.CPAC, once a mandatory stop for aspiring GOP presidential candidates, saw several notable Republicans (such as MikePence, GovRonDeSantis) skip the high-profile convention. Longtime attendees noted a sea-change in the number of attendees and sponsors.
The conference, once a mandatory stop for aspiring Republican presidential candidates, saw several notable Republicans such as former Vice President Mike Pence, Gov. Ron DeSantis , and numerous other governors skip the high-profile convention. Meanwhile, longtime attendees noted a sea-change in the number of attendees and sponsors.
Dennis Lennox, a Republican strategist from Michigan, told the Washington Examiner in an interview that he had attended every CPAC since 2007 and identified three factors as the primary driver of the event's struggle to draw attendees: overpriced tickets, an identity crisis about the conference's purpose, and an increase in competitor events.
Information on the number of sold tickets is not publicly available, but a Washington Post report from this week said the event was lagging behind previous attendance numbers. But while the cost of the ticket to attend the conference has skyrocketed — the face value for a four-day general admission ticket to the 2023 event is $295 — Lennox said the event is"not a conservative conference anymore."
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