Carson Changes the Race in His Exit Speech by Josh Guckert During his speech to CPAC on Friday, Ben Carson officially announced his withdrawal from the presidential campaign after giving perhaps his most eloquent and insightful speech thus far. During the speech he sounded off on many libertarian issues, including a reference to the United States’ highest-in-the-world…
Cruz Attempts to Unite Splintered Party with Soaring Rhetoric by Josh Guckert The first word out of his mouth was “God,” and for this faux televangelist, nothing was more fitting. Ted Cruz spent his speech roaming the stage in jeans and a sports coat, doing his best to seem relatable. However, the truth seemed all…
Kasich Remains Differing Voice in Republican Primary by Josh Guckert Like so many of the other speakers at CPAC, John Kasich began his Friday speech by hearkening back to the days of Ronald Reagan. The Ohio Governor spent much of his time discussing his record as a US Congressman and distancing himself from the so-called…
Has CPAC Been Taken Back by Authoritarians? by Josh Guckert The tone was set at CPAC in Washington, DC early Saturday morning when the doors opened to the conference hall at the Gaylord Convention Center. Significant and unique from prior years was the overwhelming presence of the Secret Service at the entrances to the main…