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CPAC 2023 Was Not Well Attended - Here's Why Conservatives Are Leaving This Conference in the Dust
« on: March 06, 2023, 07:52:56 pm »
CPAC 2023 Was Not Well Attended - Here's Why Conservatives Are Leaving This Conference in the Dust
By Jennifer Oliver O'Connell | 10:30 PM on March 05, 2023


I did not attend CPAC 2023 this year for various reasons, mostly time and cost. Compared to Florida, Washington D.C. is prohibitively expensive, with fewer food and lodging options. Also, after two years of a popular, and well-received (not to mention warmer) event, I wasn’t interested in wasting energy, money, and time dealing with the cold, crime-ridden, and freedom-restricted swamp that is D.C.

From attendee and news reports, my instincts were right, and apparently, others felt the same. The Washington Examiner unpacks the bad news for the Conservative Political Action Conference.

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    The Conservative Political Action Conference’s return to the nation’s capital has proved to be less than triumphant, with the mainstay political conference suffering from lower attendance and fewer high-profile sponsors.

    The conference, once a mandatory stop for aspiring Republican presidential candidates, saw several notable Republicans such as former Vice President Mike Pence, Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL), and numerous other governors skip the high-profile convention. Meanwhile, longtime attendees noted a sea-change in the number of attendees and sponsors.

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Re: CPAC 2023 Was Not Well Attended - Here's Why Conservatives Are Leaving This Conference in the Du
« Reply #1 on: March 06, 2023, 11:02:28 pm »
Quote from: mystery-ak on March 06, 2023, 07:52:56 pm
CPAC 2023 Was Not Well Attended - Here's Why Conservatives Are Leaving This Conference in the Dust
By Jennifer Oliver O'Connell | 10:30 PM on March 05, 2023


I did not attend CPAC 2023 this year for various reasons, mostly time and cost. Compared to Florida, Washington D.C. is prohibitively expensive, with fewer food and lodging options. Also, after two years of a popular, and well-received (not to mention warmer) event, I wasn’t interested in wasting energy, money, and time dealing with the cold, crime-ridden, and freedom-restricted swamp that is D.C.

From attendee and news reports, my instincts were right, and apparently, others felt the same. The Washington Examiner unpacks the bad news for the Conservative Political Action Conference.

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https://redstate.com/jenniferoo/2023/03/05/cpac-2023-was-not-well-attended-heres-why-conservatives-are-leaving-this-conference-in-the-dust-n711930

Not really a surprise.  CPAC went full Trump during his presidency, and so alternatives arose.
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Re: CPAC 2023 Was Not Well Attended - Here's Why Conservatives Are Leaving This Conference in the Du
« Reply #2 on: March 06, 2023, 11:20:29 pm »
Perhaps it's because "conservatism" per se isn't going to defeat the leftist/communists.

Something else, something "more" is going to be necessary...
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Re: CPAC 2023 Was Not Well Attended - Here's Why Conservatives Are Leaving This Conference in the Du
« Reply #3 on: March 07, 2023, 05:45:19 am »
Quote from: Fishrrman on March 06, 2023, 11:20:29 pm
Perhaps it's because "conservatism" per se isn't going to defeat the leftist/communists.

Something else, something "more" is going to be necessary...

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Re: CPAC 2023 Was Not Well Attended - Here's Why Conservatives Are Leaving This Conference in the Du
« Reply #4 on: March 07, 2023, 02:12:49 pm »
Quote from: Maj. Bill Martin on March 06, 2023, 11:02:28 pm
Not really a surprise.  CPAC went full Trump during his presidency, and so alternatives arose.

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Re: CPAC 2023 Was Not Well Attended - Here's Why Conservatives Are Leaving This Conference in the Du
« Reply #5 on: March 07, 2023, 02:43:24 pm »
Quote from: sneakypete on March 07, 2023, 02:12:49 pm
@Maj.Bill Martin

Is there ANYTHING that went wrong that is not Trumps fault?

He lives in your head 24/7,doesn't he?

This isn't actually a question of him being right or wrong, though.  It's just kind of a fact.  CPAC was pretty leery of Trump back in 2015, but then he became the nominee, then President.  The organization gradually shifted to align more with his views, just as they would with any Republican President.

In this very thread, Fishrrrman, one of the strongest Trump supporters here, expressly said that something "more" than conservativism was needed.  So quite naturally, something of a split has developed between Trump's "populist conservatism/MAGA, and more classic conservativism.   CPAC is basically Trump's now, so alternatives have arisen.

I'm a bit curious now, though.  It was my understanding that a lot of Trump supporters wanted something of a split - to defeat everyone in the GOP who isn't MAGA.  Is that wrong?
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