Final thoughts on the second CPAC Conference
The The Conservative Political Action Conference wrapped up their second conference only minutes ago. This was the first year that CPAC had 2 conferences in the same year. That might explain why such notables as Ron DeSantis, Mike Pence, Mike Pompeo and Nikki Haley were absent for round 2. The mission here was to prepare Conservatives for the midterm elections which are about 16 months away.
Let me start with the the straw poll. Two were taken. One was based on Trump deciding not to run, the other based upon another Trump campaign.
Here are the results:
Without Trump:
DeSantis grabbed 68% support on that question, with former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo at 5%. Donald Trump Jr . and Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas were both at 4%, with South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem at 3%. No one else topped 2%.
With Trump:
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-easily-wins-cpac-2024-gop-presidential-nomination-straw-poll
IMO the one without Trump is the important one. DeSantis got 68% of support, with no other candidate close from CPAC. The same organization that will support Trump at 70% if he runs. What about the rest of the country? There are a lot of moderates & independents & even never Trumpers out there who have had their belly full of the nice man who eats ice cream that turned out to be a puppet for the radical left. The ruling class have found the way to beat Trump, whatever you want to call it, they'll do it again. DeSantis is an unblemished candidate who has proven that he will forward the same policies that Trump did. I say the 2024 election is won with DeSantis and policy is formulated with the elder statesman at Mara-a-Lago.
Trump at his best again.
Aside from his tired rant about having the election stolen from him Donald Trump spoke once again, unscripted, as the common man would speak to average Americans. About 90% of what he said in his Sunday speech, which closed the Conference was spot on and the people knew it. He reminded everyone that he was suing those who were using the 1st Amendment as a weapon to deny free speech:
"They are hard at work to abolish the First Amendment as well," Trump said. "The radical left and big tech's attack on free speech is unlawful , it's unconstitutional and it is completely unamerican."
"To protect the Constitutional rights and liberties of every citizen this week I filed a major class action. A lot of people are joining," Trump said to a standing ovation.
Next he went to indoctrination, AKA as Critical Race Theory and his disappointment with Bill Barr, whom he seems to believe was intimidated with threats of impeachment:
"I'm very disappointed that Bill Barr was unable to hold anyone accountable for the countless abuses of power by the Democrats," Trump said. "He didn't hold the corrupt officials who spied on our campaign... not the authors of the phony dossier... not the women who slandered and lied and defamed Brett Kavanaugh... not any of the numerous criminal referrals for lying to Congress over and over again, not any of the illegal leakers."
And what democrats have done to the nation:
The year of violent riots, in which rioters went unpunished. The open borders. The looming tax increases and inflation.
"The Democrats are vicious to the Supreme Court and to Kavanaugh," Trump said, in reference to court-packing threats and threats to impeach Kavanaugh. "They are playing the ref."
"We're getting some unexpected rulings because the nine justices do not want to be packed. And the Democrats are in a position to pack the court and they don't want to be packed"
Trump pointed out that he was impeached twice and it never intimidated him. We know! He was the tough guy we voted for.
God Bless the elder statesman.
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