No Politics During Super Bowl, Please

This year’s Super Bowl matchup promises a game for the ages.

Kansas City Chiefs’ QB Patrick Mahomes may be nursing a high-ankle sprain, but few athletes are primed for big-game heroics quite like the 27-year-old star.

The Philadelphia Eagles defeated a energized Giants team and a depleted 49ers team to get to Glendale, Arizona.

And that’s what American audiences can’t wait to see come Sunday.

What they don’t want, and a poll makes it abundantly clear, is a show interrupted by political messages and Culture War broadsides.

Convention of States Action and The Trafalgar Group collaborated on a new study of nearly 1,000 potential general election voters.

The results were overwhelming.

• 84.4 percent believe that sporting events like the Super Bowl should not contain political or cultural statements and instead should be focused on the game.
• 10 percent believe that sporting events such as the Super Bowl should incorporate political or cultural statements.
• 5.6% of voters aren’t sure.

It is surprising, however, how Democrats responded to the topic.

• 76.7 percent believe that sporting events like the Super Bowl should not include cultural or political statements and instead should focus on the game. 15.6% believe that political or cultural statements should not be excluded, while 7.7% aren’t sure.

In a statement, Mark Meckler, President of Convention of States said that “the radical left’s obsession with making all aspects of American life subservient to their politics has found its way into our national pastimes.”

Will Super Bowl LVII heed the poll’s warning?

One quick glance at the Sunday commercials suggests that nostalgia and comedy will reign supreme.

Rihanna, who was supposed to make the halftime entertainment something special, could either sing or convey a message.

Either way, the game’s ratings are expected to be massive, meaning some stars may be unable to resist a lecture or two along the way.

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