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The 2019 Conservative Political Action Conference was the annual event of the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), hosted by the American Conservative Union. It was held at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center in Oxon Hill, Maryland, from February 27 to March 2, 2019.
- February 27 – March 2, 2019
- Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center
- "What Makes America Great"
Feb 26, 2021 · In 2016, CPAC attendees were bitterly divided between conservative activists skeptical of Trump and the future president’s ardent supporters. The straw poll of activists that year found Ted Cruz was the preferred nominee for conference-goers. Trump has since consolidated support in the Republican Party and broader American right-of-center.
- It’S The Trump Show
- White House Rivals Fail to Make Waves
- The Event Is Losing Its Luster
- Grievance Politics Take Center Stage
- 2024 Could Get Ugly
If CPAC made one thing clear, it’s that the former president trumped all else at the conference. Attendees showed up in Trump-inspired attire, wearing pins and even dresses with the former president’s face, in addition to his signature red “Make America Great Again” hats, and many of the speakers were among the former president’s most vocal propone...
The event was sparsely attended by Trump’s potential 2024 rivals, with the exception of former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley and conservative entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy. Pompeo spoke to a small crowd and took a swipe at the former president’s administration for adding nearly $8 trillion t...
This year’s CPAC attracted thinner crowds than in years past — making it feel like a ghost of the event that was once all-encompassing of the Republican Party’s many different groups. Groups mingling in the halls were smaller. The auditorium for Haley and Pompeo — some of the conference’s most high-profile speakers — was sparsely populated during t...
Throughout the multiday event, Trump and his allies used their platforms to promote unfounded claims of election fraud and target critics — many of them Republicans. Steve Bannon, Trump’s former White House strategist, lashed out at Fox News and the Murdochs, alleging they weren’t covering the former president’s campaign enough, while also falsely ...
While the GOP primary field is still solidifying, the event put into sharp relief the divisions within the Republican Party and pointed to a contentious general election as Trump framed the race in war-like terms. Though DeSantis has been pitched by some Republicans as a formidable alternative to Trump, CPAC demonstrated that the former president s...
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Feb 25, 2021 · But with so many segments anchored in the 2020 election, the conference appears to be less about mapping the party’s future than relitigating its past. ... who will discuss “Keeping America ...
- Elaina Plott
Feb 26, 2021 · The group that has moved to the forefront of CPAC is much Trumpier. Reps. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), Paul A. Gosar (R-Ariz.) and Devin Nunes (R-Calif.) (name improperly spelled with a tilde in this year ...
Mar 1, 2021 · 1 March 2021. By Anthony Zurcher,North America reporter, @awzurcher. BBC. If you're looking for evidence of a Republican civil war, the Conservative Political Action Conference was not the place ...
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