CPAC Unites Conservatives, Focuses on Midterms

0:00It's March 28th. Dallas News Today starts now. AI-powered and ready. Conservatives kicked off the 2026 CPAC in Gravevine, Texas, with a strong push for unity. Speakers like Mercedes-Schlapp hammered home that the real enemies are socialist, Marxist, and Democrats like AOC and Chuck Schumer. The goal is clear, stay together to hold Congress and win elections up and down the ballot. Earlier this week at the Gaylord Resort, the message repeated across stages, framing Democrats as the wedge, trying to split the right. But attendees and make cracks exist, especially after Charlie Kirk's death by shooting on a Utah College campus last September. Many see him as the missing link that united moderates in the far right, leaving a void no one's filled yet. Reactions on the ground vary. Some blame online figures like Tucker Carlson or Matt Gates for stirring division, while others point to debates over the Iran War or rising far right. Groups like the grippers, folks like Christian Matsumoto from California call for more open talks on

1:02these splits, saying CPAC feels too echo-chambery without real Q&A. Sessions. Still, most see broad alignment and values, especially among Trump supporters. Attendee's distinguished Reagan-style Republicans for MAGA Conservatives praising CPAC for drawing a global crowd that's more welcoming than traditional party events. As midterms loom, the vibe shifts to collaboration around Trump, crediting his administration's wins to better communication and shared focus-proving. Unity gets results when Conservatives actually move together.