ESPN host Stephen A. Smith, who is considering a run for the presidency in 2028, said on Sunday that he believes the Democratic Party would need to be “purged” of its far-left tendencies before he would associate with it as a candidate.
CNN’s Jake Tapper asked Smith on this Sunday’s episode of “State of the Union” whether he would run for the White House as a Democrat.
“You know what? I’m an independent. I’m a registered independent. I would lean — who leans left. I’m fiscally conservative when it comes to my money. I’m socially liberal. I’m liberal when it comes to social issues pretty much across the board. I believe in living and let living,” Smith said.
“So I’m a moderate,” he went on. “And I would say, if I had to run, it would be as a Democrat, but I’m not happy with the Democratic Party. So the Democratic Party, as presently constructed, it…
