Democrats are reeling. Is Stephen A Smith the way back to the White House?

The charismatic sports news host has become an unlikely force in a party that needs critical friends and fresh ideas

The View, one of the US's most popular daytime television programmes, was a vital campaign stop last year for Joe Biden and Kamala Harris. This week, it played host to a cable sports channel personality who might be nurturing political ambitions of his own.

Stephen A Smith was asked by co-host Alyssa Farah Griffin what he makes of hypothetical polls that show him among the leading contenders for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2028.