RS at CPAC: Sen, Jim DeMint (R, SC) Q & A.
Right to work issues, mostly. Moe Lane (crosspost)
View Article#rsrh I think that I’m going to miss the rest of CPAC.
Sorry if I didn’t manage to see you at it, but I have spent the last two days running around, and I am beat. Sorry.
View ArticleRS at CPAC: Dan Bongino (R CAND, MD-SEN PRI).
One of the interesting things about CPAC is, of course, that you can meet a whole lot of different candidates. Below was my conversation with Dan Bongino, who is a former US Secret Service agent now...
View ArticleRS at CPAC: Richard Mourdock (R CAND, IN-SEN PRI).
This particular interview with Richard – we’ve talked with him before about the race – is of interest for another reason: Dave Weigel of Slate happened to reference it in his day-in-the-life article...
View ArticleRS at CPAC: EJ Otero (R CAND, FL-11 PRI).
Florida is volatile, this cycle: the combination of redistricting, the adding of two seats, and the status of Florida as a battleground state has caused for a lot of jockeying for positioning and...
View ArticleRS at CPAC: Mia Love (R CAND, UT-04 PRI).
We’ve spoken before: Mia is the mayor of Saratoga Springs in the new UT-04 district, and if she wins the primary she hopes to beat Jim Matheson in the general. We spoke for a few minutes at CPAC:...
View ArticleRS at CPAC: Rep. Sandy Adams (R, FL-24)
Rep. Sandy Adams is a freshman legislator who is now running for re-election in the new FL-07 district (the maps were thoroughly shifted around as per the redistricting process in Florida); as a...
View ArticleRS at CPAC: Ted Cruz (R CAND, TX-SEN PRI).
Ted Ctuz is an old friend of RedState, of course: so we made sure to spend a couple of minutes talking about the race, how the ongoing redistricting dispute in Texas is making everybody’s elections...
View ArticleRS at CPAC: Sarah Steelman (R CAND, MO-SEN PRI).
Sarah Steelman is one of the candidates running for the Republican nomination for Senate in Missouri – which is, of course, a prime nomination to have, considering that sitting Senate Claire McCaskill...
View Article#rsrh RS at CPAC: Question and answer with Allen West.
I forget why I needed to know about Syria at the time; it was getting blurry at the end. And I didn’t exactly enjoy myself at CPAC this year. Up at 5 AM to take a train in and be ready for the 9 AM...
View Article#rsrh CPAC moving to National Harbor.
Joy McCann has the details. Short version: CPAC 2013 will be at a site with better parking, much worse commute if you don’t have a car. I’ll add: expect a lot of complaining next year about the new...
View ArticleWalp, the Maryland primary is today.
Thank God Perry’s still on the ballot: it’s about the only thing motivating me to vote in the primary. Although that’s not really fair, given that we have a pretty big slate of candidates who want to...
View ArticleTea Party News Network demonstrates how to ensure good publicity.
By stepping up to the plate: The American Conservative Union (ACU) today announced that the Tea Party News Network will sponsor free WiFi for all CPAC 2013 attendees, including media. The 40th annual...
View ArticleOff to CPAC…
…to hopefully do some candidate interviews (it’s a good place to mine for that). Sporadic posting today.
View Article…Well, that was certainly a day at CPAC.
My video camera is showing its age, the traditional Politician Migration Patterns were all messed up from CPAC being in a new site, and apparently my cell phone network has decided to go off the grid...
View ArticleBack *from* #CPAC2013…
…odd mood this year. Not as snarling as some, but the new location coupled with the ongoing controversies and mixed with the lack of a looming election cycle made it somewhat low-key for me. Also: I...
View ArticleJeb Bush opts to enter the lion’s den at CPAC.
(H/T: Hot Air) I must say, this is a smart move: “As the American Conservative Union puts final touches on its annual political conference next week, they’ve offered potential Republican presidential...
View ArticleOff to the CPAC morning session.
This is the only time I’m gonna be there, so if you’re there and you see me, say hi. …Which you probably would have done anyway. I’m over-thinking this, huh?
View ArticleJeb Bush and CPAC: how he answered some questions…
…and how you should ask them. I suspect that these answers (via the Daily Signal) by Jeb Bush on immigration and Common Core questions will not much move the needle, one way or the other. Jeb Bush is...
View ArticleTweet of the Day, Why I’m Skipping CPAC This Year edition.
Well, the truth is that it’s not as much fun for me as it is for other people, apparently. I have zero nostalgia for past CPACs, and I always end up catching a cold there. But this is going to be...
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