“In 2022, many of us were disappointed because there was not the Republican wave that we were hoping for”, assures Corey DeAngelis, in front of a panel of CPAC, the annual high mass of conservatives organized until to Saturday in the suburbs of Washington.
– “Sleeping giant” –
But the Democrats “have awakened a long sleeping giant”, assures this conservative in the navy blue suit. During the next presidential election, he promises to an audience of activists, the conservatives will “make the socialists cry”.
To win in 2024, it will be enough to respect 45 simple maxims, assures Dena Espenscheid, member of a group specializing in the training of curators, the Leadership Institute.
Apply these commandments, and victory is “almost guaranteed”, she declares enthusiastically.
Seated to his left, his colleague Carly Tomaine points to a presentation projected on the screen:
“Never get upset unless it can help you.” “Don’t get too technical — the Ohio single mom doesn’t care — cite real facts instead,” she says from the hall of a posh Maryland hotel.
– Concrete actions –
“You have to act quickly,” adds Dena Espenscheid. The most important thing, she insists, is to “get out of your house”, to take concrete actions, rather than publications on social networks, believes the speaker.
The goal for these activists is to train as soon as they have a minute, she continues:
Online or in person, “when you’re stuck breastfeeding your baby at 2 a.m….
The participants, wearing caps and pins in the colors of the American flag, nod their heads, religiously taking notes.
At the exit, they are all given a small bag with a copy of the American Constitution, a pamphlet entitled “How to win” and a small peppermint candy.
And the questions fuse: “How to do when you live in a Democratic state?”, “How to mobilize against Biden’s health policy?”, “And if you want to ban abortion pills in Washington?”
– Trump? –
All these activists have come to participate in this major political congress, where ultra-conservative tenors are expected, including former President Donald Trump and former Brazilian leader Jair Bolsonaro on Saturday.
Installed in front of the room, a red-haired woman suddenly calls out: “And what do we do with all these elections that are stolen?”, She asks in reference to the accusations conveyed by Donald Trump of fraud in the presidential election of 2020 , repeatedly denied by the competent authorities.
Whispers, pointing fingers. He is asked to sit down.
As an illustration of the divisions across the party over the role to be given to the former president, the play is seized with a strange uneasiness several times.
“Not everyone loves Trump, you know what I mean?” Ryan Halasz, a 19-year-old conservative, told the outlet.
Source: AFP
