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Mar 17 2013
News
Rand Paul wins CPAC straw poll: what does it mean? (+video)
Like his father former Rep. Ron Paul before him Sen. Rand Paul won CPACs presidential straw poll of conservative activists. But In the 40-year history of CPAC only two straw poll winners have gone on to become president Ronald Reagan and George W. Bush.
Christian Science Monitor
Mar 14 2013
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CPAC 2013: Straw poll signals wide-open 2016 presidential race
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie may not have been invited to speak at this years Conservative Political Action Conference but his name has made CPACs presidential straw poll as one of the 23 listed hopefuls to be the GOPs nominee in 2016.
Washington Times
Mar 17 2013
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Rand Paul Edges out Marco Rubio to Win CPAC Straw Poll
Sen. Rand Paul narrowly beat out Sen. Marco Rubio to win the Conservative Political Action Conference straw poll offering an early glimpse of the potential 2016 Republican primary battle three years away. Paul (R-Ky.) won with 25 percent of the vote closely followed by Rubio (R-Fla.) with 23...
The Blaze
Jun 08 2012
News
TRENDING: CPAC attendees prop up Rubio as other potential VPs audition
Marco Rubio has repeatedly pushed back against talk of becoming Mitt Romney's running mate. The Florida senator has previously said, "I'm not going to be the vice president," and in another instance suggested former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush for the job.
CNN (Online News)
Mar 02 2021
Analysis
Fox News once banned its hosts from speaking at partisan events. Then it went all in on CPAC.
Fox News host Pete Hegseth gave a rousing speech at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference over the weekend, telling the crowd of ardent Trump supporters that liberals are out of touch.
His colleague Dan Bongino, a Fox contributor, urged people to “get back in the fight” to elect Republicans in an appearance at the same conference.
The sentiments expressed weren’t
Washington Post
Feb 24 2016
News
ACU Chairman: Marco Rubio Cannot Unite Republicans Without Showing Up At CPAC
American Conservative Union (ACU) chairman Matt Schlapp, the head of the organization that hosts the annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), lambasted Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL)79% on Breitbart News Daily on Wednesday for refusing to attend CPAC this year.
Rubio’s decision to skip the event, reported first by Breitbart News on Tuesday, comes as the entire Washington
Breitbart News
Mar 15 2013
News
Paul Ryan CPAC Speech Sticks To Same Fiscal Policies, Ignores 2012 Election
NATIONAL HARBOR Md. -- Its like the November election didnt even happen. Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) on Friday gave a speech to GOP activists at the Conservative Political Action Conference the largest annual gathering of conservatives.
HuffPost
Mar 14 2013
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CPAC 2013: Rand Paul: GOP of old ?has grown stale and moss-covered?
Sen. Rand Paul dismissive of a Republican Party he called stale and moss-covered delivered a speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference Thursday that was part policy blueprint and part vigorous defense of the Constitution taking up right where he left off after his recent filibuster on the floor of the U.S. Senate.
Washington Times
Feb 22 2021
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Trump plans to use his CPAC speech as a 'show of force' to exert control over the GOP, report says
Former President Donald Trump plans on using his upcoming speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) as a "show of force" to exert control over the Republican Party, Axios reported.
Trump is due to speak at the event on Sunday — his first public speech since leaving office.
One of his longtime advisors told Axios' Mike Allen that his speech will be a "show of
Insider
Mar 03 2019
News
President Donald Trump, in CPAC speech, said he'll sign 'free speech' executive order
In one of his longest – and characteristically wide-ranging – speeches as president, Donald Trump Saturday went after both Democrats and fellow Republicans, said people are trying to get him out of office with "bull----," and announced he will be signing an executive order to require universities to support "free speech" or forfeit federal dollars. "You know, I'm totally off script right now
USA TODAY