Posted by JM Ashby
A growing number of ultra-conservative groups are planning to boycott next year's Conservative Political Action Conference because of the organizer's decision to include the GOProud group which represents openly gay Republicans. Two more groups can now be added to the list of those who plan to skip the conference -Family Research Council and Concerned Women for America.
FRC and CWA join the American Principles Project, American Values, Capital Research Center, the Center for Military Readiness, Liberty Counsel, and the National Organization for Marriage in withdrawing from CPAC. In November, APP organized a boycott of CPAC over the participation of GOProud.
Both groups site the inclusion of the GOProud group along with a "movement away from conservative principles" as a reason for their decision to skip the conference.
After all, CPAC is known for its family friendly speakers and wholesome conservative debate. The inclusion of GOProud would just make it a total loss.