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A progressive advocacy group is organizing a CPAC-style conference for liberals, hoping to harness the attention the conservative event receives, Politico reported.

The event, called the Ideas Conference, is being organized by the John Podesta-founded Center for American Progress as a way to showcase the progressive movement in the way that CPAC has done for conservatives since 1973.

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CAP President Neera Tanden said progressives are engaged in an ongoing political battle against President Trump, and she sees the conference as a way to highlight a "positive alternative" to Trump's "affront to progressive values."

The conference will also serve as an important step for the progressive movement as it prepares for the 2018 midterm and 2020 presidential elections.

Confirmed speakers for the event include several high-profile liberal legislators, including Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) and Gov. Steve Bullock (D-Mont.).

CPAC gave Trump a major platform several years ago as he prepared for his eventual immersion in politics, and has featured several other high-profile keynote speakers, including Rush Limbaugh and Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas).

The Ideas Conference will be held in May only a few blocks from the White House at the St. Regis Hotel.

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Warren, Booker to Headline CPAC-Style Conference for Liberals - Fox News Insider