Politicon 2016

The worlds of politics and entertainment are set to merge again this summer at the second annual Politicon, the Unconventional Political Convention, held at the Pasadena Convention Center on Saturday June 25 and Sunday June 26, 2016. A nonpartisan fan fest for politics and entertainment, Politicon will bring together politicians, pundits, comedians and entertainers from across the spectrum for a weekend of comedy, panels, book signings, radio and TV broadcasts, debates, podcasts, interviews, film screenings, meet & greets, and much more. Last year over 9,000 fans flocked to the inaugural Politicon and the festival is anticipated to bring even more political nerds to the West Coast in 2016.

Already confirmed to participate in this year’s Politicon are Governor Sarah Palin, President Vicente Fox of Mexico, James Carville, Wendy Davis, Ann Coulter, Upright Citizens Brigade, Eugene Robinson, Dinesh D’Souza, Senator Barbara Boxer,Lizz Winstead, Jon Ronson, Paul Begala, Van Jones, S.E. Cupp, Sally Kohn, Tomi Lahren, Touré, Ken Rudin, Michael Murphy, Congressman Ted Lieu , Dr. Alveda King, David Horowitz, Ben Shapiro, Bill Nye, KT MCFarland and many more to be announced in the coming weeks. From The Daily Show, Desi Lydic andRoy Wood Jr. will be attending Politicon, along with The Nightly Show’s Grace Parra and Jordon Carlos. Comedian Greg Proopswill be hosting his podcast The Greg Proops Film Club Live at Politicon.

Additionally, political consultant Frank Luntz will be on-site, attempting to hold the world’s largest focus group of over 3,000 individuals. The public opinion guru has garnered fame for his instant response focus groups, featured on Fox News after Presidential debates. A full list of participants can be found here: politicon.com/lineup

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 Sarah Palin                                                                      James Carville                                   Sarah Palin

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Sarah Palin                                                                                       Sarah Palin

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 James Carville  Sarah Palin                                                  Glenn Beck

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Glenn Beck                                                                                     Glenn Beck

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Alive Free Happy                                                                       Gary Johnson  Libertarian

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Libertarian Candidate Gary Johnson                            Gary Johnson Supporter

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Bernie Sanders Impersonator                                            Donald Trump Impersonator

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Alveda King – Martin Luther King Jr’s. niece              Alveda King – Martin Luther King Jr’s. niece 

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KT McFarland                                                                               Clay Aiken and KT MckFarland

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Dana Loesch                                                                                 American Idols

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Ann Coulter                                                                                  America

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Ari David                                                                                         Ari David and Paul Rodriguez

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Paul Rodriguez                                                                           Barbara Boxer

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Ben Shapiro                                                                                  Ben Shapiro

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Roseanne Barr                                                                            Touré

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Evan Sayet                                                                                     Michael Steele

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Bill Nye                                                                                            Rick Unger, David Webb and Michael Steele 

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Robert Davi                                                                                   Red State Update

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Hillary Game at KFI Radio Booth                                      Trump Game at KFI Radio Booth

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Young Republicans                                                                  Wendy Davis

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John Ratzenberger                                                                   John Ratzenberger                                                            

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Bernie Sanders                                                                            Obama is Che

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Hillary Clinton                                                                             Hillary Fiddles

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Ted Cruz                                                                                          Justice

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Chalk Wall                                                                                     Chalk Wall

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DInesh D’Souza                                                                          Darrell Hammond

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Jay Pharoah                                                                              Darrell Hammond and Jay Pharoah

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Brexit                                                                                                Democracy Village

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Revolution                                                                                    Capitalism

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