For many students who see themselves as embattled conservative minorities on overwhelmingly liberal campuses, CPAC is a rare opportunity to relax and be themselves, a place where the teenager in a bow tie will be accepted with open arms, where opinions aren't shouted down—and, of course, where singles can find like-minded hookups.
"We're looking for boyfriends," Jamie Boccanfusso, a sophomore from UPenn, said with a giggle in the exhibit hall.
"You don't even know where to start" boasted Gerald Ratchford, a cadet from Citadel Military College whose uniform made him a hit with the ladies. "Some of the girls here, it's like instantly, 'Will you marry me?'"
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