"Ms Ferrari has strongly denied any wrongdoing, calling the case “politically driven” and the claims against her “fake,” saying they stem from leaks by a hostile MEP."
I guess with us/hungary/argentina/..., the cpac stuff is more about getting their existing supporters to vote in elections rather than thinking that theyll appeal to the opposition. Also, to normalise/export the populist authoritarian playbook to other countries. So a win-win for trump/putin/orban
