Will public opinion shift towards the NFL protests?

[Tekken_Guy]

Does anyone think Trump's latest rant on twitter will move public opinion in favor of the NFL players kneeling during the National Anthem?

[Koharu]

Yes. It's already starting.

[JA]

Yes, but primarily because it increasingly polarized the subject and increase center-to-left support for the protests while strengthening the right-wing opposition.

[Inmate Trump]

I just hope the big bad wolf doesn’t start coming after baseball. That’s my game!

[Horus]

Trump's popularity is surging and sadly this will only help him. A lot of on the fence white folks are gung ho Trump supporters after this week. If this continues he'll be above 50% approval by the end of next month.

[pbrower2a]

President Trump has exploited patriotic shtick for all the worst reasons. That will come back to bite him.

[Sprouts Farmers Market ✘]

Liberals hate sports so it will not have an impactful long-term effect

[Inmate Trump]

Liberals hate sports so it will not have an impactful long-term effect

I love baseball.  I like basketball.  I live in the car racing capitol of the world.  I like fishing.  I enjoy the outdoors.

[Inmate Trump]

Trump's popularity is surging and sadly this will only help him. A lot of on the fence white folks are gung ho Trump supporters after this week. If this continues he'll be above 50% approval by the end of next month.

No way will he be above 50% unless there is some serious fake polling happening.

[Wakie77]

Liberals hate sports so it will not have an impactful long-term effect

Really?  I guess all my football, hockey, and baseball memorabilia just magically appeared in my home.

I don't "get" auto racing so maybe that is the only thing you consider a sport.

[Illiniwek]

Honestly, viewership will probably go down. Its not like flower power hippies are going to start watching football to make up for the right wing crackpots that are going to stop watching. However I do believe public opinion of the NFL will go up, and that it is getting easier for those in the center to join in the protest against trump's bigotry.

[MasterJedi]

Honestly, viewership will probably go down. Its not like flower power hippies are going to start watching football to make up for the right wing crackpots that are going to stop watching. However I do believe public opinion of the NFL will go up, and that it is getting easier for those in the center to join in the protest against trump's bigotry.

They did that last year, then came back for the divisional champtionships and super bowl. A lot of those people don't have much to look forward too besides football, they'll almost all crawl back eventually.

[Mr. Reactionary]

Not significantly. You'll probably have some knee jerk support from the people who would literally praise blisters if Trump condemned them, but most people dont care either way.

[Dr Oz Lost Party!]

Liberals hate sports so it will not have an impactful long-term effect

Really? Because I love college football, hockey, soccer, and sometimes baseball.

[BudgieForce]

Leave it to Trump to make a non-issue into a major talking point.

[ProudModerate2]

Liberals hate sports so it will not have an impactful long-term effect

I love baseball.  I like basketball.  I live in the car racing capitol of the world.  I like fishing.  I enjoy the outdoors.

Really?  I guess all my football, hockey, and baseball memorabilia just magically appeared in my home.
I don't "get" auto racing so maybe that is the only thing you consider a sport.

Really? Because I love college football, hockey, soccer, and sometimes baseball.

Atlas members,
Sprouts Farmers Market is known to post stupid comments, just to get a-kick out of seeing responses. Don't waste your time or brain-cells on this strange troll.

[Santander]

Atlas members,
Sprouts Farmers Market is known to post stupid comments, just to get a-kick out of seeing responses. Don't waste your time or brain-cells on this strange troll.

At least trolls have self-awareness, unlike you.

And as for her comments, some of us speak the same language as her. Sorry that you don't understand.

[Ban my account ffs!]

Liberals hate sports so it will not have an impactful long-term effect

I love baseball.  I like basketball.  I live in the car racing capitol of the world.  I like fishing.  I enjoy the outdoors.

Really?  I guess all my football, hockey, and baseball memorabilia just magically appeared in my home.
I don't "get" auto racing so maybe that is the only thing you consider a sport.

Really? Because I love college football, hockey, soccer, and sometimes baseball.

Atlas members,
Sprouts Farmers Market is known to post stupid comments, just to get a-kick out of seeing responses. Don't waste your time or brain-cells on this strange troll.

Think of it more like a moat.  It keeps the stupid at bay while the genuine cross the bridge.

[ProudModerate2]

Atlas members,
Sprouts Farmers Market is known to post stupid comments, just to get a-kick out of seeing responses. Don't waste your time or brain-cells on this strange troll.

At least trolls have self-awareness, unlike you.
And as for her comments, some of us speak the same language as her. Sorry that you don't understand.

LOL.
You need some "self-awareness" yourself.
Only the nutty understand her language, so it makes sense you do also.

[Ban my account ffs!]

Atlas members,
Sprouts Farmers Market is known to post stupid comments, just to get a-kick out of seeing responses. Don't waste your time or brain-cells on this strange troll.

At least trolls have self-awareness, unlike you.
And as for her comments, some of us speak the same language as her. Sorry that you don't understand.

LOL.
You need some "self-awareness" yourself.
Only the nutty understand her language, so it makes sense you do also.

I assure you Santander is quite self aware.

[Rookie Yinzer]

Yes.

In fifty years white people will pretend that they loved Colin Kapernick in 2017 just like they currently do with Martin Luther King and Muhammad Ali.

[🐒Gods of Prosperity🔱🐲💸]

Yes.

In fifty years white people will pretend that they loved Colin Kapernick in 2017 just like they currently do with Martin Luther King and Muhammad Ali.

Yes, because they will assume he's some random Irish person.

[ProudModerate2]

Yes.

In fifty years white people will pretend that they loved Colin Kapernick in 2017 just like they currently do with Martin Luther King and Muhammad Ali.

Yes, because they will assume he's some random Irish person.

[Fuzzy Bear]

I tend to think it will stay the same over the long haul.  Americans complain about jocks, about owners, about publicly funded stadiums and arenas, but sports is their distraction.

Misguided SJWs in jockstrap being anti-American morons on national TV isn't going to get me to stop watching the game.

[Famous Mortimer]

Public opinion will be in favor of the players.

NFL (former?) fan opinion will be against them.