Though some maintain ESPN’s decline in ratings and subscriptions has little to do with the company’s move towards left-leaning political commentary, one analytics firm says the data suggest otherwise.

In Ohio, for example, ESPN saw a noticeable drop in Republican viewership in 2016, which coincides with the sports media group’s sharper shift towards partisan commentary, according to Deep Root Analytics.

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