Document Type

Opinion Piece

The Presidential election affects sports

Authors

Griffin Stockford

Publication Title

The Maine Campus

Publication Date

11-16-2016

Abstract/ Summary

Athletes have always played a significant role in politics. They often appear at campaign events for politicians, in hopes of helping to sway voters by showing their support for a candidate. Athletes’ political actions, such as Colin Kaepernick’s kneeling protests, become national news because of players’ notoriety and thus the influence they have. Just last week, Bill Belichick and Tom Brady were being forced to address allegations that they expressed to Donald Trump their support for his presidency. Donald Trump’s presidency likely won’t affect the sports industry as a whole. It’s simply too large and too wealthy. But his presidency will affect the way athletes, whose sports consist largely of minorities, view the presidency, particularly when it comes to visiting the White House.

Comments

Content captured from The Maine Campus website by by Kimberly Sawtelle, Library Specialist CLIII, on January 16, 2021.

Identifier

Racial Justice_Maine Campus_2021_01_16f

Repository Citation

Stockford, Griffin, "The Presidential election affects sports" (2016). Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion. 35.
https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/social_justice/35

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