{"id":1470,"date":"2023-02-21T13:16:54","date_gmt":"2023-02-21T18:16:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/?p=1470"},"modified":"2023-02-21T13:16:55","modified_gmt":"2023-02-21T18:16:55","slug":"desantis-set-to-skip-major-conservative-conference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/?p=1470","title":{"rendered":"DeSantis Set to Skip MAJOR Conservative Conference"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>Note: This article may contain commentary reflecting the author&#8217;s opinion.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Florida Governor and prominent Republican Ron DeSantis reportedly will not be attending the Conservative Political Action Conference or CPAC, arguably one of the most anticipated events of the year in conservative political circles. Given the thus-far undeclared presidential aspirations of DeSantis, it seems questionable that he would choose not to attend such a gathering.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/floridianpress.com\/2023\/02\/ron-desantis-to-skip-2023-cpac\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Floridian<\/a>, a source told the outlet that the Governor was invited to attend and speak at the event alongside other headliners such as declared Presidential candidate and former South Carolina Gov.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/dcenquirer.com\/watch-nikki-haley-bashes-cnns-don-lemon-for-sexist-comments-they-cant-stand-me\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Nikki Haley<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Floridian reported that its source indicated&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/dcenquirer.com\/desantis-authorize-flight-full-america-sancturary\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">DeSantis<\/a>&nbsp;is \u201cgoing to skip\u201d the conference, though the unnamed source wishes he would reconsider.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The outlet noted, that \u201cOne Florida-based political operative, who asked that we keep his or her identify out of this story, believes that DeSantis should go to CPAC, adding that if he didn\u2019t go, \u2018he would look weak.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As if on queue, former GOP Congressional candidate&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/dcenquirer.com\/shocking-poll-a-clear-leader-has-emerged-in-the-race-for-the-head-of-the-republican-national-committee\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Laura Loomer<\/a>&nbsp;tweeted,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201c@GovRonDeSantis is skipping CPAC this year. Guess he\u2019a scared of Donald Trump and getting heckled! Total cowardice.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GovRonDeSantis?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@GovRonDeSantis<\/a> is skipping CPAC this year. <br><br>Guess he\u2019a scared of Donald Trump and getting heckled! <br><br>Total cowardice. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hC9ZiYyRZF\">https:\/\/t.co\/hC9ZiYyRZF<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Laura Loomer (@LauraLoomer) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LauraLoomer\/status\/1627685597228703744?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 20, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The independent journalist formerly of\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/dcenquirer.com\/breaking-james-okeefe-departs-project-veritas-was-it-voluntary-or-was-he-forced-out\/\" target=\"_blank\">Project Veritas<\/a>\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LauraLoomer\/status\/1627685597228703744?t=NEh4xVTWeIj3AsuAk7nG1w&amp;s=19\" target=\"_blank\">added<\/a>, \u201cTo be fair, I skip @CPAC too. Because I was BANNED in 2019 for confronting a CNN reporter. DeSantis always attends CPAC, but he\u2019s skipping this year to avoid facing Trump. Hilarious!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to The Floridian, the\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.events.cpac.org\/speakers\" target=\"_blank\">list of confirmed speakers<\/a>\u00a0, includes Florida\u2019s Congressional Republicans Bryon Donalds, Kat Cammack, Greg Steube, Matt Gaetz, Senator Rick Scott, and Attorney General Ashley Moody, in addition to former President Trump. It does not list\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/state-watch\/3865862-desantis-suggests-moving-federal-agencies-outside-dc\/\" target=\"_blank\">Gov. DeSantis\u00a0<\/a>as a speaker.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-rumble-com wp-block-embed-rumble-com\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" title=\"Trump Is Ready To WIN In 2024\" src=\"about:blank\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/rumble.com\/embed\/v2730o4\/?pub=4#?secret=wp1g5TTsGQ\" data-secret=\"wp1g5TTsGQ\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><noscript><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" title=\"Trump Is Ready To WIN In 2024\" src=\"https:\/\/rumble.com\/embed\/v2730o4\/?pub=4#?secret=wp1g5TTsGQ\" data-secret=\"wp1g5TTsGQ\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/noscript>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Former President\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/dcenquirer.com\/donald-trump-keeps-winning-dominates-yet-another-2024-republican-primary-poll\/\" target=\"_blank\">Donald Trump<\/a>\u00a0cited recent polls in a post to TruthSocial,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c\u2018Support for DeSantis cools in latest GOP POLL.\u2019 Washington Times. Of course it cools. He wants to cut Social Security and Medicare, loves \u2018Throw them over the cliff\u2019 Paul Ryan, who is destroying FoxNews and the WSJ, Piglet Karl Rove, and \u2018Jeb.\u2019 Also, Ron DeSanctimonious is for Globalist Club For NO Growth, and Open Borders Charles Koch. We want AMERICA FIRST, NOT AMERICA LAST!!!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The poll numbers for\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/dcenquirer.com\/breaking-governor-desantis-to-take-over-disney-world-special-district-theres-a-new-sheriff-in-town\/\" target=\"_blank\">DeSantis<\/a>\u00a0have shown a distinct drawback from a high point back in January according to\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.realclearpolitics.com\/epolls\/latest_polls\/gop_primaries\/\" target=\"_blank\">RealClearPolitics<\/a>\u00a0with a recent\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.realclearpolitics.com\/epolls\/2024\/president\/us\/2024_republican_presidential_nomination-7548.html\" target=\"_blank\">Harvard-Harris<\/a>\u00a0poll giving Trump a distinct 23-point advantage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Under these circumstances, it wouldn\u2019t be out of the question for DeSantis to demure from the race and elect instead to endorse President Trump.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On Feb. 9th\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/campaign\/3849675-desantis-edges-closer-to-2024-decision\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Hill<\/a>\u00a0reported that\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/dcenquirer.com\/judge-throws-out-case-against-florida-for-marthas-vinayard-illegal-immigrant-flights\/\" target=\"_blank\">DeSantis<\/a>\u00a0is nearing a decision on whether or not he will run. Perhaps his reported decision to skip CPAC is indicative of his choice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Original Article: <a href=\"https:\/\/dcenquirer.com\/desantis-set-to-skip-major-conservative-conference\/\">https:\/\/dcenquirer.com\/desantis-set-to-skip-major-conservative-conference\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Note: This article may contain commentary reflecting the author&#8217;s opinion. Florida Governor and prominent Republican Ron DeSantis reportedly will not be attending the Conservative Political Action Conference or CPAC, arguably one of the most anticipated events of the year in conservative political circles. Given the thus-far undeclared presidential aspirations of DeSantis, it seems questionable that he would choose not to attend such a gathering. According to&nbsp;The Floridian, a source told the outlet that the Governor was invited to attend and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":32,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1470","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-politics"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1470","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/32"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1470"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1470\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1471,"href":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1470\/revisions\/1471"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1470"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1470"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1470"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}