Posted on 09/10/2020 6:35:52 AM PDT by Hojczyk
Americans' opinion of the sports industry has declined dramatically over the last year, plunging the sector deep into negative territory, according to a new Gallup poll.
The sports industry's positive score in 2019 sat at 45%, but fell by a third to just 30% in 2020. Similarly, while 25% held a negative view in 2019, that number shot up to 40% in 2020.
The stark contrast is evident when examining the change in the net-positive scores, which are calculated by combining the positive and negative score into a single number. While the industry earned a +20 net-positive in 2019, the number sank to -10 net-positive this year.
Among political groups the largest decline in net-positive views came from Republicans, as the figure tumbled from +11 in 2019 to -35 in 2020. Independents' views had a steep drop from +26 last year to -10 this year. Democrats' views dropped slightly from a +16 net-positive in 2019 to +11 in 2020.
Among both white and non-white Americans, the net-positive views of the sports industry have taken a nosedive. The +51 net-positive view held by non-whites in 2019 shrank to just +16 this year. The +4 net-positive view of whites in 2019 fell to -22 this year.
Regular sports competitions have faced significant interruptions this year amid the global coronavirus crisis. Additionally, the Black Lives Matter movement has been part of the public conversation, including in sports.
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Democrats have ruined everything
“It’s my money and I’ll do with it what I want!” — stupid team owners.
Sports popularity has tanked as much as the political left “news” the sports leaders are imitating.
Because professional athletes have immunity when they murder their ex-wifes, knock out "their" women on camera on hotel elevators, and revert to gang-banging during their offseasons? And then complain about how their ushered path to success shows what racists everyone who used to enjoy their playing of kids' games are?
Ill educated millionaire manboys who play with balls lecturing me about what a worthless POS I am.
Blue voters, political correctness, and sjws destroy everything they touch...
My sports viewing as of late has consisted of Australian Rules Football and Japanese Baseball. Where I know nobody is going to kneel for the Star Spangled Banner.
I will occasionally check MLB box scores to see if my friend’s nephew got an at-bat. Won’t be paying any attention to the NFL this season as my relative who played there had to retire due to injury.
Never did watch the NBA. Ditching the NHL hurts though. Canadians delivering snotty political lectures to us is a particular pet-peeve of mine though.
Let’s put it simply, they can all go get stuffed.
i truly hope MLB, NBA and NFL go totally tits up... can’t believe I’m saying that, especially about MLB, which was a true American institution.
These are like the family dog that got rabies, it has to be put down.. hard as it is.
Some people still don’t like billionaires even if they are thugs.
Precious few role models among them now.
And how many American men know more about pro sports than about their childrens’ schools or neighbors or county government?
And I pay more for beer and pizza because they pay a lot to advertise on pro sports shows.
Well, I may be glued to my set, but I won't be watching football (ever again).
Glad to hear it. It gives us all hope that maybe Americans are more patriotic and not as stupid as I thought.
Talk about killing the goose that lays the gold eggs...
Talk about killing the goose that lays the gold eggs...
Again, What will fill the void? I haven’t heard a good answer to that yet.
Great comment Civ...
That's a pretty strong proxy for how they'll vote in November.
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