NATIONAL HARBOR, Maryland — Attendees at a conservative conference outside of Washington, D.C., are making no secret of who they want to send to the White House in November.
The crowds at the Conservative Political Action Conference are dotted with red “Make America Great Again” hats and even costumes paying homage to former President Donald Trump.
Yet the event is providing his supporters the opportunity to assess something less certain: who should run alongside the ex-president as he begins to lock down the GOP nomination.
Several of the names Trump has teased as being on his vice presidential short list are scheduled to speak at the confab, and attendees will get the chance to choose among a larger list of 17 possibilities in a rare straw poll.
Those results won’t be released until Saturday, the
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