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March 04, 2016
Trump Drops out of CPAC At the Last Minute
Jeeze.
More: Explanation?
"If I were him, I don’t know why I’d want to be here," says Mark Shepard. "The conservatives and Republicans are all ganging up on me, so why would I come into the lion’s den? This is not the crowd I need to get elected. I need the guys who are voting for me on Drudge."
Most of CPAC is bitterly opposed to Trump’s candidacy -- as of Thursday, there was at least one mass walkout planned during his now-canceled speech, and rumors swirled of additional protests. "I think if Donald had showed up he would have been booed out of the hall, so I could understand him not putting up with that," says David Lamden, one of the few CPAC attendees who admits he’d be fine with Trump as the nominee.