Posted on 02/04/2010 1:29:15 PM PST by Diana in Wisconsin
Americans are so polarized right now, even the Super Bowl's dividing them along party lines.
Overall 32% of voters we polled on our last national survey said they'd be rooting for the New Orleans Saints this Sunday, with 22% going for the Indianapolis Colts and 46% expressing no preference.
There's a significant partisan divide within those numbers, as Democrats prefer the Saints by a 36-21 margin while Republicans say they want the Colts to be victorious by a closer 26-25 spread. Independents lean toward the Saints as well, 33-20.
Beyond the partisan divide it's also interesting to note that a plurality of voters don't care about who wins the game. It will still pile up huge ratings Sunday night but that finding just quantifies the fact that for many watching the Super Bowl is more about the spectacle than what happens on the field.
I live about 15 miles from the heart of Indianapolis-which is a BEAUTIFUL CITY! I am sorta glad to hear this news although I think it is kinda ridiculous that political party should matter in sports!
I loathe anything New Orleans. After the Katrina Spectacle Cold Cash Jefferson, Lousiana Purchase....What a left wing dump. ALso Scott Fujita on the Saints is a die hard Obama bot.
Sounds about right.
If the Colts win, that will be a good omen for the 2010 elections, right?
STUPID POLL.
GEAUX SAINTS!!!!
I just want my numbers to hit in the pool.
I’m a Republican for the Saints. After 41 years, I won’t change that just because the media has to tie them to Katrina. The Saints represent the entrepreneurial portion of the city that has come back from a real man-caused disaster in a big way.
I just want Peyton Manning to lose.
This is an attempt to manufacture news and is retarded...
Of course, I'm a big time Colts fan. :)
Indiana: Obama 1,374,039 McCain 1,345,648
Louisiana: Obama 782,989 McCain 1,148,275
Yours is the most logical analysis.
DITTO VIC!!!! GEAUX SAINTS!!!!
The war memorials in downtown Indianapolis are awesome.
ME TOO. LOL
Nice one!
But heck I am a Payton and Colts fan and a Eli and Giants fan and cheer for them when they play.
I don't know how to feel about this game on Sunday. But I do know I will be drinking a beer or few.
“Who dat? Who dat? Who dat say dey gonna beat dem Saints? Who dat? Who dat?”
Who dat say dey gonna beat dem’ Saints?
I KNEW it!!!!!
It’s like magnetism - the like gravitate to the right pole!
I do like NOLA for visiting but would never live there - kinda like a third world country even before Katrina - but with the Colts’ coach, owner, Peyton, etc - it’s a no-brainer...
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