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Conservative Political Action Conference

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The Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) is an annual political conference attended by conservative activists and elected officials from across the United States. [1]

56 relations: Activism, Alan Keyes, Alt-right, American Atheists, American Conservative Union, Bob Dole, Bobby Jindal, Bradley Foundation, Breitbart News, Chicago, Child sexual abuse, Christopher R. Barron, Condoleezza Rice, Conservatism in the United States, Denver, Electoral College (United States), Gary Bauer, George Allen (American politician), George H. W. Bush, George W. Bush, George Wallace, GOProud, Jack Kemp, Jamila Bey, Jeane Kirkpatrick, John Birch Society, John McCain, John Winthrop, Log Cabin Republicans, Marco Rubio, Maryland, Matt Sanchez, Matt Schlapp, Milo Yiannopoulos, Mitt Romney, National Harbor, Maryland, Orlando, Florida, Pat Buchanan, Phil Gramm, Rand Paul, Republican Party (United States), Richard B. Spencer, Rick Santorum, Ron Paul, Ronald Reagan, Rudy Giuliani, San Diego, Scott Walker (politician), St. Louis, Steve Forbes, ..., Straw poll, Tea Party movement, Ted Cruz, United States, Young Americans for Freedom, YouTube. Expand index (6 more) »

Activism

Activism consists of efforts to promote, impede, or direct social, political, economic, or environmental reform or stasis with the desire to make improvements in society.

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Alan Keyes

Alan Lee Keyes (born August 7, 1950) is an American conservative political activist, pundit, author, former diplomat, and perennial candidate for public office.

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Alt-right

The alt-right, or alternative right, is a loosely-connected and somewhat ill-defined grouping of white supremacists/white nationalists, neo-Nazis, neo-fascists, neo-Confederates and other far-right fringe hate groups.

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American Atheists

American Atheists is a non-profit activist organization in the United States dedicated to defending the civil liberties of atheists and advocating complete separation of church and state.

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American Conservative Union

The American Conservative Union (ACU) is an American political organization that advocates for conservative policies, ranks politicians based on their level of conservatism, and organizes the Conservative Political Action Conference.

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Bob Dole

Robert Joseph Dole (born July 22, 1923) is a retired American politician and attorney who represented Kansas in Congress from 1961 to 1996 and served as the Republican Leader of the United States Senate from 1985 until 1996.

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Bobby Jindal

Piyush "Bobby" Jindal (born June 10, 1971) is an American politician who was the 55th Governor of Louisiana between 2008 and 2016, and previously served as a U.S. Congressman and as the vice chairman of the Republican Governors Association.

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Bradley Foundation

The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, is a charitable foundation with more than $800 million U.S. dollars in assets.

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Breitbart News

Breitbart News Network (known commonly as Breitbart News, Breitbart or Breitbart.com) is a far-right*.

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Chicago

Chicago, officially the City of Chicago, is the third most populous city in the United States, after New York City and Los Angeles.

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Child sexual abuse

Child sexual abuse, also called child molestation, is a form of child abuse in which an adult or older adolescent uses a child for sexual stimulation.

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Christopher R. Barron

Christopher R. Barron (born December 15, 1973) is an American political activist best known as the cofounder of GOProud, a political organization representing gay conservatives.

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Condoleezza Rice

Condoleezza Rice (born November 14, 1954) is an American political scientist and diplomat.

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Conservatism in the United States

American conservatism is a broad system of political beliefs in the United States that is characterized by respect for American traditions, republicanism, support for Judeo-Christian values, moral absolutism, free markets and free trade, anti-communism, individualism, advocacy of American exceptionalism, and a defense of Western culture from the perceived threats posed by socialism, authoritarianism, and moral relativism.

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Denver

Denver, officially the City and County of Denver, is the capital and most populous municipality of the U.S. state of Colorado.

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Electoral College (United States)

The United States Electoral College is the mechanism established by the United States Constitution for the election of the president and vice president of the United States by small groups of appointed representatives, electors, from each state and the District of Columbia.

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Gary Bauer

Gary Lee Bauer (born May 4, 1946) is an American politician and activist.

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George Allen (American politician)

George Felix Allen (born March 8, 1952) is an American politician and member of the Republican Party from the Commonwealth of Virginia.

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George H. W. Bush

George Herbert Walker Bush (born June 12, 1924) is an American politician who served as the 41st President of the United States from 1989 to 1993.

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George W. Bush

George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is an American politician who served as the 43rd President of the United States from 2001 to 2009.

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George Wallace

George Corley Wallace Jr. (August 25, 1919 – September 13, 1998) was an American politician and the 45th Governor of Alabama, having served two nonconsecutive terms and two consecutive terms as a Democrat: 1963–1967, 1971–1979 and 1983–1987.

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GOProud

GOProud was an American tax exempt 527 organization supported by conservative gay men, lesbians, and their allies.

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Jack Kemp

Jack French Kemp (July 13, 1935 – May 2, 2009) was an American politician and a professional gridiron football player.

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Jamila Bey

Jamila Bey is an African-American journalist and public speaker.

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Jeane Kirkpatrick

Jeane Duane Kirkpatrick (née Jordan; November 19, 1926 – December 7, 2006) was an American diplomat and political scientist.

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John Birch Society

The John Birch Society (JBS) is a self-described conservative advocacy group supporting anti-communism and limited government.

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John McCain

John Sidney McCain III (born August 29, 1936) is an American politician serving as the senior United States Senator from Arizona, a seat he was first elected to in 1986.

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John Winthrop

John Winthrop (12 January 1587/88 – 26 March 1649) was an English Puritan lawyer and one of the leading figures in founding the Massachusetts Bay Colony, the second major settlement in New England, following Plymouth Colony.

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Log Cabin Republicans

The Log Cabin Republicans (LCR) is an organization that works within the Republican Party to advocate equal rights for LGBT people in the United States.

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Marco Rubio

Marco Antonio Rubio (born May 28, 1971) is an American politician, attorney, and the junior United States Senator for Florida.

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Maryland

Maryland is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and Washington, D.C. to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east.

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Matt Sanchez

Matthew "Matt" Sanchez (born December 1, 1970) is an American journalist, who has worked for Fox News and other organizations.

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Matt Schlapp

Matthew Aaron "Matt" Schlapp (born December 18, 1967) is an American political figure who is chairman of the American Conservative Union, the oldest conservative lobbying organization in the country.

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Milo Yiannopoulos

Milo Yiannopoulos (born Milo Hanrahan; 18 October 1984; also writing under the pen name Milo Andreas Wagner) is a British polemicist, political commentator, public speaker, and writer.

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Mitt Romney

Willard Mitt Romney (born March 12, 1947) is an American businessman and politician who served as the 70th Governor of Massachusetts from 2003 to 2007 and was the Republican Party's nominee for President of the United States in the 2012 election.

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National Harbor, Maryland

National Harbor is a development along the Potomac River in Oxon Hill, Prince George's County, Maryland just south of Washington, D.C. near the Woodrow Wilson Bridge.

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Orlando, Florida

Orlando is a city in the U.S. state of Florida and the county seat of Orange County.

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Pat Buchanan

Patrick Joseph Buchanan (born November 2, 1938) is an American paleoconservative political commentator, author, syndicated columnist, politician, and broadcaster.

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Phil Gramm

William Philip Gramm (born July 8, 1942) is an American economist and politician who represented Texas in both houses of Congress.

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Rand Paul

Randal Howard "Rand" Paul (born January 7, 1963) is an American politician and physician serving as the junior United States Senator from Kentucky since 2011, alongside Majority Leader Mitch McConnell.

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Republican Party (United States)

The Republican Party, also referred to as the GOP (abbreviation for Grand Old Party), is one of the two major political parties in the United States, the other being its historic rival, the Democratic Party.

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Richard B. Spencer

Richard Bertrand Spencer (born May 11, 1978) is an American white supremacist.

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Rick Santorum

Richard John Santorum (born May 10, 1958) is an American attorney, author, politician, and political commentator.

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Ron Paul

Ronald Ernest Paul (born August 20, 1935) is an American author, physician and retired politician who served as the U.S. Representative for Texas's 22nd congressional district from 1976 to 1977 and again from 1979 to 1985, and for Texas's 14th congressional district from 1997 to 2013.

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Ronald Reagan

Ronald Wilson Reagan (February 6, 1911 – June 5, 2004) was an American politician and actor who served as the 40th President of the United States from 1981 to 1989.

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Rudy Giuliani

Rudolph William Louis Giuliani (born May 28, 1944) is an American politician, attorney, businessman, public speaker, former mayor of New York City, and attorney to President Donald Trump.

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San Diego

San Diego (Spanish for 'Saint Didacus') is a major city in California, United States.

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Scott Walker (politician)

Scott Kevin Walker (born November 2, 1967) is an American politician serving as the 45th and current Governor of Wisconsin since 2011.

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St. Louis

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Steve Forbes

Malcolm Stevenson "Steve" Forbes Jr. (born July 18, 1947) is an American publishing executive, who was twice a candidate for the nomination of the Republican Party for President of the United States.

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Straw poll

A straw poll or straw vote is an ad-hoc or unofficial vote.

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Tea Party movement

The Tea Party movement is an American conservative movement within the Republican Party.

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Ted Cruz

Rafael Edward "Ted" Cruz (born December 22, 1970) is an American politician and attorney serving as the junior United States Senator from Texas since 2013.

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United States

The United States of America (USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a federal republic composed of 50 states, a federal district, five major self-governing territories, and various possessions.

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Young Americans for Freedom

Young Americans for Freedom (YAF) is an ideologically conservative youth activism organization that was founded in 1960 as a coalition between traditional conservatives and libertarians on American college campuses.

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YouTube

YouTube is an American video-sharing website headquartered in San Bruno, California.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conservative_Political_Action_Conference

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