At its peak, the Netroots Nation conference was a must-attend event on the Democratic Party presidential campaign trail. In 2007, it hosted a forum featuring Hillary Clinton, Chris Dodd, John Edwards, Mike Gravel, Dennis Kucinich, Barack Obama, and Bill Richardson. In later years, Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Kamala Harris (D-CA), Bernie Sanders (I-VT), and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) also attended.

However, this year, attendance was far more sparse, especially among elected officials. Rep. Delia Ramirez (D-IL) was there to call the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency a “terrorist organization.” Beto O’Rourke, who is running for either senator or governor in Texas, was there too, but that’s about it.