Alex Roarty

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the video clip was part of a larger montage of GOP luminaries who have spoken at CPAC, highlighted by an extended section of (who else) Trump — PolitiTweet.org

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DeSantis, or at least video of him, just appeared at CPAC, from the conference's gathering in Florida last year. The appearance appeared to earn cheers. — PolitiTweet.org

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Mike Pompeo, who spoke at CPAC yesterday, appears to have received 1% of the straw poll vote. Haley wasn't much better, at 3% — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @ShelbyTalcott: Trump arrives on stage for his pre-speech … speech: https://t.co/86gbwB0nP0 — PolitiTweet.org

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In presidential straw poll, Trump tops DeSantis 62% to 20%. It's a very, very pro-Trump crowd at CPAC this year. — PolitiTweet.org

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Results of the CPAC straw poll for vice president: Kari Lake: 20% Ron DeSantis: 14% Nikki Haley: 10% (crowd booed vigorously at the mention of her name) — PolitiTweet.org

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@Bencjacobs https://t.co/RqfmJCvENK — PolitiTweet.org

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With the exception of Mike Pompeo's speech yesterday, there appears to have been a liiiiitle more discussion about the national debt at the @club4growth confab than what we've seen at CPAC this week — PolitiTweet.org

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both gave speeches here today that said -- again, without evidence, in ways that courts have continually rejected -- that the 2020 election and 2022 election in Arizona were stolen. — PolitiTweet.org

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The kinds of things you stumble across at CPAC, Mike Lindell and Kari Lake having an animated discussion in the hallway. Lake is reiterating her story that someone tried to bribe her out of politics, tho she once again declined to say who https://t.co/Xmsy4NmAc7 — PolitiTweet.org

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No details were offered about *who* did this, although there was a vague reference to people "back east" — PolitiTweet.org

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Telling moment at CPAC when Eric Bolling, on stage, suggests restricting illegal immigration but boosting legal immigration. The crowd started to boo — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @maggieNYT: via ⁦@ShaneGoldmacher⁩ ⁦@MichaelCBender⁩ and me, the ways in which Trump and his campaign may be being rated lower than they… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @MaayanSchechter: Chants of ‘Trump 2024’ greet former SC Gov. Nikki Haley at conservative gathering via @Alex_Roarty https://t.co/9zG2X… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @ShaneGoldmacher: A taste of what it’s like at CPAC https://t.co/MWmtN9OwoI — PolitiTweet.org

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Francis Suarez, the GOP Miami mayor who spoke at CPAC on Friday, reiterated after his speech that he still might run for president — and indicated he knew the clock was ticking on a decision https://t.co/cJha4hhtx5 — PolitiTweet.org

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My story today on the reminder Nikki Haley received at CPAC that, despite everything, Trump still has a lot of supporters -- and a lot of very loud supporters -- in the GOP https://t.co/fWpnv6wJRz — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @Bencjacobs: Bannon: "Show us what the Murdochs--a bunch of foreigners--have given us. They have given this country nothing" — PolitiTweet.org

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Crowd has filled in a little bit ahead of Haley’s CPAC speech — there are more people here than for Don Jr.‘s speech — but room is still little more than half full https://t.co/iZLTnpJ9r3 — PolitiTweet.org

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Greene, who has endorsed Trump, also said Florida voters have such a good thing in Ron DeSantis that they should persuade him to stay in Florid and run for a third term — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @DavidMDrucker: At #CPAC, @DonaldJTrumpJr announces there are gold-wrapped chocolate bars under various audience seats that grant admiss… — PolitiTweet.org

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Marjorie Taylor Greene, gaggling with reporters, dismissed Nikki Haley as a presidential candidate, saying she doesn't plan to listen to her speech later at CPAC, has never listened to her, and doesn't think she'll do well in the GOP primary — PolitiTweet.org

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There's a section in the governor's book where he says people like Clarence Thomas, a sitting Supreme Court justice, aren't elites because they desist from the prevailing liberal mindset, and I suspect he'll make a similar distinction w/media — PolitiTweet.org

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And in fact, three members of the Trump family -- Don Jr., Laura, and Kimberly Guilfoyle are slated to speak in the next few hours — PolitiTweet.org

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Brief mention of Ron DeSantis on stage at CPAC, in the context of whether conservatives should stay away from Disney World. Heritage's Andrew Pudzer mentioned the change in local governance at Disney, and it received polite applause CPAC has been very Trumpy otherwise — PolitiTweet.org

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@tkdylan everyone wants to be top dog — PolitiTweet.org

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In a brief interview, I asked Scott what he made of a potential Ron DeSantis presidential campaign. He did not take the opportunity to heap praise on his successor: “There’s gonna be a lot of people get into the race. I wish him the best of luck.” https://t.co/Y7DaimC0wU — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @MiamiHerald: Rick Scott, quoting Conor McGregor, says he will ‘apologize to absolutely nobody’ https://t.co/ptST3gieKM — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @MiamiHerald: New book in hand, Ron DeSantis adds Iowa to list of cross-country destinations https://t.co/mOTRU09gDn — PolitiTweet.org

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CPAC speech criticized liberal priorities and President Joe Biden, but there was an extended riff about McConnell and "establishment Republicans" who say have been in DC too long and continue to "cave" into Democrats — PolitiTweet.org