The Bulwark Podcast Adam Serwer and Bobby Pulido: MAGA Got Proven Wrong
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Jan 28, 2026 
Bobby Pulido, Tejano music star and 2026 Democratic candidate from Texas’s Rio Grande Valley, talks border policy, the local economy, and his campaign. Adam Serwer, Atlantic staff writer and author, recounts Minneapolis community ICE-watchers and analyzes MAGA’s political narrative. They discuss protests, enforcement tactics, Second Amendment politics, and how local resistance reshapes national stories.
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Cruelty As Federal Policy
- The Minnesota raids exposed federal cruelty as policy rather than isolated mistakes.
- Adam Serwer argues the administration's actions aim to terrorize communities, not just enforce law.
On-the-Ground ICE Watch Patrols
- Adam Serwer rode with neighborhood ICE-watchers who used dispatchers and handles to track federal vehicles.
- Observers follow ICE cars, report locations, and warn residents with whistles and cameras.
Resistance Undermines MAGA Myth
- The mass-deportation plan was meant as a manly, heroic project for MAGA but produced the opposite effect.
- Multiracial Minneapolis showed community courage and cohesion that undermined MAGA's narrative.
