When Obama won in 2008, the CNP freaked out and immediately launched the Conservative Action Project. Patrick Pizzella, Kellyanne Conway, Becky Dunlop, and Ed Meese were the main people behind this.
All four of these people now work in the Trump administration. Everyone in the background of the faux grassroots tea party movement Is also a member of the CNP.
What is interesting about this is that Patrick Pizzella worked as a lobbyist with Jack Abramoff for Russian Oil companies in the 90s, and even brought Conway along for one of his trips.
Before the Bust: Jack Abramoff's GOP Connections 13/08/09
http://aconstantineblacklist.blogspot.com/2009/08/jack-abramoffs-gop-connections.html?m=1
http://aconstantineblacklist.blogspot.com/2009/08/jack-abramoffs-gop-connections.html?m=1
Adding/ The GOP-Putin Crusade 08/03/17
Abramoff, Pizzella, CNP, etc. Koch #KochNetwork https://m.dailykos.com/stories/2017/3/8/1641487/-The-GOP-Putin-Crusade
Abramoff, Pizzella, CNP, etc. Koch #KochNetwork https://m.dailykos.com/stories/2017/3/8/1641487/-The-GOP-Putin-Crusade