Key Takeaways
- A special live episode of "Terminally Online" from CrookedCon blind-ranked 2025's most online politicians.
- J.D. Vance was identified as the number one most online politician, followed by Nancy Mace.
- A Crooked Con straw poll indicated Pete Buttigieg as the top choice for a 2028 presidential run with 31% of votes.
- Audience members at CrookedCon nominated various politicians for the 2028 presidential race.
Deep Dive
- The segment featured a live recording of the subscriber-exclusive show "Terminally Online" from CrookedCon.
- Hosts Elijah Cohn, Jon Favreau, Dan Pfeiffer, Tommy Vietor, and Jon Lovett blind-ranked the "most online politicians of 2025."
- The game's objective was to achieve a consensus ranking among the hosts without prior knowledge of the full list.
- Congresswoman Nancy Mace's online presence was described as "uncomfortable" by the hosts.
- Discussions included an incident at the Charleston airport involving a police escort, which led to a Wired reporter's firing.
- Mace posted a video about the incident, prompting bipartisan defense of airport staff from Tim Scott and Lindsey Graham.
- Her online persona was characterized as demonstrating "internet personality disorder" and "main character energy."
- J.D. Vance was ultimately ranked as the number one "most online" politician of 2025.
- The top five also included Nancy Mace, Donald Trump, Zoran Montani, and Gavin Newsom.
- Chuck Schumer was mentioned as another politician with a significant online presence.
- Donald Trump was initially placed at a three for his online activity, including all-caps posts.
- Grant Plattner was recognized as an honorable mention for his activity on Reddit.
- Mike Lee was discussed, characterized as a "protégé of J.D. Vance" and easily influenced online.
- Valentina Gomez, who ran for Secretary of State in Missouri, was mentioned for attempting to primary Dan Crenshaw in Texas.
- Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was cited for her past online impact and ability to "break the internet."
- The Crooked Con Straw Poll surveyed attendees on their preferred 2028 presidential candidates.
- Pete Buttigieg secured the most votes with 31%, followed by Andy Bashir at 22%.
- Wes Moore and Gavin Newsom each received 15% of the vote.
- Anderson Clayton and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez each garnered 7%, though only 13 people voted in total.
- Audience members at CrookedCon participated in a live poll for 2028 presidential candidates.
- Suggestions included Chris Murphy, Andy Beshear, and a joint ticket of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Jon Ossoff.
- Other nominations featured Gretchen Whitmer, Corey Booker, and J.B. Pritzker.
- One audience member noted J.B. Pritzker's past $1.4 million casino winnings, donated to charity.