I guess you would call it exploring the hornet's nest. Some kind of showing at CPAC is better than no showing; especially when it means influencing the crowd for the straw vote later. With SarahPAC being sponsors of the Presidential Diamond Reception it tells me they are playing the political dynamics as best as they can.
I’d reckon she was in before the GOProud crowd was. I don’t really care, since I’ve not been enamored by CPAC for some time.