Thirst trap politics

渴求陷阱政治

Today, Explained

2026-10-17

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The internet has a crush on some of the candidates running for office this election season and it’s saying a lot about how Democrats and Republicans wield sexuality. This episode was produced by Danielle Hewitt with help from Ariana Aspuru, edited by Amina Al-Sadi, fact-checked by Gabriel Dunatov, engineered by David Tatasciore and Bridger Dunnagan, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram. Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate Abdul El-Sayed at a town hall event on September 3, 2026 in Waterford, Michigan. Photo by Emily Elconin/Getty Images. Listen to Today, Explained ad-free by becoming a Vox Member: vox.com/members. New Vox members get $20 off their membership right now. Transcript at vox.com/today-explained-podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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  • Something is up on Al Gore's internet.

  • Things are getting thirsty.

  • I, you know, I'm very online and had started seeing on social media all of these very elaborate,

  • completely organic edits of Senator John Ossoff, of people who think he's really attractive.

  • And I thought it said something really interesting about the intersection of political media and pop culture

  • and how Democrats are, you know, trying to maneuver on social media and the Internet.

  • And I wanted to dive into it.

  • They're setting photo and video compilations of Senator Ossoff to Sabrina Carpenter's tears.

  • Finch is me or is John Ossoff like so fucking hot?

  • America needs a hot president.

  • John Ossoff's slutty Atticus Finch cosplay is my favorite.

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  • Pretty wet.

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