Yep!
CPAC
Capitulators Political Action Conference
Someone said early in the thread that Romney had bussed more people in to the event. I think that’s the most accurate explanation of what happened. CPAC is open to anyone who is willing to pay the entry fee and the cost of getting to the event. There are many true believing conservatives willing to shell out their own money to attend, but it also attracts those establishment types with deep pockets who want to be seen and young people who are subsidized to attend. Romney would have dominated these two latter groups. Remember, groups like National Review until recently would have been considered rock solid conservative, so the definition of “conservative” is really getting blurred.