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Potential top Republican contenders in the 2024 presidential election will take the stage at the 2022 Conservative Political Action Conference, and chair Matt Schlapp says he welcomes “competition” among the speakers on who can best fire up the crowd.
Former President Trump, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Florida Sen. Rick Scott are a few of the speakers.
And as is tradition, the conference is set to include a straw poll, which typically asks attendees to assess the president’s performance, share their feelings on administration policies and give predictions for the 2024 election.
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“The presidential race is awfully important. The midterm elections in November are critical, and so is getting back the White House in an age where Congress does little, and presidents tend to overstep their powers and do a lot, especially as we saw with President Obama,” Schlapp told Fox News. “So I understand why people are focused on that.”
“I think it’s great that we have some competition, and we have some people who are out there strutting their stuff, and that’s what CPAC’s all about,” Schlapp said. “It has always been a place where people who want to lead this movement can see how well they fire up the crowd, and I’m sure that will happen again.”
Former President Trump speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Dallas, Texas, on July 11, 2021.
(ANDY JACOBSOHN/AFP via Getty Images)
Schlapp said he did not want to try to “predict” the outcome of the straw poll – specifically the question of who could be the 2024 GOP presidential nominee – saying it is a “fair poll.”
“But my take is that Trump is like an incumbent. He is beloved by people, but people also respect great governors, leading that way is Ron DeSantis,” Schlapp said. “They…
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