Time To Say Goodbye Bad Bunny Triggers the Right and an Exciting Election Result in New Jersey
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Feb 11, 2026 Patrick Hultgren, a war correspondent reporting from New Jersey, gives on-the-ground coverage of Ana Lilia Mejia’s stunning primary win. Conversations jump between Bad Bunny’s cultural impact and the right’s manufactured outrage. Local mailers, big-money spending, grassroots energy, and why organizers beat well-funded opponents are all explored in short, vivid scenes.
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Rightward Vibe Shift Was Temporary
- A youth-driven rightward cultural moment peaked then collapsed as its figures were exposed as losers.
- Young men who swung right in 2024 are drifting back as the movement lost mystique and credibility.
Business, Not Wokeness, Drove Bad Bunny Slot
- Conservative outrage over Bad Bunny misreads commercial incentives as cultural conspiracy.
- Tyler says the NFL booked Bad Bunny to expand into Latin America, not to 'be woke.'
Trump's Coalition Is Fracturing
- Trump's base looks fractured: some think he's not harsh enough while others think he's gone too far.
- Tyler and Jay see a weakened mystique that makes his broad appeal unstable.
