PUBLIC OPINION > Last August, Most People Thought Lance Armstrong Was Innocent
SodaHead News
2013/01/17 22:00:00
Even though he was stripped of his titles and dropped by his sponsors, the general public wanted to give Lance Armstrong the benefit of the doubt. That includes you, SodaHeads. When we asked back in August whether you thought the cycling legend was guilty of taking performance-enhancing drugs, 73% of you didn't believe it! It's understandable that you'd want to believe someone like Armstrong was innocent, but let's dig a little deeper, shall we?
GEN Y'ERS WEREN'T FOOLED
It has been said that with age comes wisdom, but in this case it was the 25-34 year olds who got it right. 42% of them voted that Armstrong was guilty. Maybe they're just more jaded? On the other hand, the majority (82%) of SodaHeads over the age of 65 couldn't believe it, and anyone in between the ages of 13-24 were more likely to side with the cyclist as well.
UNDERGRADS LOVE LANCE
It's not too surprising that undergraduate students were Lance's biggest supporters. Only 16% of them voted that he was guilty. However, after obtaining bachelor degrees and moving on to grad school, the support lessened. 41% of graduate students were sure Lance took performance-enhancers. Could this be because undergraduates are involved more in athletics and community service/volunteer work -- maybe even Livestrong?
CONSERVATIVES SIDE WITH LANCE, TOO!
What was most surprising was the political divide on this question. 81% of conservatives believed Lance was innocent, while liberals were the least supportive -- 40% of them voted that he was guilty. Perhaps there was a difference in coverage on Fox News and... well... all the rest of the channels.
If you'd like to vote on this question, dig deeper into the demographics, or engage in existing discussion about the topic, visit our original poll about Lance Armstrong. We'd love to hear from you!
GEN Y'ERS WEREN'T FOOLED
It has been said that with age comes wisdom, but in this case it was the 25-34 year olds who got it right. 42% of them voted that Armstrong was guilty. Maybe they're just more jaded? On the other hand, the majority (82%) of SodaHeads over the age of 65 couldn't believe it, and anyone in between the ages of 13-24 were more likely to side with the cyclist as well.
UNDERGRADS LOVE LANCE
It's not too surprising that undergraduate students were Lance's biggest supporters. Only 16% of them voted that he was guilty. However, after obtaining bachelor degrees and moving on to grad school, the support lessened. 41% of graduate students were sure Lance took performance-enhancers. Could this be because undergraduates are involved more in athletics and community service/volunteer work -- maybe even Livestrong?
CONSERVATIVES SIDE WITH LANCE, TOO!
What was most surprising was the political divide on this question. 81% of conservatives believed Lance was innocent, while liberals were the least supportive -- 40% of them voted that he was guilty. Perhaps there was a difference in coverage on Fox News and... well... all the rest of the channels.
If you'd like to vote on this question, dig deeper into the demographics, or engage in existing discussion about the topic, visit our original poll about Lance Armstrong. We'd love to hear from you!
Top Opinion
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George Romney 2013/01/17 22:45:29
It's telling that they can't take away his medals and give them to the second, third or fourth place finishers BECAUSE THEY WERE DOING IT TOO!
Regardless I never thought this guy was truthful. Nothing specific lead me to think he was lying. I am just a pretty good judge of character and there is something off about this guy. His best Boy friend Matthew McConaughey is off too as is Cheryl Crow.
But this isnt OJ Simpson, its a guy that was a certain kind celebrity athlete. Now is the hardest part of all for him. He has to change completely or be shunned like OJ.
Believe me his desire will be to change, you can bet. Forcing someone like that to want to change means there is a chance for us to see the person he should of been.
Remember he didnt kill his wife. .
EK
We should 'worry' about this??? f OFF. let it go. IN the bigger scheme of life,,,,THIS IS NOT IMPORTANT. you have an ax to grind? some of you thought,,obama ACTUALLY CARED about America, too....HE DOESN'T. Should we post, how you screwed up voting for him? Not just once, but twice!!!!! It does not get worse or more stupid then that.!
Left-wingers are so duped they are still voting for anti-Americans, radical liberals and Obama.
Lance’s situation shouldn’t be a surprise to anyone.
54% of voting Americans voted for a fraud and someone that cares nothing about the constitution or rules.
I have the right to say what I want, it's part of the American 1st Amendment, or is that something Canooks don't understand,...now if you don't like what I said go to a Canadian site and shoot off your big mouth, c..t