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The Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC; ) is an annual political conference attended by conservative activists and elected officials from across the United States. CPAC is hosted by the American Conservative Union (ACU). More than 100 other organizations contribute in various ways. In 2011, ACU took CPAC on the road with its first Regional CPAC in Orlando, Florida. Since then ACU has hosted regional CPACs in Chicago, Denver, St. Louis, and San Diego. ==History== The conference was founded in 1973 by the American Conservative Union and Young Americans for Freedom as a small gathering of dedicated conservatives. Over the years it has grown to thousands of attendees annually. Roughly half of those in attendance in the past few years have been college-aged.〔Matthew Albright, (Nietzsche Is Dead: Youth attendance at CPAC swells but disappoints ), 21 February 2010. Accessed 2011-02-13.〕 Speakers have included Ronald Reagan,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Reagan Gives Conservatives A Pep Talk )〕 George W. Bush, Dick Cheney, Pat Buchanan, Karl Rove, Newt Gingrich,〔 Sarah Palin, Ron Paul, Mitt Romney,〔 Tony Snow,〔 Glenn Beck, Rush Limbaugh, Ann Coulter,〔 Allen West, Michele Bachmann, Donald Trump,〔(Washington Times, Feb. 10, 2011 )〕 and other conservative public figures. Before, during, and after his presidency, Ronald Reagan spoke at CPAC a total of 12 times. In his 1985 speech, he referred to CPAC as his "opportunity to dance with the one that brung ya", referring to CPAC having been a contributing factor to his political success.〔Ronald Reagan, (1985 CPAC keynote address ), March 1, 1985〕〔Reagan went even farther in his book of speeches: "I went to these Conservative Political Action Conference events almost every year I was president. I attended before I was president, too. These were my people, the people who had labored for the conservative cause when it seemed like a hopeless endeavor.... They were the people who persevered, and I can't tell you how much I admire them for their tenacity and their hope."〕 CPAC has featured "groups at odds with conservative orthodoxy in years past—including the American Civil Liberties Union," and, more recently, the gay Republican group GOProud, which has attracted major controversy.〔McCarthy, Daniel, (CPAC’s Social War ), ''The American Conservative''〕 In 2015 Jamila Bey became the first atheist activist to address CPAC's annual meeting. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Conservative Political Action Conference」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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