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Wiz Imp

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9. So you have no evidence that ALL members of the US Hockey team are Trumpers
Sun Feb 15, 2026, 05:53 PM
Feb 15

It's well known Hockey players are far more likely to be Reopublicans than Democrats. That in no way means that ALL the members of the National team support Trump (which is what you claimed). Yes, there's a few outspoken assholes on the team (the main reason I'm rooting against them) but most have not been public wth their politics.

As for the commercials - you explicitly said: "All the US players are Trumpers - so I'm not surprised to hear this." You explicitly tied a commercial shown during a game to the politics of the players in the game. That was a ridiculous statement. Beyond that, NBC doesn't even choose the commercials. They air the commercials from the companies (or in this case the government) who pay them to air their commercials.

Oh, and according to a 2020 survey, the average NHL fan was more likely to be a Democrat than a Republican. Once accounting for the lean of independents, The average NHL fan may lean more conservative but it is no where close to being a significant majority.
https://pro.morningconsult.com/articles/sports-fan-base-demographic-data

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