The Democrat Party has lurched so far into the socialist abyss that even longtime Trump hater and former Kamala Harris surrogate Mark Cuban believes his only viable path to the White House would be through the Republican Party.
During an appearance on the Pivot podcast with liberal journalist Kara Swisher, Cuban discussed whether he might eventually run for president and admitted that the Democrat Party’s increasingly radical base would make it impossible for him to win its nomination.
Swisher suggested to Cuban that he should run as a Republican to “f*ck them up.”
Cuban responded:
“That’s what I would do. I can’t win as a Democrat, not with the DSAs and all that sh** there.”
He continued, acknowledging the chaos on the left: “I think people just look for things that are not what is, they’re looking for something different. Right? Went from the Tea Party to… hope and change, Tea Party, Trump, not Trump, J6, now DSA, anything that’s different.”
Cuban even referenced a buddy who stopped voting for Democrats after a lifetime of disappointment: “I’ve been voting for Democrats my entire life. You know what they’ve done for me? Nothing. Why would I vote for a politician again?”
When Swisher pressed him to do it just to drive Republicans crazy: “J.D. Vance’s head would blow off.”
Cuban grinned: “Yeah. And the competitive side of me likes that part, but doesn’t like the governing part at all…
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Mark Cuban Says If He Ran for President in 2028, It Would Be As a Republican
“That’s what I would do. I can’t win as a Democrat, not with the DSA and all that sh** there.” pic.twitter.com/yM50139Wxx
— Chief Nerd (@TheChiefNerd) August 22, 2026
Despite admitting that the DSA’s growing influence would prevent him from winning a Democrat presidential primary, Cuban used the very same interview to effectively endorse far-left Texas Democrat Senate nominee James Talarico.
When Swisher asked Cuban for a political prediction, he immediately named Talarico.
“I’m a big fan. I’m a huge fan,” Cuban said, adding that Talarico has a “real chance to win.”
Talarico previously submitted a video message to a College Democrats conference featuring socialist candidates and communist influencer Hasan Piker, who appeared dressed in Mao Zedong-style clothing.
Cuban may recognize that the Democrat Party has become too radical for him to win its presidential nomination, but he apparently has no problem helping its radical candidates win elections.
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