Confluence of big-name Christie speakers makes CPAC impossible to ignore . Clinton straw poll win raises profile and expectations . Mike Huckabee criticized the former secretary of state 's handling of the 2012 attack on the U.S. mission in Benghazi , Libya . Even as Clinton is scrutinized as second day contender , Obama still the White House 's top bogeyman .
Confluence of big-name Christie speakers makes CPAC impossible to ignore . Clinton straw poll win raises profile and expectations . Even as Clinton is scrutinized as second day contender , Obama still the White House 's top bogeyman .