Poll: 56% say celebrities shouldn't feel obliged to perform at the inauguration if invited

When asked which view aligns with their own, 53 percent of Republicans chose the following response: “Celebrities and artists should perform at the inauguration if invited; the country needs to come together and continue to heal after a long election. Celebrities turning down invitations to make political statements only furthers the divide and disrespects the person who won the presidency.”

Thirty-two percent of Republicans opted for the alternate response: “Celebrities and artists should not perform at the inauguration if they do not want to. It is important that they are free to speak out against a president they do not support and would be a betrayal to their beliefs and their fans if they performed just to show unity.”

Alternatively, 77 percent of Democrats said performers should not abandon their beliefs, versus the 15 percent who said celebrities should forsake what they stand for on Inauguration Day.