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Posted: Friday October 31, 2008 5:39PM; Updated: Friday October 31, 2008 5:39PM

Sports Ballot: Sound off on biggest issues of the day

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You don't have to wait until Tuesday to fill out a ballot. Take our special Election Year Sports Ballot below to make your voice heard on the hottest topics facing the sports world. Come back on Tuesday to see the results, which will be sortable by party affiliation and state.

1. Which political party do you consider yourself most closely affiliated with?
2. Which state do you live in?
3. What is your favorite sport?
Football
Baseball
Basketball
Hockey
Racing
Soccer
4. What do you consider to be the biggest issue in sports today?
Steroids
Ticket prices
PSLs
Public finances for stadiums
Criminal behavior
5. Which postseason format do you favor most for college football?
Playoff
BCS Bowl system
Old bowl system
Nothing
6. What would be the best possible setup for a college football playoff system?
7. Should Division I college athletes be paid?
Yes for revenue sports
Yes for all
No
8. Which pro sports league do you consider to have the biggest problem with performance-enhancing drugs?
NFL
MLB
NBA
NHL
9. Which of these players would you most like to see inducted into the Hall of Fame?
Barry Bonds
Roger Clemens
Pete Rose
Shoeless Joe Jackson
10. Would you like to state your case for any of the above players for the Hall of Fame or make a suggestion of your own?
11. What should be done with the DH rule in the major leagues?
The AL should ban it
The NL should adopt it
Leave as is
12. State your case for or against the DH.
13. Which city most deserves an NFL team, either by expansion or relocation?
Los Angeles
San Antonio
London
Mexico City
14. Are you in favor of staging one NFL regular-season game overseas every year?
Yes
No
15. What is the ideal length of the NFL regular season ?
14 games
16 games
18 games
20 games
16. Which of these athletes has the best chance of becoming a politician?
Charles Barkley
Tom Brady
Peyton Manning
Curt Schilling
17. Why would you be likely to vote for – or against – any of those athletes for public office? Who else would you like to see run for office one day?
18. What would best describe your sports spending habits?
Need to be at the game!
Only with free tickets
Rather buy an HDTV
19. Which recent president do you most closely associate with sports?
George W. Bush
Bill Clinton
George H. W. Bush
Ronald Reagan
20. To what extent should the president be willing to intercede in sports matters, such as preventing labor stoppages or the fight against steroid use?
Large extent
Limited extent
Not at all
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