Check out our full coverage of the Asbury Revival. The former HUD director and presidential candidate's speech this weekend at the Conservative Political Action Conference praised the founding fathers, repeated the myth that Ben Franklin led the Constitutional Conventional in prayer ("they got down on their knees"), and warned the audience not to "run away" from "our Judeo-Christian values." He also seems to think that there was no division or disunity in early America. … [Read more...] about How Ben Carson appropriated the Asbury Revival at CPAC
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Apparently $100,000 is the price to compete in the CPAC straw poll
Vivek Ramaswamy is running for the GOP nomination for president in 2024, but he has no name recognition and as a result was not expected to do well on the straw poll conducted last weekend at a gathering of the Conservative Political Action Committee. Donald Trump finished first in the straw poll. Former Arizona gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake won the vice-presidential poll. Here is Meredith McGraw at Politico Shortly after Vivek Ramaswamy, the biotech entrepreneur … [Read more...] about Apparently $100,000 is the price to compete in the CPAC straw poll
McKay Coppins at CPAC: “I’ve never seen it more dead”
What happens if you hold a Conservative Political Action Conference and no one shows up? Here is McKay Coppins at The Atlantic: The right-wing-merch retailer’s setup was among the most impressive at this year’s Conservative Political Action Conference—a gargantuan display of apparel and tchotchkes meticulously curated to appeal to every segment of the Donald Trump–loving clientele. There were the make america great again hats in “classic” red for those who prefer a … [Read more...] about McKay Coppins at CPAC: “I’ve never seen it more dead”