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10-17-2020, 07:44 PM #1Veteran Poster
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Political party makes a difference in who is watching the NFL, according to ratings
In the first three weeks of the season, the ratings in Republican households dropped 11%, 17% and 8%. In Democrat households, views were up 1% in week one, down 4% in week two and up 1% in week three.
https://abc13.com/football-ratings-2...ratic/7054615/
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10-17-2020, 07:45 PM #2Veteran Poster
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Re: Political party makes a difference in who is watching the NFL, according to ratings
Best Forest Gump Voice...
"And Just Like That, the NFL Stopped Turning Football Games into Political Theater"
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10-17-2020, 08:10 PM #3Veteran Poster
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Re: Political party makes a difference in who is watching the NFL, according to ratings
First of all. Liberals don’t like sports. It goes against their core values of competition. If liberals controlled sports, the teams that chose to got to parties and drink beer during the week, instead of practice, would be given 14-21 point head start each week
So when liberal viewers are up 1%. That’s like 3 more liberals accidentally left the tv on channel 13, after watching the morning talk show
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10-17-2020, 08:13 PM #4Veteran Poster
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10-17-2020, 08:20 PM #5Veteran Poster
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Re: Political party makes a difference in who is watching the NFL, according to ratings
Actually though, you raise a very good point with regard to core audience.
https://www.statsocial.com/insights/...fl-teams-fans/
This is a very interesting link.
It suggests that on the whole, there is a significant right lean in the NFL's core audience.
Which means that the impact of the stats from the original post is even more significant than it appears.
In other words... if the NFL was down 17% among republicans... it was probably down more like 25% in total audience share.
No wonder they knocked this stupid shit off... the league office was probably being savaged by the owners.
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10-17-2020, 08:22 PM #6Veteran Poster
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Re: Political party makes a difference in who is watching the NFL, according to ratings
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10-18-2020, 12:02 AM #7Hall Of Fame Poster
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10-18-2020, 12:18 AM #8Veteran Poster
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10-18-2020, 07:32 AM #9Veteran Poster
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Re: Political party makes a difference in who is watching the NFL, according to ratings
The better question, tell me why they do?
Liberals don’t like people feeling bad. And every game has a loser.
Liberals like everyone to get a trophy
Liberals don’t like games that keep score
Liberals like to give advancement based on skin color instead of talent
What is there, about sports, that liberals like???
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10-18-2020, 09:54 AM #10
Re: Political party makes a difference in who is watching the NFL, according to ratings
This is BS.
When you sitting at any stadium you have no idea who is there and what their affiliation is. How about this. 80% of my friends lean left, most of them love sports. 20% of my friends lean right, most of them love sports.
I'm pretty sure my left leaning ass high fives and fist bumps a passionate Trump support each week in my section at the stadium.
The truth is that real sports fan don't really care. The folks gripping about politics in sports really have other bones to pick.
Hell, if Mark Andrews sported a MAGA hat in a presser....I would be like hmmm, interesting...but would instantly pivot to..I hope he catches two TDs this week... Glad he is on my team.
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10-18-2020, 10:00 AM #11Regular 1st Stringer
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Re: Political party makes a difference in who is watching the NFL, according to ratings
That may be true for you, but look at the grief brady got for simply having a MAGA hat in his locker 3 years ago.
The leagues also choose their pet causes and it tends to be one considered popular with a more liberal populace. I remember Costas going on off more gun control at halftime a few years back.
You think they'd ever allow Al Michaels to discuss to discuss the right to life?
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10-18-2020, 10:11 AM #12Veteran Poster
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Re: Political party makes a difference in who is watching the NFL, according to ratings
I really wish that were universally true. And between guys like us it probably is. But then I see Ed Reed call Drew Brees a little punk as bitch when he politely explained that he supported the intent behind the BLM cause, and went on to explain why he thought kneeling was wrong during the Anthem.
And that makes me think that maybe your observation is not as broad as you think it is.
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