{"id":559658,"date":"2023-03-05T04:30:00","date_gmt":"2023-03-05T01:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/five-takeaways-from-this-years-cpac\/"},"modified":"2023-03-05T04:30:00","modified_gmt":"2023-03-05T01:30:00","slug":"five-takeaways-from-this-years-cpac","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/five-takeaways-from-this-years-cpac\/","title":{"rendered":"#Five takeaways from this year\u2019s CPAC"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a24961f71738\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a24961f71738\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/five-takeaways-from-this-years-cpac\/#Five_takeaways_from_this_years_CPAC\" >Five takeaways from this year\u2019s CPAC<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/five-takeaways-from-this-years-cpac\/#Its_the_Trump_show\" >It\u2019s the Trump show<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/five-takeaways-from-this-years-cpac\/#White_House_rivals_fail_to_make_waves\" >White House rivals fail to make waves<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/five-takeaways-from-this-years-cpac\/#The_event_is_losing_its_luster\" >The event is losing its luster<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/five-takeaways-from-this-years-cpac\/#Grievance_politics_take_center_stage\" >Grievance politics take center stage<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/five-takeaways-from-this-years-cpac\/#2024_could_get_ugly\" >2024 could get ugly<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Five_takeaways_from_this_years_CPAC\"><\/span>Five takeaways from this year\u2019s CPAC<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/03\/trumpdonald_030423gn12_w.jpg?w=900\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>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\u2019s ultra-conservative base.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Trump won the event\u2019s straw poll with 62 percent support, while his intraparty rival Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) came in a distant second with 20 percent support.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr1_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>However, this year\u2019s CPAC lacked the excitement seen in past years and featured far fewer party leaders, in part due to the conservative Club for Growth\u2019s donor retreat in Florida h<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ening at the same time. The dueling events underscored a growing divide in the Republican Party going into 2024.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Here are five takeaways from this year\u2019s CPAC:\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Its_the_Trump_show\"><\/span><strong>It\u2019s the Trump show<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If CPAC made one thing clear, it\u2019s 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\u2019s face, in addition to his signature red \u201cMake America Great Again\u201d hats, and many of the speakers were amont the former president\u2019s most vocal proponents.<\/p>\n<p>Reps. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.), Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) and Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) were among some of this year\u2019s notable speakers, all of whom are staunch Trump supporters.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Gaetz\u00a0told The Hill in a brief interview\u00a0regarding his support for Trump\u2019s 2024 presidency that the former president \u201chas a special magic, an energy, a coalition that excites people and welcomes people in.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Other Republicans acknowledged that the former president was still a formidable candidate, while pushing back against the notion that he held a vice-like grip on CPAC.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr2_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s no question he is the frontrunner, but this is not a Trump event,\u201d former Trump White House press secretary Sean Spicer\u00a0said of the event.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the event was just as notable for those who skipped the event \u2014 such as widely speculated GOP presidential candidates Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R), former Vice President Pence, Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) and Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) \u2014 suggesting Republicans might be interested in forging their own path without the platform of institutions like CPAC.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"White_House_rivals_fail_to_make_waves\"><\/span><strong>White House rivals fail to make waves<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The event was sparsely attended by Trump\u2019s 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.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr3_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>Pompeo spoke to a small crowd and took a swipe at the former president\u2019s administration for adding nearly $8 trillion to the national debt. Meanwhile, Haley made her pitch to a half-full ballroom, telling attendees to vote for her if they were tired of losing. Later, attendees shouted chants of \u201cWe love Trump\u201d as she snapped photos with supporters.<\/p>\n<p>Some of the biggest potential 2024 contenders, such as DeSantis, were absent from the event. However, a CPAC promotional video played minutes before Trump\u2019s address showed clips of DeSantis addressing last year\u2019s CPAC gathering in Orlando and drew applause from the crowd.<\/p>\n<p>Michigan businessman Perry Johnson, who was removed from the state\u2019s gubernatorial ballot last year for filing fraudulent nominating signatures and who was camped out all week at the event, came in third place in the straw poll, with 5 percent support. Haley came in with three percent support, while Ramaswamy and Pompeo received one percent support. Other potential 2024 GOP hopefuls including Pence, Scott, Youngkin, Sununu, and former Gov. Larry Hogan, all clocked in with less than one percent support.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr4_ab\"><\/aside>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_event_is_losing_its_luster\"><\/span><strong>The event is losing its luster<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>This year\u2019s CPAC attracted thinner crowds than in years past \u2014 making it feel like a ghost of the event that was once all-encompassing of the Republican Party\u2019s many different groups.<\/p>\n<p>Groups mingling in the halls were smaller. The auditorium for Haley and Pompeo \u2014 some of the conference\u2019s most high-profile speakers \u2014 was sparsely populated during their speeches. While Trump attracted a larger crowd, even his presence at CPAC was not enough to fill the entire ballroom, as a wide section of seats in the back of the room remained empty.<\/p>\n<p>Against the backdrop of a diminished CPAC were also allegations that CPAC Chairman Matt Schlapp groped a former staffer who worked on former Senate candidate Herschel Walker\u2019s (R) campaign. An attorney for Schlapp has denied the accusations. But they undeniably colored the event.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr5_ab\"><\/aside>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Grievance_politics_take_center_stage\"><\/span><strong>Grievance politics take center stage<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Throughout the multiday event, Trump and his allies used their platforms to promote unfounded claims of election fraud and target critics \u2014 many of them Republicans.<\/p>\n<p>Steve Bannon, Trump\u2019s former White House strategist, lashed out at Fox <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">News<\/a> and the Murdochs, alleging they weren\u2019t covering the former president\u2019s campaign enough, while also falsely referring to the 2020 election as stolen.<\/p>\n<p>Trump himself repeated his unfounded election claims during his closing speech, and falsely suggested that Arizona gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake (R) lost her race last year due to election malfeasance. Meanwhile, he took frequent aim at his adversaries, including some of his Republican foes: Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah), former White House candidate and Florida Gov. Jeb Bush (R), and others.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr6_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>\u201cWe are never going back to the party of Paul Ryan, Karl Rove, and Jeb Bush,\u201d Trump said to loud applause.<\/p>\n<p>Bush said in a recent interview that he hoped DeSantis would run for president in 2024 and has previously expressed support for having Trump face a primary challenger during the 2020 GOP presidential primary.<\/p>\n<p>Ryan, another Trump critic, said earlier this year that the former president \u201cis a proven loser. He cost us the House in \u201918, he cost us the White House in \u201920, he cost us the Senate again and again.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr7_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>Meanwhile, Romney drew Trump\u2019s ire as he was the only Senate Republican to vote to convict the former president during both impeachment trials.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But the former president also took aim at McConnell. During his speech, he criticized \u201cChina-loving politicians\u201d before referencing the the Senate GOP leader and saying \u201cYou listening to this, Mitch McConnell? You listening to this?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Trump has repeatedly attacked McConnell\u2019s wife, former Trump Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao, drawing accusations of racism.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2024_could_get_ugly\"><\/span><strong>2024 could get ugly<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>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 <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">general<\/a> election as Trump framed the race as in war-like terms.<\/p>\n<p>Though DeSantis has been hyped as a clear alternative to Trump, CPAC demonstrated that the former president still maintains a strong influence over the party and hinted at a potentially volatile primary.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the former president did not hold back when it came to his 2020 rival, the current occupant of the White House.<\/p>\n<p>Trump lobbed countless attacks against Biden and Democrats in his address, which included a joke about the president falling.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou know, we all smile when he falls down stairs and things. It\u2019s cute,\u201d Trump quipped, adding that he was surprised \u201cthat the reporters didn\u2019t catch him\u201d when he fell off of his bicycle.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The former president also suggested that his campaign to take back the White House in 2024 was a quest to get back at his adversaries on both sides of the aisle in Washington.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn 2016, I declared, \u2018I am your voice.\u2019 Today I add: I am your warrior, I am your justice, and for those who have been wronged and betrayed, I am your retribution!\u201d Trump exclaimed to the crowd.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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