that clearly see it that way,&rdquo; he continued.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Look at the Hispanic population. You got Mexicans, Puerto Ricans, Guatemalans, everybody, Cubans, everything. And you don&rsquo;t know who&rsquo;s going to vote what. So guess what? Both sides are trying to appeal to them, which means they&rsquo;re not being ignored. That&rsquo;s the game. And unfortunately, we as a black community lost our way in that regard.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Smith said earlier in the debate that black men prioritize the economy and safety and accused liberals of being lenient on crime. He also criticized Democrats for letting in millions of illegal immigrants.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;[W]hen you&rsquo;re looking at those certain situations, and these are the kind of things that the liberal movement was promoting, oblivious to the &mdash; or not caring enough about &mdash; the ultimate detrimental impact it would have, there were people that rose up and said, &lsquo;Enough of this,&rsquo;&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>He further argued that black men voting for Trump in 2024 was a &ldquo;huge step.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, Smith <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2025\/05\/06\/stephen-a-smith-glad-trump-won-because-dems-black-americans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">said<\/a> on NewsNation&rsquo;s &ldquo;CUOMO&rdquo; in May that he was pleased with Trump&rsquo;s 2024 election victory, because he believed the Democratic Party has long manipulated black voters.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think, for the longest time, black Americans have played the role of suckers to the Democratic Party,&rdquo; Smith said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;They&rsquo;ve guilted us into voting for them, making us feel as if we&rsquo;re going to be ostracized, creating division within our own communities, or what have you, to get our vote, instead of saying to us, &lsquo;Hey, this is what we will do for you. And it will work better than what they&rsquo;re offering.&rsquo;&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Former Vice President Kamala Harris garnered 77 percent of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/frustration-is-at-an-all-time-high-bidens-support-collapsing-among-black-voters\/\" title=\"\u2018Frustration Is At An All-Time High\u2019: Biden\u2019s Support Collapsing Among ...\">black male vote<\/a> in 2024, compared to 79 percent for Joe Biden in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/election\/2020\/exit-polls\/president\/national-results\/6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2020<\/a> and 82 percent for Hillary Clinton in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/election\/2016\/results\/exit-polls\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2016<\/a>, according to CNN exit polls.<\/p>\n<p>All three Democratic candidates received at least 90 percent of the black female vote.<\/p>\n<div class=\"disclaimer\">\n<p><em>All content created by the Daily Caller News Foundation, an independent and nonpartisan newswire service, is available without charge to any <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/union-membership-plummets-to-record-low\/\" title=\"Union Membership Plummets to Record Low\">legitimate news publisher<\/a> that can provide a large audience. 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