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Welcome back to the Bill Bradley Collective, where this week we close the curtain on season four and revisit our selections from January 2nd of the worst people across politics. It would not be a proper Collective draft without a little competition, so the format is as follows. 18 politicos were drafted in total, representing three six-member teams. Each host defends their pick in the order they were originally plucked, on the grounds of where they stood six months ago, what has happened since to perhaps enhance they’re reprehensible standing, and the relative value of the pick: i.e., bonus regard for a selection perhaps drafted later that may have moved their way up the pecking order of political abhorrence in 2021. The other two panelists grade each pick on a 10-point scale using said criteria, and the average of the total is used as a grade. Super producer Brandon then tallies the grades for each pick by team, and the host with the highest cumulative point total takes the crown for their prowess in evaluating political abomination. The contest is decided by the narrowest of margins, proving there is no shortage of atrocities occupying political office or media soapboxes. Feel free to score along with your hosts and share your opinions on our Facebook page, or even better yet, join us live and in person this Saturday, July 3rd at New London’s own Draft Choice and pepper us to our face with your dissent or accord. We will be kicking off season number *5* with a similar live draft, this one of the worst people across sports. Join us for great food, craft beers, or whatever you fancy and the kind of conversation that has kept you engaged enough to keep us going strong into a fifth season. Hope to see you all then, and thanks as always for listening, to the Bill Bradley Collective.