Kari Lake

Republicans who attended the politically cannibalistic CPAC conference over the weekend weren't just backbiting, they were frontbiting.

And saying in a speech, “We stand with JFK, Ronald Reagan, (former Trump political adviser) Steve Bannon. I was one of the first that endorsed her and supported her as a candidate, but this will set back the conservative movement for election integrity. Republicans weren’t just backbiting at this politically cannibalistic wingding, they were frontbiting. Instead of false personal attacks (I’m not paid by anyone to tweet for or against Kari, I own what I say – which can’t be said for your account), I’m simply engaging the merits … Vengeance is mine, sayeth the … And there was Donald Trump, of course, at his most maniacally messianic, promising to rain down his wrath on Biden, the media, communists, fellow Republican “RINOS,” and telling a crowd, “I am your warrior.

Former Arizona gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake beat out several fellow Republicans in a Conservative Action Political Conference straw poll for the ...

[30 GOP contenders](https://www.c-span.org/video/?526456-101/cpac-straw-poll-results) with 20% of the vote, besting former Ambassador to the United Nations [Nikki Haley](https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/tag/nikki-haley) and Gov. A record 2,028 people responded to the poll. Haley, who announced her presidential candidacy last month, took 10% in the poll. [Ron DeSantis](https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/tag/ron-desantis) (R-FL). [CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER](https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/) [Kari Lake](https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/tag/kari-lake) beat out several fellow Republicans in a [Conservative Action Political Conference](https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/tag/cpac) straw [poll](https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/tag/cpac) for the party’s vice presidential nod.

Arizona's former GOP gubernatorial candidate Gary Lake won this weekend's Conservative Action Political Conference (CPAC) straw poll for the Republican.

Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and businessman Vivek Ramasamy, who have announced their presidential campaigns, each received 6 percent of the vote. [He won the polls](https://www.c-span.org/video/?526456-101/cpac-straw-poll-results) With 20 percent of the vote, he beat former United Nations ambassador Nikki Haley and Florida Gov. DeSantis received 14 percent of the vote, while Haley, who announced her bid for the White House last month, received 10 percent.

The former Arizona GOP gubernatorial candidate lost in November but is challenging the loss in court.

All of the other Republicans listed in the field, including Sen. [easily won the CPAC straw poll](/news/368265) for the presidency with 62 percent of the vote, while DeSantis came in second-place with 20 percent of the vote. Lake has appealed the ruling.

In that regard the majority of conservatives here aligned themselves closely with the former president. But they also chose not to relitigate the 2020 election ...

We need to fix that before we have elections.” “It’s very hard to prosecute election fraud, so we need to start. Ahead of the panel on Saturday, Monk lamented that too many CPAC discussions focused on topics not as relevant to the conservative audience. In the event hallways, Bannon interviewed conspiracy theorist Mike Lindell, who was promoting an “election crime bureau”. Steve Bannon called out Fox News for “illegitimately calling” the race in November 2020 against Trump. But they also chose not to relitigate the 2020 election and looked ahead to the 2024 contest, repeatedly calling Trump the former and future president.