An anti-Donald Trump conservative confab is staging a private weekend event that will rival the Conservative Political Action Conference happening at the same time near Washington, where the former president is expected to deliver the final speech Saturday.
The Club for Growth, an anti-tax advocacy group, will hold its annual retreat for donors at the Breakers Hotel in Palm Beach, Florida, from Thursday to Saturday, and the list of attendees includes more potential 2024 GOP hopefuls than the CPAC roster.The Breakers is located about 3 miles from Mr. Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate.
Mr. DeSantis has not officially entered the 2024 primary but soft-launched a presidential bid this week with a new memoir and campaign-style video touting his accomplishments as Florida’s 46th governor. He’ll headline dinners in Harris County, Texas, and the Reagan Library in California this week. On the eve of Mr. Trump’s November launch of his 2024 presidential campaign, the organization published polling numbers that showed Mr. DeSantis leading Mr. Trump by 11 points in Iowa and 15 points in New Hampshire. The two states will be the first to cast votes in the Republican primary. The same survey found Mr. DeSantis 26 points ahead of Mr. Trump in Florida among likely primary voters.
Other Republicans lurking on the sidelines of a 2024 campaign will attend the donor retreat in Palm Beach.
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