Grassroots gain ground at CPAC

Politico ^ | February 18, 2010 | Kenneth P. Vogel

[EveningStar]

Since Richard Nixon was president, the Conservative Political Action Conference has provided the American Right with an annual occasion for self-evaluation. On Thursday, when some 10,000 activists gather in Washington for this year’s conference, they will find themselves part of a conservative movement significantly different than it was during the Bush administration, or even in 2009.

A jolt of anti-Obama populist energy has upended the movement’s traditional hierarchy, lifting some new or previously low profile groups to unprecedented heights while leaving traditional powers struggling to adapt.

[Bob J]

Where’s Sarah? Where’s Free Republic?

The TP movement began and continues to be one primarlliy of fiscal activism and I think social coservative groups attempting to portray themselves as the face or heart of the movement are going to get a rude awakening.

[q_an_a]

I think having the John Birch society as a sponsor kept a few honorable people out of the event.