Poll: Americans would rather keep "Redskins" name than change it

In a Morning Consult poll conducted July 7-9, days after the NFL team announced a formal review of its name, 49 percent of U.S. adults said the team should keep the Redskins moniker. By comparison, 29 percent of respondents said the team should change its name. Self-identified NFL fans reported similar feelings on the question…

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Among all U.S. adults, 30 percent of respondents said they find the Redskins brand identity — the combination of the name and primary logo — at least somewhat offensive, placing it among the more offensive team brands in the survey. The team’s primary logo, which dates back to 1972, making it one of the oldest in the league, depicts a Native American warrior’s face in profile inside a circle with two feathers attached.

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