The assassination of Charlie Kirk may end up having the opposite effect of what the killer intended. Kirk’s murder shined a national spotlight on Kirk and the massive organization he built in his short life, increasing interest across the country.
One leader in the group is predicting a seismic political shift on college campuses in a short time.
FOX News reports:
TPUSA leader predicts colleges will become conservative strongholds within 5 yearsNorth Dakota will be the next stop on Turning Point USA’s (TPUSA) “This Is The Turning Point” tour. Dalton Nelson, the organization’s Midwest regional manager, spoke with Fox News Digital about the upcoming campus event being hosted at the University of North Dakota.The nationwide tour has been drawing attention on college campuses across the country since TPUSA’s founder, Charlie Kirk, was assassinated at an on-campus event at Utah Valley University on Sept. 10.Nelson said he’s predicting the event will be “packed.”Nelson shared that there has been strong support and encouragement from both the campus and the community ahead of the event.”It’s been mostly people being supportive, and it’s good feelings on campus for sure.”Nelson didn’t express any concerns but said that security measures will be in place.”The community has offered some officers. The school is having their full staff. They’ve offered a parking staff as well, because we’re expecting a full crowd. Turning Point brings security with us every time we go anywhere — at least for the big events, I should say. So from a security standpoint, things are looking great.”
I don’t know about conservative ‘strongholds,’ but even having a significant, openly conservative element on campus will improve the culture of many schools. There has been a huge political imbalance in higher education for far too long.
Check out the TPUSA crowd at Montana State University this week.
Campus progressives in many places are going to try to resist this movement. We’re already seeing it.
From ABC News in Tennessee:
Student government association votes against Turning Point USA chapter at UTCStudents’ plans to register a Turning Point USA chapter at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga are on hold, at least for now, after the school’s Student Government Association voted against the proposal.According to a Jay Blackman, Vice Chancellor for Communications and Marketing at UTC, the proposal will now make its way to the Dean of Students who holds final authority on whether to approve the registration or not.Blackman noted, The Dean of Students’ decision will be made in accordance with University policy and the law. As with any student group, the University is working to ensure the students are appropriately supported as they navigate the process of registering a new student organization.
I don’t expect resistance to new TPUSA chapters will succeed at many schools. If there are enough students demanding the creation of these groups, they will flourish.
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