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Ron Paul Wins CPAC
Straw Poll for 2012

Feb 20, 2010 4:52 PM CST

Ron Paul Wins CPAC Straw Poll for 2012

Romney is second, followed by Palin, Pawlenty, and Pence

(Newser) - Ron Paul today emerged as the surprise winner of the presidential straw poll at CPAC. Conservatives at the conference picked the Texas congressman with the libertarian bent as their favorite candidate with 31% of the vote, ahead of Mitt Romney (22%), the only other politician in double digits. Trailing them...

Newt Gingrich Predicts GOP Control of Congress

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Feb 20, 2010 3:37 PM CST

Newt Gingrich Predicts GOP Control of Congress

Says Obama will lose, calls for 'principled bipartisanship'

(Newser) - Newt Gingrich got a hero's welcome today at the CPAC convention and played to the crowd by predicting Republican control of both the House and Senate by year's end and only one term for President Obama. He slammed the "secular socialist machine" run by Democrats but also called for...

Let's Smash Big Government
Elin Woods-Style: Pawlenty

tasteless humor dept

Feb 19, 2010 1:03 PM CST

Let's Smash Big Government Elin Woods-Style: Pawlenty

At CPAC, Minnesota gov. praises her alleged nine iron-antics

(Newser) - Most of Tim Pawlenty’s speech to CPAC today was standard small government conservatism, but he decided to illustrate his point with a Tiger Woods joke of questionable taste: “We can learn a lot from that situation, not from Tiger, but from his wife,” the normally staid Minnesota...

New 'Adult' Romney
Picks His Shots

Analysis

Feb 19, 2010 8:02 AM CST

New 'Adult' Romney Picks His Shots

But critics say his health care reform past haunts him

(Newser) - The Mitt Romney CPAC saw yesterday wasn't the over-eager presidential contender the conservative group met in 2007. These days, Romney looks more comfortable, his rhetoric actually matches his record, and protégé Scott Brown is the toast of DC. Aides tell Politico that whereas in 2008 people saw Romney as...

Mitt Romney:
Obama 'Fails
to Understand
America'

Feb 18, 2010 2:40 PM CST

Mitt Romney: Obama 'Fails to Understand America'

He says Democrats are out of touch with populace

(Newser) - Mitt Romney is once again a "favored son" among conservatives, notes Ben Smith, and he used his speaking slot at CPAC today to burnish those credentials and drive home the point that President Obama and Democrats are out of touch with America. Romney, in fact, used the word "...

CPAC Crowd:
'Run, Cheney, Run'

Feb 18, 2010 1:49 PM CST

CPAC Crowd: 'Run, Cheney, Run'

But former VP says he 'ain't a-gonna do it'

(Newser) - The CPAC crowd greeted surprise visitor Dick Cheney with chants of "run, Cheney, run" today, though the former VP demurred. The raucous welcome at the conservative convention is "almost enough to make me want to run for office again," said Cheney, who showed up on stage to...

The Cool Kids Care About Taxes at Changing CPAC

spending in, abortion out

Feb 18, 2010 12:41 PM CST

The Cool Kids Care About Taxes at Changing CPAC

Old guard rubs elbows with grass roots

(Newser) - This year’s Conservative Political Action Conference will be very different from those of years past—or even from that of 2009—as an influx of grass-roots populists displaces the old guard. These days, the energy is flowing from the anti-tax, anti-spending tea party movement, and its activists are crowding...

Conservatives Make Piñata of Pelosi—Literally

Feb 18, 2010 6:40 AM CST

Conservatives Make Piñata of Pelosi—Literally

CPAC party will also feature Harry Reid punching bag

(Newser) - Guests at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference intend to beat Nancy Pelosi—or a reasonable likeness thereof—until candy falls out. At a conservative-themed after-party Friday night, guests, starting with a trio of “well-known DC residents,” will be given a chance to whack a Pelosi Pinata, The...

Marco Rubio Hopes
to Raise Profile at CPAC

Feb 18, 2010 6:00 AM CST

Marco Rubio Hopes to Raise Profile at CPAC

Florida Senate hopeful plans to boost visibility with keynote speech

(Newser) - Former Florida House speaker and GOP Senate candidate Marco Rubio will deliver today’s Conservative Political Action Conference keynote speech in what one activist calls his “national coming out for conservatives.” Though there is a lot of buzz around him following his challenge to Charlie Crist, the moderate...

Conservatives Are Stunting This Child's Growth

OPINION

Mar 11, 2009 10:34 AM CDT

Conservatives Are Stunting This Child's Growth

CPAC-types should nurture intellect instead of keeping him simple

(Newser) - If you watched the gathering of the tribes at the Conservative Political Action Conference last week, you might’ve caught 14-year-old Jonathan Krohn’s speech. It seems odd, blogs Ta-Nehisi Coates for the Atlantic, to flaunt the idea that conservative talking points are simple enough for an adolescent to master....

Limbaugh: Sun King of the GOP

OPINION

Mar 2, 2009 9:21 AM CST

Limbaugh: Sun King of the GOP

Unrivaled Rush is becoming the embodiment of the right: Schaller

(Newser) - Rush Limbaugh whipped last weekend's CPAC meeting into a frenzy, railing against Barack Obama and the socialists of the "Democrat Party" while Fox News and CNN rolled tape. For Thomas Schaller of Salon, the message was clear: Limbaugh, and not any elected official, is the leader of the...

Romney Top Conservative Pick for 2012 in CPAC Poll

Mar 1, 2009 4:58 AM CST

Romney Top Conservative Pick for 2012 in CPAC Poll

Mitt beats out Jindal and Palin in CPAC Poll

(Newser) - GOP right-wingers back Mitt Romney to be the 2012 presidential candidate, according to a straw poll at the Conservative Political Action Convention. Yesterday's survey offers a glimpse of conservative thinking as the party begins to reshape itself after heavy losses, Politico notes. Romney, backed by 20% of those polled, bested...

Limbaugh to CPAC:
'Take Country Back'

Feb 28, 2009 6:15 PM CST

Limbaugh to CPAC: 'Take Country Back'

(Newser) - Rush Limbaugh thrilled an overflow crowd of conservatives in Washington, DC, tonight by urging them to "take this country back. All we need is to nominate the right candidate." Following speeches by Newt Gingrich, Mike Huckabee, and Ann Coulter at the Conservative Political Action Conference, Limbaugh surprised attendees...

Limbaugh, Palin to Address
Conservatives

Feb 5, 2009 6:09 PM CST

Limbaugh, Palin to Address Conservatives

(Newser) - Talk about your right-wing star power: The annual CPAC convention for conservatives later this month has both Rush Limbaugh and Sarah Palin as speakers, notes US News & World Report. Limbaugh will give the closing speech on Feb. 28 and is expected to expound on his "I hope he...

McCain Tries
to Get Right
With the Right

Feb 7, 2008 11:14 AM CST

McCain Tries to Get Right With the Right

Candidate seeks a truce with radio critics, faces key test today

(Newser) - John McCain is finally trying to assuage conservatives in the wake of his Super Tuesday triumphs, reaching out to radio hosts and other vocal critics, and readying to roll out new endorsements. Surrogates have begun working Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity; others are getting a two-phase courtship—a call from...