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LeBron Has Become a Political Pawn...and a Bad One

Ben Maller thinks LeBron’s emerging public presence in notable social issues has essentially been LBJ turning himself into a political pawn for the Democratic Party, as his Twitter page now resembles that of a liberal politician's.

Maller says the Ohio native may be a staunch critic of Donald Trump, but how really effective has LeBron been in his pursuit of carrying the liberal flag in recent years? As arguably the state's most famous inhabitant in the state's history, LeBron campaigned alongside Hillary Clinton at a rally in Cleveland just days before the 2016 Presidential Election, only to see Clinton later be unexpectedly massacred by Trump in the polls by over eight points.

LeBron Has Become a Political Pawn...and a Bad One