For candidates hoping to appeal to the GOP base in competitive primaries, there were few better places to be over the past four days than CPAC
For Mehmet Oz, a heart surgeon who rose to fame as a television health expert, CPAC offered a valuable occasion to solidify his conservative bona fides. | Marc Levy/AP PhotoORLANDO, Fla. — Mehmet Oz has less than 90 days left before Pennsylvania Republican voters cast their ballots in one of the most contentious Senate primaries in the nation. Every day and every event matters, especially to a candidate like him who only recently moved back to the state.
In short, it was a unique opportunity for candidates to burnish their MAGA credentials and establish their credibility in front of America’s largest gathering of conservatives. Perhaps most significantly, the event represented something of a return to normalcy for Greitens — a chance for the former In Budd’s case, CPAC was a preferred venue over a debate stage back home. Budd spoke Friday on a Candace Owens-moderated panel here about schools, but declined to participate in a Republican primary debate in Raleigh the next day.
“I always say if people don’t understand the power of CPAC, then they don’t get it,” said Mercedes Schlapp, a former Trump staffer who is married to Matt Schlapp and hosts a CPAC show online.
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