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Yes, Everything is Political Now (Including the Super Bowl)
In 2025’s Super Bowl, politics will play out as vividly as the game itself.
Today — as we do each February — Americans will gather around television screens, in bars and backyards, for the (relatively free) grand spectacle of the Super Bowl. It’s a ritual steeped in decades of tradition, a heretofore unifying event in a nation often divided.
But in 2025, like nearly everything else in American life, the Super Bowl is as much about politics as it is about football. In many ways, this is but the latest outgrowth in a long trend.
To the casual observer, the idea that a football game could serve as a political battleground might seem excessive. After all, isn’t the Super Bowl supposed to be about athletic excellence, dazzling halftime performances, and billion-dollar advertising spots designed to sell everything from beer to electric vehicles?
Yet, a deeper look at its history reveals that the Super Bowl has always been more than a game — it has been a mirror reflecting the evolving cultural and political landscape of the United States.
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