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[[Former President Donald Trump remains at the center of conservative politics in the United States. He was the overwhelming favorite in an unofficial poll for Republican presidential candidate at the Conservative Political Action Conference, which met in Dallas August 4th through 7th.
VOA's Mike O’Sullivan
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HEADLINE: Trump Still Overwhelming Favorite Among CPAC Conservatives
TEASER: Conservative Political Action Conference remains in former president's corner ahead of 2022 midterms, 2024 presidential election
PUBLISHED AT: 08/08/2022 at 7:39 pm
BYLINE: Mike O’Sullivan
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((INTRODUCTION)) [[Former President Donald Trump remains at the center of conservative politics in the United States. He was the overwhelming favorite in an unofficial poll for Republican presidential candidate at the Conservative Political Action Conference, which met in Dallas August 4th through 7th. VOA's Mike O’Sullivan reports.]]
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Organizers call the Conservative Political Action Conference, or CPAC ((PR. SEE-pack)), the most influential gathering of conservatives in the world.
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Among the speakers was Hungarian populist Prime Minister Viktor Orban.
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The star, however, was former U.S. President Donald Trump.
((Donald Trump, Former US President)) ((AP))
“America is on the edge of an abyss, and our movement is the only force on Earth that can save it.”
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An unofficial poll showed that 69% of conference attendees hope Trump will run again, and 99 percent view him favorably.
((Donald Trump, Former US President)) ((AP))
“We had 69 percent. And 99% approval. Why couldn’t I get 100, why?”
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Among Republicans nationwide, however, results are less one-sided. Still, a poll last month showed that nearly half of Republicans would vote for Trump if he ran again.
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Democrats are celebrating a health care, climate and tax bill that the Senate passed on Sunday, a win for President Joe Biden.
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Trump said the bill will cost too much.
((Donald Trump, Former US President)) ((AFP))
“This will be, what they’re doing right now, the biggest tax hike in the history of our country.”
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Trump criticized two moderate Democrats who enabled the bill to pass in a vote along party lines, and he endorsed his favored Republican candidates in the midterms.
((Donald Trump, Former US President)) ((AP))
“America’s comeback begins this November, and it will continue onward with the unstoppable momentum that we’re going to develop on November 2024, because that’s the big one.”
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Trump will have an impact on the midterms, says one analyst, but may not have the appeal to win the presidency again two years from now.
((FOR RADIO: Sherry Bebitch Jeffe ((Pr; JEFF-ee)), via Skype))
((Sherry Bebitch Jeffe, Political Analyst)) ((MANDATORY CR: Skype))
“You cannot win a general election with Republicans alone. Democrats will not support him, and there is indication that independents are being moved and moved away from Donald Trump.”
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She says that’s because of recent congressional hearings on the January 6, 2021, insurrection, which many blame Trump for.
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But twice impeached and acquitted, the former president remains a force in conservative politics.
((Mike O’Sullivan, VOA News, Los Angeles))
NewsML Media TopicsArts, Culture, Entertainment and Media
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Location (dateline)Los Angeles
Embargo DateAugust 8, 2022 20:43 EDT
Byline((Mike O’Sullivan, VOA News, Los Angeles))
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