The conservative half of our country is not happy with ESPN. It's not only conservatives, there are more people who want sports prioritized over social politic

The conservative half of our country is not happy with ESPN. It's not only conservatives, there are more people who want sports prioritized over social politics. But it is only conservatives voicing specific comments like that. Because they don't have to risk looking like a heretic. If someone has preexisting allegiance to the social positions the coverage framing is aligned with, it's more complicated for them to dissent. Or they might even feel compelled to watch by the fraudulent implecation that ESPN's editorial decisions are made on importance, not that human interest stories are cheaper and easier to produce and can stir up a segment of the audience.