Introducing the 2026 Lineup
November 5-7 Washington, DC CROOKED CON 2026 Freedom & Content for All
Crooked Con Kick-Off Shows
Who's coming to Crooked Con?
The Bigger the Tent,
the Closer To God
Join presidential candidates, campaign strategists, pollsters, organizers, journalists, creators, and even lowly podcast hosts as we gather in one place to unpack the lessons of 2026, debate, argue, commiserate, fall in LOVE (?), and chart the path forward to 2028.
What Is Crooked Con?
At Crooked, we believe the answer to rising right-wing authoritarianism is a massive, welcoming, pro-democracy movement strong enough to defeat it.
That means seeing each other as part of one big team, even when we have big disagreements. And that means building a movement that doesn’t just have the right politics, but is also fun and exciting and entertaining and open to all. That’s what Crooked Con is all about. And we cannot wait to see you there.
“The Pod Save America boys are asking us to imagine a version of the Democratic Party that is loud, discursive, unruly, but nonetheless more capable of weathering its divisions than it was previously.”
— Slate
“A big tent is messy and, apparently, loud… I can’t remember the last time that I was so entertained by a political panel.”
—The Atlantic
“Pod Save America podcasters host CPAC ‘for the left.’”
— Politico
“Imagine a giant Thanksgiving dinner where all you do is talk politics. And where the idea is to reach some kind of consensus…” — The Washington Post
