More than two-thirds of Americans say professional athletes should either keep their political activity off the field or abstain from politics altogether, a new CBS poll reveals.
When asked whether pro athletes should “use their position and fame to talk politics or raise issues, if they want to,” 41 percent of respondents answered yes “but only on their own time” — i.e. not while representing their team. Another 27 percent said pro athletes “should not” use their elevated positions to advance political issues, while 32 percent said athletes should get political “whenever they want to.”