On Friday night, Mark Cuban, the minority owner of the Dallas Mavericks, took to the social media platform X (formerly known as Twitter) to engage his followers in a thought-provoking poll. He asked a straightforward yet impactful question: “Whose persona and character would you like to see young children grow up to have?”
The poll provided two distinct options: former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris. The results were strikingly one-sided. After the poll closed, Trump had secured a commanding lead, with 68.9% of the votes compared to Harris’s 31.1%. In total, 804,173 votes were cast, reflecting a significant level of engagement from Cuban’s online audience.
The poll sparked a flurry of reactions from well-known political commentators and influencers on the platform. Among those who weighed in was Valentina Gomez, a former Republican candidate for Missouri Secretary of State who recently faced defeat earlier this month. Gomez, along with several other prominent right-wing figures, took the opportunity to critique Vice President Kamala Harris’s professional track record. These responses highlighted the ongoing debate surrounding Harris’s political career and her impact on public perception, with critics focusing on her past decisions and performance in office.
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Mark Cuban has been an outspoken critic of Donald Trump since the former president’s initial run for office. Interestingly, there was a time when the billionaire entrepreneur and owner of the Dallas Mavericks actually showed support for Trump. Cuban’s backing of Trump goes back to when Trump first announced his presidential campaign in 2015. During an interview with Vivek Ramaswamy on the social media platform X on August 7, Cuban explained his early support:
“In 2015, I was like, ‘He’s great. He’s not a typical Stepford candidate. I thought that was a positive,” Cuban remarked. “A big part of that is I didn’t think he had a chance. I just wanted to kind of screw things up in traditional politics, which I’m not a fan of.”
At that time, Cuban appreciated Trump’s unorthodox approach to politics, even suggesting he might consider being Trump’s running mate during the 2016 election, as he mentioned in an interview with Business Insider in July 2015. Cuban also expressed his admiration for Trump’s candid nature. Writing on his own social media platform, “Cyberdust,” in July 2015, Cuban stated, “I don’t care what his actual positions are. I don’t care if he says the wrong thing. He says what’s on his mind. He gives honest answers rather than prepared answers. This is more important than anything any candidate has done in years.”
However, Cuban’s stance shifted over time, especially as the 2020 election approached. Earlier this year, while Joe Biden was still the presumptive Democratic nominee, Cuban made it clear that his vote would go to Biden over Trump. He emphasized his preference for Biden in a dramatic statement to Bloomberg News in March, saying, “If they were having his last wake, and it was him versus Trump, and he was being given last rites, I would still vote for Joe Biden.” This statement underscored Cuban’s strong opposition to Trump’s presidency and his support for Biden, regardless of the circumstances.
Mark Cuban has shown swift support for Kamala Harris since she emerged as the presumptive Democratic nominee. He actively defended Harris’s proposed economic policies in a series of posts on the social media platform X on August 16. Cuban’s backing didn’t stop there; he even took a jab at Donald Trump, accusing him of borrowing from Harris’s policy ideas. This came after Trump claimed that his presidency would be “great for women’s reproductive rights.”
On August 24, Cuban questioned Trump’s intentions by posting on X, “And now he is copying @KamalaHQ policies. What’s going on here?” This statement highlighted Cuban’s growing alignment with Harris’s platform and his skepticism about Trump’s approach to policy issues, especially those related to women’s rights.
