#Kari Lake wins CPAC vice president poll, topping DeSantis, Haley

#Kari Lake wins CPAC vice president poll, topping DeSantis, Haley

Kari Lake wins CPAC vice president poll, topping DeSantis, Haley Former Arizona GOP gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake won a straw poll for the Republican vice presidential pick during the Conservative Action Political Conference (CPAC) this weekend. Among a field of 28 candidates, Lake won the poll with 20 percent of the vote, beating former United Nations ambassador…

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#Republicans see growing primary field as boon for Trump

#Republicans see growing primary field as boon for Trump

Republicans see growing primary field as boon for Trump Republicans are grappling with an increasingly apparent — and to some, uncomfortable — reality that an expectedly crowded 2024 primary field could once again boost former President Donald Trump to the GOP nomination. With three declared candidates already in the race and several more expected to…

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#Five takeaways from this year’s CPAC

#Five takeaways from this year’s CPAC

Five takeaways from this year’s CPAC Donald Trump loomed large over the annual Conservative Action Political Conference (CPAC) in National Harbor, Md., this week, demonstrating the iron grip the former president still maintains over the GOP’s ultra-conservative base.  Trump won the event’s straw poll with 62 percent support, while his intraparty rival Florida Gov. Ron…

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#Trump easily wins CPAC straw poll

#Trump easily wins CPAC straw poll

Trump easily wins CPAC straw poll Former President Donald Trump easily won the Conservative Political Action Conference’s (CPAC) closely watched straw poll on Saturday, notching a symbolic win among the Republican grassroots as he seeks to reclaim the White House in 2024. Trump won with 62 percent, while Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R), likely his…

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#Trump reigns supreme at a diminished CPAC

#Trump reigns supreme at a diminished CPAC

Trump reigns supreme at a diminished CPAC The annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) made one thing especially clear this week: This is former President Trump’s convention. “I’m not at CPAC. I’m at TPAC,” said John Fredericks, a conservative radio show host who served as the chairman in Virginia for Trump’s 2016 and 2020 campaigns….

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#DeSantis revs up shadow campaign

#DeSantis revs up shadow campaign

DeSantis revs up shadow campaign Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is kicking his 2024 campaign-in-waiting into higher gear as a handful of his would-be Republican rivals gather this week for the annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC). Over the weekend, the likely 2024 hopeful held a retreat for Republican donors and elected officials in West Palm…

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#Republicans retool crime message for 2024

#Republicans retool crime message for 2024

Republicans retool crime message for 2024 Republicans up and down the ballot are working to retool their message on crime going into 2024 after the party found only limited success with the issue in the midterms. Last week, likely presidential candidate and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) traveled to the Democratic enclaves of New York…

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