‘You Thought That Worked?’: Stephen A. Smith Blames Oprah, Michelle Obama for Kamala Harris Loss; Did Celeb Endorsements Actually Hurt the Democrat?

Let the election blame game begin. ESPN host Stephen A. Smith has cast his ballot in the post-election ritual of fingering someone, or something, as the reason their candidate lost, singling out Oprah Winfrey and Michelle Obama. Smith said Wednesday on his “The Stephen A. Smith Show” podcast that the media mogul and former first lady set an exclusionary tone that alienated men (Trump’s most reliable voting bloc). Left: Stephen A. Smith; Bottom right: Oprah Winfrey; Top right: Michelle Obama “If we don’t agree with you, we’re against you?“ said Smith, referring to speeches made by the media mogul and former first lady. “How do you think the men felt about that? So we have to do what you tell us to do; otherwise, we’re anti-you? You thought that worked? Do y’all know anything about most men? You think that’s going to work?” Oprah and Michelle O. were among a long list of celebrities who endorsed Democrat Kamala Harris. She had the country’s most popular entertainers (Beyonce and Taylor Swift), most famous athlete (LeBron James), and two of its most iconic actors (George Clooney and Harrison Ford) on her side. Stars past (Madonna and Bruce Springsteen) and present (Charli xcx...