Politicon, the highly anticipated “Unconventional Political Convention,” took place last weekend with thousands of attendees filling the Music City Center in Nashville on October 26 and 27. Politicon is the annual, bi-partisan convention that brings together Democrats, Republicans, and people of all political affiliations for a weekend of intelligent, controversial, entertaining and outlandish discussion. To read more, click HERE
Touré attends day 2 of Politicon 2019 at Music City Center on October 27, 2019 in Nashville, Tennessee.(Photo by Ed Rode/Getty Images for Politicon)
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and Marsha Blackburn attend day 2 of Politicon 2019 at Music City Center on October 27, 2019 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Ed Rode/Getty Images for Politicon)
Yamiche Alcindor attends day 2 of Politicon 2019 at Music City Center on October 27, 2019 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Ed Rode/Getty Images for Politicon)
(L-R) Jill Wine-Banks, Maya Wiley and Barbara McQuade attend day 2 of Politicon 2019 at Music City Center on October 27, 2019 in Nashville, Tennessee.(Photo by Ed Rode/Getty Images for Politicon)
Alexi McCammond attends day 2 of Politicon 2019 at Music City Center on October 27, 2019 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Ed Rode/Getty Images for Politicon)
Donna Brazile attends the 2019 Politicon at Music City Center on October 26, 2019 in Nashville, Tennessee.(Photo by Ed Rode/Getty Images for Politicon)
(L-R) Joe Lockhart, Zerlina Maxwell, Kyle Kulinski, James Carville, Mike Pesca and Jess McIntosh attend day 2 of Politicon 2019 at Music City Center on October 27, 2019 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Ed Rode/Getty Images for Politicon)
(L-R) Touré, Malcolm Nance, Dr. Jason Johnson, Shermichael Singleton and Elie Mystal attend day 2 of Politicon 2019 at Music City Center on October 27, 2019 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Ed Rode/Getty Images for Politicon)
(L-R) Yamiche Alcindor, Brian Karem, Alexi McCammond, April Ryan and Joe Lockhart attend day 2 of Politicon 2019 at Music City Center on October 27, 2019 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Ed Rode/Getty Images for Politicon)
(L-R) Jill Wine-Banks, Lauren Duca, Maya Wiley, Lauren Chen and Danielle Crittenden of Femsplainers attend day 2 of Politicon 2019 at Music City Center on October 27, 2019 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Ed Rode/Getty Images for Politicon)
(L-R) Mayor Glenn Jacobs, Shermichael Singleton, Sally Kohn, April Ryan and Touré speak onstage during day 2 of Politicon 2019 at Music City Center on October 27, 2019 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images for Politicon)
(L-R) Mayor Glenn Jacobs, April Ryan, Touré, Sally Kohn and Shermichael Singleton attend day 2 of Politicon 2019 at Music City Center on October 27, 2019 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Ed Rode/Getty Images for Politicon)
Danielle Crittenden of Femsplainers speaks onstage during the 2019 Politicon at Music City Center on October 26, 2019 in Nashville, Tennessee.(Photo by Ed Rode/Getty Images for Politicon)
James Comey speaks onstage during the 2019 Politicon at Music City Center on October 26, 2019 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images for Politicon)
Tomi Lahren speaks onstage during the 2019 Politicon at Music City Center on October 26, 2019 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images for Politicon)
Tim Wise speaks onstage during the 2019 Politicon at Music City Center on October 26, 2019 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Ed Rode/Getty Images for Politicon)
(L-R) Elwood Watson, Zerlina Maxwell and Elie Mystal speak onstage during the 2019 Politicon at Music City Center on October 26, 2019 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Ed Rode/Getty Images for Politicon)
(L-R) Elie Mystal, Elwood Watson, Dr. Jason Johnson, Tim Wise and Zerlina Maxwell attend the 2019 Politicon at Music City Center on October 26, 2019 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Ed Rode/Getty Images for Politicon)
(L-R) John Fugelsang, Scottie Nell Hughes, Elie Mystal, Stephanie Miller, Rick Ungar, Tom Rogan and guest attend the 2019 Politicon at Music City Center on October 26, 2019 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Ed Rode/Getty Images for Politicon)
(L-R) Mayor Glenn Jacobs, Dr. Jonathan Metzl, Bob Cusack, Buck Sexton, Briahna Gray and Sally Kohn attend the 2019 Politicon at Music City Center on October 26, 2019 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Ed Rode/Getty Images for Politicon)
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