CPAC Used to Be an “Absolute Rager.” Now, Some Young Conservatives “Don’t Even Know” What It Is

“The average age of CPAC attendees now mirrors Congress,” CJ Pearson, the 23-year-old conservative influencer and former co-chair of the Republican National Committee’s Youth Advisory Council, told Vanity Fair. “With the survival of the conservative movement predicated upon the next generation, I hope that they figure out a way to turn it around.”

While the administration’s speakers may not have been the most high-profile, this year’s program strongly leaned on international…