Ballot Sees Majority Still OKAY With aRedskinsa Name

A fresh Associated Press poll implies that nationally, aRedskinsa still enjoys wide support. Not quite four in five Americans donat think the staff should change its name, the survey found. Only 11 percent think it ought to be changed, while 8 percent werenat positive and 2 percent didnat answer. Even though 79 % favor keeping the title, that does signify a 10 percentage point drop from the final national study about them, done in 1992 by The Washington Post and ABC News right before the team won its latest Super Bowl. Then, 89 percent said the name should not be changed, and 7 percent said it should. The AP-GfK study was conducted from April 11-15. It involved interviews with 1,004 adults on both land lines and cellphones. It has a of sampling error of plus or minus 3.9 percentage points. A few study participants told The AP that they didn't consider the title unpleasant and cited tradition in arguing that it shouldnat change. aThatas who theyave been forever. Thatas who theyare identified as,a mentioned Sarah Lee, a 36-year-old stay-at-home mom from Osceola, Ind. aI believe we as a people make race out to become a bigger issue than it is.a But people who think the title should be changed say the term is clearly derogatory. aWith exactly what Native Americans have been through in this place, to have a sports team named the Redskins a' seriously, now. Itas bad,a said Pamela Rogal, 56, a writer from Boston. aMuch farther in the future, weare going to look straight back on this and say, `Are you serious? Did they really call them the Washington Redskins?a Itas a no-brainer.a A fresh Associated Press poll implies that nationally, aRedskinsa still loves wide... Robert Griffin III could be the feature story in the most recent ESPN The... For recent days the Dolphins and Chiefs have been discussing... By Kyle Gans Considering that the Cleveland Browns came ultimately back to the league, in... By Jesse Ferguson Itas NFL sentimenta' or even moral lawa' that an... NFL Network has their edition of the aTop 10 Steelers of All-Time,a... Visit DerbyDeals.com for an excellent collection of Kentucky Derby Passes and Kentucky Derby Packages.

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