- David A. Fahrenthold
- Reporter
David A. Fahrenthold covers Congress for the Washington Post. He has been at the Post since 2000, and previously covered (in order) the D.C. police, New England, and the environment.
Candidates make their appeals at CPAC
After months of sparring, Santorum, Gingrich and Romney each tried to bring the conservative movement into his corner at CPAC.
Mitt Romney was ‘severely conservative’ governor, he tells CPAC
“I know conservatism, because I have lived conservatism,” the former Massachusetts governor told a packed room at the Conservative Political Action Conference.
Rick Santorum touts conservative pedigree
“Conservatism did not fail our country,” the former Pennsylvania senator told a crowd at the Conservative Political Action Conference. “Conservatives failed conservatism.”
Conservative Political Action Conference opens
CPAC — a rollicking combination of trade show, political rally, and support group for College Republicans — opened Thursday. But even in the convention’s early hours, there were signs of the tension that threatens to pull apart the conservative movement.
- Michele Bachmann, Rick Perry speak to CPAC, as conservatives call for unity
- Mitt Romney’s campaign songs, from sunny to angry
- Defiant Gingrich campaigns in Nevada against long odds
- Gifts and pocket fillers on the campaign trail
- Unity eludes Nevada tea party in GOP presidential race
- Mitt Romney wins Trump backing in Nevada; Newt Gingrich looks ahead to Super Tuesday
- Romney and Gingrich policy ideas mirror their personalities: Pragmatic vs. epic
- Gingrich campaign brings up comparison of Republican revolutions
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