As the conference kicked off Thursday, CPAC chair Matt Schlapp acknowledged, 'There's a lot of chatter in the media about who is here and who is not here.'
is an annual GOP tradition that historically attracts ambitious Republican politicians testing their appeal to primary voters — the last day traditionally includes a straw poll. But this year, although there are plenty of prominent Republicans mulling a run for the White House, many of them will not be making an appearance at CPAC this week. acknowledged,"There's a lot of chatter in the media about who is here and who is not here.
The two, along with Haley, Scott, Sununu and Ramaswamy, will be appearing at a different event this week, however — a donor retreat in Palm Beach, Florida, , according to a Republican source familiar with the closed-door donor retreat. Pompeo and Youngkin were also invited to this retreat but could not attend, according to a source familiar with the planning.
,"The only reason certain 'candidates' won't be going to CPAC is because the crowds have no interest in anything they have to say. They've heard it all before, and don't want to hear it again." The group, which told reporters in February it would back Trump if he wins the GOP presidential nomination, has not endorsed in the primary campaign, which is still in its early stages.
"You can get a table for lunch," he said."Whereas, in previous years, by 11:30 a.m., you couldn't get a table for lunch."
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