We'll post ZMan's comments about CPAC, but note well: there are other 'net voices who remarked on the paucity of attendees (2,000 vs. 4,000 sold tickets) and general quiet. Bannon flogged the daylights out of CPAC, but most of his peeps showed up in Texas or maybe Arizona.
...CPAC itself is part of the same system. It bills itself as the convention for conservative activists, but in reality it is mostly a tradeshow for the grifters and confidence men who populate the conservative ecosystem. They decorated the event with yokels from flyover country in order to give the impression that they have genuine support among the hoi polloi. In reality the point has always been to promote internal dialogue and signal to the rest of the political system. The curious thing about all of this, and it jumps out at you with CPAC, is that Trump did the system a huge favor in 2016. CPAC would have gone bust by now without the Trump victory and populist surge. Even with Trump running in 2024, CPAC struggled for an audience this year. The speakers talked to more empty chairs than people, judging from some of the pics people have posted....
Besides all of that, why would anyone go to High-Priced/Crime-Laden D.C. for ANY reason?
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