A new WBUR poll … shows meager support across Massachusetts for the idea of hosting the 2024 Summer Olympic Games within the Boston region. … However, support in the WBUR survey rises substantially under the scenario of Olympic venues spread across Massachusetts, rather than clustered around Boston. CONT. Curt Nickisch, […] Read more »
ESPN/ABC News poll shows support for NFL over Patriots, Brady
NFL fans, by nearly a 2-1 margin, support the league’s sanctions against New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady and the team, and more than half think Brady himself cheated in what has become known as Deflategate. CONT. ESPN Read more »
More Than One-Third Believes Decline in African American Baseball Players is a Concern
More than one in three Americans considers the decline in African American players in Major League Baseball to be a problem. … African Americans, 49%, are more likely than whites, 34%, to consider the composition of MLB players to be troublesome. CONT. Marist Poll Read more »
Move Over, Baseball: Poll Shows 67% of Americans Now Say Football Is National Pastime
According to a new Bloomberg Politics poll, 67 percent of Americans say football is the national pastime, as opposed to 28 percent who say baseball is. I’m pretty sure I’m supposed to be shocked by this number—yet more proof that baseball is dying!—but honestly, I’m surprised that 28 percent of […] Read more »
Key Findings from the Q1 2015 CNBC All-America Economic Survey
Below are 10 key findings from the Q1 CNBC All-America Economic Survey, conducted from March 26-29 among 800 adults. CONT. Micah Roberts, Public Opinion Strategies Read more »
HBO Real Sports/Marist Poll: Injured Top College Athletes Should Not Carry the Costs
Americans favor change on a major issue relating to NCAA student-athletes. Providing health insurance to injured, top college athletes after they graduate receives the support of majorities of Americans, 56%, and college sports fans, 55%, alike. … Americans’ opinions divide over whether or not college athletes should be permitted to […] Read more »