While Americans are divided on whether athletes should speak out on behalf of social and political causes, a clear majority support them advocating for voting rights.
From left, Los Angeles Lakers stars Anthony Davis and LeBron James and former Lakers guard Quinn Cook kneel during the national anthem before a game in 2020 while wearing shirts encouraging people to vote. A poll found that Americans are more supportive of athletes advocating for voting rights than for other political or social issues.
“Voting doesn’t connect you with any political party,” Hughes said. “It’s a right in America where we can all vote, and it can be a beautiful thing to feel the freedom to vote for whoever you want to.” “The ‘shocking and totally unexpected’ loss by the U.S. Women’s Soccer Team to Sweden is fully emblematic of what is happening to the our once great Nation under Crooked Joe Biden,”. “Many of our players were openly hostile to America - No other country behaved in such a manner, or even close. WOKE EQUALS FAILURE.”Asked about their opinions in general, two-thirds of Americans think it is rarely or never appropriate for U.S.
Perspectives on athlete activism also diverge based on which sports people are fans of. More than 6 in 10 soccer, esports, tennis and basketball fans say they believe athletes should express views on social and political issues, the poll finds. Notably, the fan bases of most of those sports are disproportionately Democratic. Democrats are more likely than Republicans to say they are soccer fans by 15 percentage points and basketball and tennis fans by 10 points.
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