Tag: Conservative Political Action Conference

Kari Lake Tries a New Tactic: Mending Fences

Conciliatory messages on social media. Open invitations for coffee. Zoom calls inviting attendees to unload. Even before she announced her campaign for Senate in Arizona, Kari Lake, a Republican and a favorite of former President Donald J. Trump, has been on a mission to make peace. Her failed bid for governor two years ago was […]

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Kristi Noem and Vivek Ramaswamy Are CPAC’s Choices for Trump’s Running Mate

Gov. Kristi Noem of South Dakota and the entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy tied for the top choice to be former President Donald J. Trump’s running mate in a straw poll on Saturday at a prominent gathering of conservative activists. The straw poll, at the Conservative Political Action Conference, was the first time in years that a […]

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At CPAC, Trump Invokes Clashing Visions of America’s Future

Former President Donald J. Trump laid out what’s in store for America should he or President Biden win the 2024 presidential election, using a Saturday speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference to cast one nearly utopian vision of the country’s future and one reminiscent of a postapocalyptic movie. If Mr. Biden is re-elected for […]

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CPAC Straw Poll Will Ask About Trump’s Ideal Running Mate

Well on his way to the Republican nomination and eager to cast himself as inevitable, Donald J. Trump has repeatedly invited speculation about his running mate. Now organizers for one of the most prominent gatherings of the conservative movement plan to follow suit. The 2024 Conservative Political Action Conference, known as CPAC, which starts on […]

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