If Mike Pence doesn't want to be booed he should attend tractor pulls and NASCAR races

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5. NASCAR and Mike Pence

http://reverbpress.com/sports/nascar-defies-perceived-stereotype/

4/2/15

On Tuesday, NASCAR joined a chorus of those opposing Indiana’s Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA.) NASCAR Senior Vice President and Chief Communications Officer Brett Jewkes authored the statement posted to NASCAR.com. Jewkes wrote that the sanctioning body is disappointed by the legislation, and NASCAR refuses to discriminate, instead advocating for diversity and inclusion of all within the sport.

Readers of Daily Kos, a liberal website, commented with surprise on a Facebook link posted to its page that mentioned NASCAR’s opposition to the RFRA. NASCAR fans are perceived as being mostly white, male, straight, and dedicated conservatives.

Some NASCAR fans took to commenting in anger on unrelated story links on NASCAR’s Facebook page over the sanctioning body’s statement. They asserted that the sport was alienating its conservative Christian base. One fan wrote that the sport adopting ethanol (it switched to an American Ethanol Blend in 2011 for its three main national series in an effort to cut emissions) was the beginning of the end, and “entering politics” was the final straw. Another wrote that NASCAR is “trying to be part of an assault on Christians.”

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religious_Freedom_Restoration_Act_(Indiana)

PS: I come from a racing family and still enjoy watching NASCAR...well, up until it became more like reality TV.