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‘I Think That MAGA Is Dying:’ Inside the Youth Movement at CPAC

At a sparsely attended Conservative Political Action Conference, young Republicans were eager to start the post-Trump era.

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The annual Conservative Political Action Conference has been gradually waning in energy for years, but empty convention halls and an anemic speakers list gave many young people in attendance a doomed feeling.

On CPAC’s Main Stage, Fissures in the Party Trump Remade

The Conservative Political Action Conference typically seeks to establish orthodoxy with its roster of speakers. This year, organizers created space for dissent, highlighting ongoing schisms in the MAGA movement.

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Attendees at the Conservative Political Action Conference cheering during a demonstration supporting regime change in Iran on Friday.
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