The NFL's Date with Bad Bunny, Gaming Illinois' Presidential Primary, and Chasing the Winter Olympics

Feel the love of our February 2026 edition of the Chicago Power Poll podcast with Thom Serafin. Our power pollers emptied their sizeable wisdom on 5 new questions. Once again, Thom welcomes the Dean of Chicago political reporters Mike Flannery. This month's special guest is the CEO & President of The Urban Center, Juan Rangel

This month, we asked our Power Pollers to answer these questions:

• Should Illinois move its Presidential primary to first-in-the-nation for 2028?

• What was the NFL's strategic intent with Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime show?

• Should the U.S. pursue hosting future Winter Olympics?

• After the DOJ's release of 3M+ pages of Epstein files, what should legislators prioritize?

• What are your Valentine's Day Plans?

Thom, Mike, and Juan will share our Power Poll results and get into their analysis of the answers here on this month's episode.s