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Carlos Curbelo: “CPAC has become just unrecognizable from what it used to be. He used to be a place where conservatives we don’t talk…”

On the recordAugust 5, 2022
CPAC has become just unrecognizable from what it used to be. He used to be a place where conservatives we don’t talk about ideas, proposals, the role of government in our country, legitimate conversations. Now it is a place where lies get amplified, conspiracy theories get advanced.
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Carlos Curbelo
Florida
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msnbc.com

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Curbelo discusses the transformation of CPAC from a platform for conservative ideas to one that promotes conspiracy theories.

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