Stephen A Smith agrees AOC would 'turn off' centrists if she ran for president, poses question to Dems

Stephen A Smith had a question for Democrats everywhere on Tuesday during the latest episode of his podcast as he touched on the possibility of Rep Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez D-N Y AOC running for president What is your strategy Smith required The ESPN personality turned his attention to AOC and a Wall Street Journal summary that revealed she was nOt ruling anything out including manageable Senate and presidential runs The paper added that chosen Democrats worried Ocasio-Cortez would turn off the centrist voters they need to win competitive races CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS COMSmith agreed she would turn off centrists saying her platform does nOt resonate with preponderance American voters I think if you are a Democrat if you are a leftist who rails against the system who believes free-market capitalism spearheaded by billionaires is not the way to go if you believe that not enough attention is being paid to the desolate and disenfranchised if you believe that higher taxes is the way to go that a focus shouldn t be on securing the borders if you believe those kind of things and that s where you stand ideologically AOC is your candidate he explained on The Stephen A Smith Show No doubt about that Smith disclosed he had no doubts about her ability to fight for what she believes and fight for the district in New York that she represents However he wondered whether the strategy is something that could win elections Most of people in the country are centrists they re moderates Whether they re Republican moderates or Democratic moderates or just flat-out centrists who are independents that s greater part of the American population he explained They are not MAGA right and they are not progressive left She clearly is progressive left And not be literal and not to be taken literally but she gives the impression when you talk about universal healthcare and you talk about other things if you equate it to taxing Americans of their income she wouldn t be against it That ain t going to win you elections That s not going to win you elections ESPN'S STEPHEN A SMITH FIRES BACK AT CHARLES BARKLEY AFTER WARNING ABOUT BEING OVEREXPOSED If you re living in this day and age and you re talking about fighting for certain rights as it pertains to transgender individuals athletes transitioning and men competing in women s sports and stuff like that which she is not about to speak against If you think that s going to win you an electoral process you ve got your head in the sand He mentioned he desired to hear certain kind of plan from the Democrats He pointed to Rep Jasmine Crockett D-Texas who has seemed to be just against anything related to President Donald Trump Smith suggested he did not think that was doing enough to legislate The real issue I m having right now with the Democratic Party is I m waiting to hear what your plan is he explained It can t be We re just against all things Trump What s your plan What s your plan for the financial market What s your plan as it pertains to comprehensive immigration overhaul What is your plan when it comes to foreign affairs What is your plan as it pertains to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict or should I say Israel with Hamas What is your plan with Russia and Ukraine Is it just giving Ukraine more money like Biden was willing to do What are your plans What is the plan as it pertains to the vast majority of Americans in this country Ocasio-Cortez s constituents made clear to Fox News Digital earlier this month that no one should underestimate her pointing to her upset of Joe Crowley to win the House seat Follow Fox News Digital s sports coverage on X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter