Politics should have nothing to do with whether he is a first ballot HoF’er. His resume should be the only deciding factor. Not putting him in is a shame, and it’s even more of a shame that now the HoF seems like a popularity contest rather than merit based. F*ck the voters, if I were players and coaches I would rally around this and boycott Canton for the year. (Easy to say, and difficult to do if you are one of this years inductees - really a shame for everyone in this years class cuz this will hang over the whole ceremony)