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SBJ/SBD's Reader Survey: Obama Tops Romney Among Participants

SBJ/SBD readers recently anwered a comprehensive list of questions for our annual survey that will appear in the Nov. 26 issue of SportsBusiness Journal and in SportsBusiness Daily throughout that week. With voters heading to the polls today, Morning Buzz below offers a glance at whom some of our readers are voting for in the presidential election and their stance on Congress' involvement in sports-related issues. Appoximately 1,300 readers responded to the survey, which was run from Oct. 8-Oct. 26. Turnkey Sports & Entertainment was the technical partner in the survey (THE DAILY). 

If the elections were held today, how would you vote?
RESPONSE
PERCENTAGE
Barack Obama
46.8
Mitt Romney
38.4
Not sure
9.8
Would not vote
2.7
Another candidate
2.3

What issue in the sports industry should the newly elected Congress most concern itself with in 2013?
RESPONSE
PERCENTAGE
None -- Congress should not look to engage in the sports industry
56.5
Concussions
19.3
Increasing TV rights fees and impact on consumers
11.0
Performance-enhancing drug use
8.2
College football playoff
2.9
Other
2.2

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