Some Daily Post readers may be aware that celebrities — certain celebrities — have been expressing support for this or that political candidate in 2024.
Donald Trump, for example, has been endorsed by a fair number of celebrities, most of whom are currently serving sentences in various prisons. Or else, should be in prison.
Kamala Harris has been endorsed by a bunch of female celebrities — Beyoncé, Taylor Swift, Michelle Obama, Billie Eilish, Oprah Winfrey, to mention a few — but also by some men.
On Sunday, Harris was endorsed by Bad Bunny, according to AP News.
I thought at first that was a joke, but apparently there’s actually a famous celebrity who goes by the stage name Bad Bunny.
Reportedly, the phone owned by political consultant Maria Cardona was buzzing in late August, with text messages from certain Democratic Party leaders, all asking basically the same question.
“Where’s Bad Bunny? We have to get Bad Bunny.”
That would be Puerto Rican recording artist Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio. One of the biggest superstars in the world, and among Latinos, the very biggest.
He was the most streamed artist on Spotify in 2020, 2021 and 2022, and was only surpassed by Taylor Swift in 2023. He was named Artist of the Year by Apple Music in 2022. His third album, El Último Tour Del Mundo, became the first all-Spanish language album to top the Billboard 200.
So I feel really, really stupid, that I had never heard of him. (Or if I did hear of him, I may have thought people were talking about a cartoon character.)
What would it mean for Bad Bunny to endorse Harris?
From a September 19 article by Jesús Rodríguez and Sabrina Rodriguez in The Washington Post:
“That would be like a Thanos-level event,” said Kristian Ramos, another Democratic consultant, alluding to the all-powerful Marvel Universe character to underscore the potential power of Bad Bunny co-signing a presidential campaign. Ramos has daydreamed about such a scenario with his political friends. “Like a snap,” he said. “That’s a game-over moment.”
Why? Well, for one, Pennsylvania, perhaps the most important swing state (where many pollsters see a dead heat between Harris and Donald Trump), is home to the third-largest population of Puerto Ricans outside the island — including roughly 300,000 eligible voters.
“Bad Bunny would give them that green light, right?” says Victor Martinez, a radio host and owner of five Pennsylvania stations who recently appeared in an ad for Harris. “That sense of, ‘Okay, if he’s for her, then it’s okay for me to be for her as well.’”
Bad Bunny threw his support behind Kamala Harris on Sunday, by sharing a video of Harris criticizing the Trump administration’s response — or rather, its lack of response — to Hurricane Maria in 2017, which caused an estimated 3,000 deaths and $92 billion in damage in Puerto Rico.
If I am remembering my 8th grade geography, Puerto Rico is a U.S. territory. Meaning that Bad Bunny is a U.S. citizen, and not an immigrant. (For comparison purposes, it’s been widely reported that Elon Musk arrived in the U.S. as an undocumented immigrant. And also, that he has never had an album top the Billboard 200.)
Outside of music, Bad Bunny performs in professional wrestling, and is a one-time WWE 24/7 Champion.
I’d love to see him wrestle Tim Walz. As a charity event, of course.