Western Conservative Summit

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The Western Conservative Summit is an annual conference of influential U.S. conservatives, held in Denver, CO since 2010. It is organized by the Centennial Institute at Colorado Christian University.

2013 Summit

The 2013 Western Conservative Summit was themed "Freedom's New Day",[1] and took place July 26–28. Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker was the keynote speaker, calling for optimism within the Republican Party and increased activity in reaching voters.

Also among the speakers were Mia Love, current mayor of Saratoga Springs, Utah; former U.S. Senator Bill Armstrong, president of Colorado Christian University; Texas Senator Ted Cruz; former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee; Jonah Goldberg, a conservative columnist and author; and former Florida Representative Allen West.[2] About 2,000 people attended the four day summit.[3]

Cruz won a straw poll for the Republican presidential nominee, with 225 votes (45% of votes cast).[4][5] Cruz' speech included a call to "abolish" the IRS, and urged attendees to explain the Republican Party's message more clearly in the future.[6]

Past Summits

2011

In 2011, Herman Cain was the winner of the presidential nomination straw poll.[7]

2012

In 2012, speakers included Glenn Beck and Arizona Governor Jan Brewer. Over 1,500 people attended.[8]

External links

References

  1. ↑ Western Conservative Homepage 2013 Homepage
  2. ↑ Patane, Matthew (2013-07-27). "Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker opens Western Conservative Summit". The Denver Post. Retrieved 2013-08-16. 
  3. ↑ Richardson, Valerie (July 27, 2013). "GOP stars head to Western Conservative Summit, debate strategy for success". The Washington Times. Retrieved 2013-08-16. 
  4. ↑ Patane, Matthew (July 28, 2013). "Western Conservative Summit: Texas U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz wins straw poll". The Denver Post (blog). Retrieved 2013-08-16. 
  5. ↑ Ferner, Matt (2013-07-29). "Ted Cruz Crushes Competition In 2016 Presidential Straw Poll At Conservative Summit". "The Huffington Post". Retrieved 2013-08-16. 
  6. ↑ Patane, Matthew (2013-07-27). "Ted Cruz calls for end of IRS at Western Conservative Summit". Retrieved 2013-08-16. 
  7. ↑ Herman Cain Wins Western Conservative Summit Straw Poll; Rick Perry Second
  8. ↑ 2012 Western Conservative Summit



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