Can local sports have an effect on election results?

Nov 1, 2022, 10:58 AM
Humanities Professor Jeff Knapp puts his finger on the pulse of culture.

Can the success of a local sports team influence voters when they enter the polling booth? One study says yes. WJXT Channel 4 asks Florida State College at Jacksonville Professor of Humanities Jeff Knapp how much weight this study's results hold. Knapp's knowledge of cultures, from ancient Romans and Greeks through the Hip-Hop culture of today, puts a learned perspective on this theory.