Turning Point USA was founded in 2012 by Charlie Kirk
and Bill Montgomery, and it functions as a 501c3 charitable organization that focuses
on conservative campus activism at the high school and collegiate levels of education.
In recent years Turning Point has focused on spreading conservative ideals and
thought patterns at colleges across the country through tabling events and by
hosting speakers in conjunction with other conservative organizations such as Young
Americans for Freedom.
The leading voice for Turning Point USA is undoubtedly
its co-founder Charlie Kirk. Kirk entered the conservative new media ecosystem as
a teenager and has risen to be a leading voice in the space. Kirk routinely
does media appearances on legacy and new media outlets in addition to
personally speaking with college students at Turning Point events on campus
often in a debate format. In addition to hosting events Turning Point acts as a
media outlet reporting on current events in the form of news articles, YouTube
videos, and livestreams. Furthermore, Turning Point also serves as a network
for conservative activist groups across the country with a focus on college
groups.
In the most
recent 2024 Presidential election Turning Point played a massive role in
mobilizing young voters on college campuses. This was accomplished through on
campus events and registration of voters at these events, this is significant because
this type of political ground game was almost exclusively done by left of
center activist groups on campuses before the 2024 election cycle. As Kirk has
personally stated one of the primary goals of Turning Point is to bring balance
back to college campuses and to allow an outlet for students to express
conservative viewpoints in areas where they have historically been oppressed.
Turning Point is the model start up conservative new media outlet and
organization and due to recent success in the 2024 election cycle their
popularity is likely to continue increasing.
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