“Is the world slouching toward a grave systemic crisis?” asked historian Philip Zelikow at the annual gathering of the Aspen Strategy Group earlier this month. Now that’s what I call a question!

Zelikow, who teaches at the University of Virginia, is more than just a history professor. He has also served Republican as well as Democratic presidents in the White House, State Department, and Pentagon. His pessimism is that of a practitioner as well as a scholar.

The Democratic Party is a mess. It has no effective national leader. It has no serious agenda. And Democrats have no idea how to win back the Rust Belt voters who propelled the ultimate political outsider, Donald J. Trump, to the presidency.

During President Obama’s eight years in office the Democrats became primarily a coastal party that caters to out-of-touch wealthy elitists in liberal enclaves like Manhattan and Hollywood, while ignoring the hardworking Americans who are the backbone of our country.

She’s back. Already.

Usually, the losing candidate does a vanishing act after the presidential election. Not Hillary Clinton. Last Tuesday she returned to the political fray. “If the election had been on October 27, I would be your president,” she told CNN’s Christiane Amanpour in an interview in New York.

“I was on the way to winning,” she explained, “until the combination of [FBI Director] Jim Comey’s letter on October 28 and Russian WikiLeaks raised doubts in the minds of people who were inclined to vote for me but got scared off.”

Political thought leaders are often the best speakers to turn to for educating your audiences on the landscape of your business and the country. Their insights to what is happening behind the scenes and on the forefront of the nation are exactly what some groups need to tie in their daily journey to the bigger picture. Because social media has been such a big key player in the recent election, most thought leaders are sending a message through their personal platforms. The five keynote speakers highlighted below keep active Twitter and Facebook feeds full of thoughts, ideas, and controversial statements! 

It’s election season, and many organizations are planning their political events for the coming months. With November on the horizon and the country soon to decide its president for the coming four years, it’s the ideal time to consider specialist political speakers for your upcoming events. We represent over hundreds of speakers, and we’d like to provide you with an inside view of the leading political speakers for an engaging event this election season.

At the ripe age of 23, Tomi Lahren is quickly making a name for herself. She is the youngest political talk show host in history; her one-hour show, "Tomi," airs frequently on TheBlaze TV. On top of that show, she hosts an additional commentary segment called “Final Thoughts with Tomi Lahren” which is also featured on TheBlaze.com. With her sharp mind and witty sense of humor, she has quickly drawn a massive audience including many who would not ordinarily be considered the typical conservative audience.