National Harbor, MD — Of the Republican presidential candidates at CPAC this weekend, Ted Cruz, who won the CPAC straw poll, was the most popular among attending Hillsdale students. The absence of Donald Trump only emphasized the dissatisfaction many attending conservatives felt with the current Republican front runner. “I enjoyed both Cruz’ and Rubio’s speeches,”...
RNC Chairman: ‘Odds of a contested convention are small’
NATIONAL HARBOR, MD — Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus rebuked Mitt Romney’s recent comments attempting to rally a third party presidential candidate to block Donald Trump from securing the Republican presidential nomination during a speech on Friday at the Conservative Political Action Conference. “Let me just clear something up for everybody,” Priebus said. “Whoever...
CPAC holds ‘The Young Messiah’ viewing
National Harbor, MD – Conservative Political Action Conference held an early exclusive viewing of “The Young Messiah” movie Friday night. The film – set for release Friday, March 11 – looks at Jesus Christ at the age of 7 and how he might have responded to historical events based on what theologians know about him...
Rep. Blackburn encourages young women at CPAC
National Harbor, MD — Republican Rep. Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee shared advice to young women interested in politics Friday at a Conservative Political Action Conference event meant to honor her for her conservative accomplishments. “As a woman, you get the opportunity to break glass ceilings,” Blackburn said. “You get to open doors for others.” The...
Beck calls Constitution America’s ‘golden ticket’
National Harbor, MD — Conservative radio host Glenn Beck opened his speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference with a reference to food Saturday. “Charlie Bucket buys a chocolate bar. He opens it and discovers one of the magical tickets inside — ‘I’ve got a golden ticket,’” Beck said to the audience, referencing the boy...




