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The speaker list for next week's Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) is stacked with 2024 presidential candidates, House members who shook up the Speaker vote last month and unsuccessful 2022 candidates at the forefront of election denialism. |
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What it is: CPAC, billed as "the largest and most influential gathering of conservatives in the world," is an annual event hosted by the American Conservative Union. It takes place from March 1-4 in National Harbor, Md. this year. The group seeks to "define conservatism" and influence elections through a variety of means, including endorsements, independent expenditures and congressional and state legislative member ratings. The speakers: Here are some highlights from the list of announced speakers as of Thursday: All three notable official Republican presidential candidates will speak: Former President Trump, former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley and entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy. Potential candidate and former U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will also speak. Kari Lake, who ran for governor of Arizona last year and has challenged the results showing her defeat, is the featured speaker at the Ronald Reagan Dinner – a CPAC "premier event." (More on that from The Hill's Max Greenwood here.) Unsuccessful Arizona attorney general GOP nominee Abe Hamadeh is also on the CPAC speaker list. Conference attendees will hear from several of the House members who voted repeatedly against Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) for Speaker last month, including House Freedom Caucus chair Scott Perry (Pa.), Lauren Boebert (Colo.), Byron Donalds (Fla.), Matt Gaetz (Fla.) and Ralph Norman (S.C.) – the latter of whom endorsed Haley last week. A few other notables: Sen. Rick Scott (Fla.), House GOP Conference Chair Elise Stefanik (N.Y.), Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (Ga.), prominent House committee chairs James Comer (Ky.) and Jim Jordan (Ohio), and former Democratic Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (Hawaii), who campaigned for several Republican candidates ahead of the midterms after switching her affiliation to independent. CPAC throwback: Here are some headlines from The Hill's coverage of last year's event: |
Welcome to The Hill's Campaign Report, I'm Amee LaTour. Each week we track the key stories you need to know to stay ahead of the 2024 election and who will set the agenda in Washington. |
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Key election stories and other recent campaign coverage: |
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The main Super PAC aligned with House Democrats has announced a $45 million blitz in New York after the party underperformed in the state during the 2022 midterms, helping lead to the slim Republican majority in the House. The House Majority PAC said this week it was launching the spending plan in New York for the 2024 cycle, pointing to the diminishing returns for the party in the state in the midterm elections. "In 2022, … |
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| Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) edged out Rep. Katie Porter (D-Calif.) in one of the first polls conducted in the race to replace retiring Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), who announced her retirement earlier this month. Schiff received 22 percent of support in the University of California, Berkeley-Los Angeles Times poll, with Porter garnering 20 percent — a difference that is within the poll's 2.5-point margin of error. Rep. … |
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| Lawyers for former President Trump labeled the Georgia special grand jury probe into the 2020 election “clown-like” after the forewoman of the jury made remarks to multiple media outlets. Defense attorneys for Trump, Drew Findling and Jennifer Little, spoke to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution on Wednesday and indicated they may file court motions in response to forewoman Emily Kohrs’s recent public comments. … |
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Upcoming news themes and events we're watching: |
- 5 days until Chicago's mayoral election
- 40 days until Wisconsin's supreme court election
- 621 days until the 2024 election
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Tester running again in 2024 |
Sen. Jon Tester (D-Mont.) announced this week he'll run again in 2024. Montana's is one of three Senate seats Democrats are defending in states Trump won in 2020, along with Ohio and West Virginia. (Republicans aren't defending any seats in states Biden won.) Montana has elected Tester to the Senate three times. He won in 2018 against Matt Rosendale (R) 50.3 percent to 46.8 percent. Having an incumbent in the race may give Democrats a better chance of holding the otherwise-solidly red state. Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown (D) is seeking reelection, and West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin (D) hasn't decided yet. Meanwhile, West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice (R) told SiriusXM's Julie Mason Thursday morning he'll make a decision whether to run for that Senate seat "real soon." Incumbents in other competitive states: The Cook Political Report considers five other states competitive. Nevada Sen. Jacky Rosen (D) is running, while Michigan Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D) is retiring. Wisconsin Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D), Pennsylvania Sen. Bob Casey Jr. (D) and Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (I) (previously a Democrat) are on the fence about running for reelection. |
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The week in election results |
Wisconsin Supreme Court primary: Conservative Dan Kelly and liberal Janet Protasiewicz won the technically nonpartisan supreme court primary in Wisconsin Tuesday and will face off on April 4. This election will determine the court's ideological majority. More from The Hill's Caroline Vakil here. Virginia's 4th special: State Sen. Jennifer McClellan (D) won the special election for Virginia's 4th Congressional District. Former Rep. Don McEachin (D) died in November. She'll be the first Black woman to represent Virginia in Congress. More from The Hill's Julia Manchester here. Up next: Chicago's mayoral and other municipal elections are next Tuesday. | |
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Branch out with a different read from The Hill: |
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) is heaping praise on former President Trump for helping boost his name recognition ahead of his 2018 bid to become governor, lauding the former president for his "star power" in the governor’s upcoming book. "I knew that a Trump endorsement would provide me with the exposure to GOP primary voters across the State of Florida, and I was confident that many would see me as a good candidate once … |
The selection of a far-right election denier to lead Michigan's state GOP is underscoring divisions within the party as Republican leaders hope to unify heading into 2024. Kristina Karamo's victory last weekend showed the extent to which the Republican grassroots has embraced election fraud claims, even as many in the party call for a more forward-looking message heading into 2024. While Arizona and Massachusetts – other … |
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Local and state headlines regarding campaigns and elections: |
- There's major turnover on the City Council, but aldermen on West Side look to keep things status quo (Chicago Tribune)
- Chicago election explainer: What are Police District Councils? (Axios Chicago)
- The bipartisan odd couple banding together to fight election deniers in Arizona (Politico)
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Election news we've flagged from other outlets: |
- Ukraine skeptics are finally breaking through in the presidential race (Semafor)
- How Ron DeSantis Became a Republican Rock Star (Governing)
- Initial House Ratings: Battle for Majority Starts as a Toss-up (Sabato's Crystal Ball)
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Key stories on The Hill right now: |
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Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg on Thursday called on former President Trump to support the Biden administration in reversing Trump-era deregulations in the wake of the derailment of a train carrying hazardous chemicals in Ohio. "One thing he can do is express support for reversing the deregulation that happened on his watch. I … Read more |
| The National Transportation Security Board (NTSB) on Thursday issued its preliminary report on the derailment of a train carrying hazardous chemicals in East Palestine, Ohio, earlier this month, tentatively corroborating reports that a wheel bearing severely overheated ahead of the accident. In its preliminary report, NTSB said investigators … Read more |
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