https://www.foxnews.com/politics/desantis-trump-sarah-sanders-straw-poll-western-conservative-summit
The attendees of the Western Conservative Summit, organized by the Centennial Institute, a think tank associated with Colorado Christian University, approved of a potential
DeSantis candidacy for the Republican presidential nomination at 71%, with Trump coming in at 67%.
The straw poll was conducted based on an "approval" system, which allowed attendees to vote for more than one candidate that they could support.
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Former Rep
. Tulsi Gabbard, D-Hawaii, spoke at the summit for the first time delivering an
impassioned speech about the Bill of Rights and decrying politicians who erode freedoms like the First and Second amendments as "domestic enemies of the people."
"Getting rid of the Second Amendment will not stop these evil acts of violence," Gabbard said.
Similarly, "getting rid of the First Amendment, banning and censoring so-called hate speech as many of our politicians are advocating now, will not get rid of hate," she said.
The temptations of those in power to abuse power is the purpose of the constitution, Gabbard said.
"Yes, our freedoms are being threatened, but that threat is not coming from some far off foreign country, but it's coming from within," Gabbard said.
