Turning Point USA Lines Up Behind JD Vance For 2028 Run

 

 

Turning Point USA, the conservative youth powerhouse founded by the late Charlie Kirk, is quietly mobilising behind Vice President JD Vance as the presumptive Republican nominee for 2028 — well before the starting gun has officially fired.

 

At Turning Point’s first major conference since Kirk’s death, held in Phoenix, his widow Erika Kirk left little room for doubt about the organisation’s direction. Addressing more than 31,000 attendees, she declared that the movement would work to elect “my husband’s friend JD Vance” as the 48th president “in the most resounding way possible.”

 

Vance closed the conference on Sunday, while senior Turning Point figures confirmed behind the scenes that infrastructure is already being built to support a future presidential bid. Plans are under way to place representatives in all 99 counties of Iowa ahead of the first-in-the-nation caucuses — a clear signal that the group intends to dominate the early primary battlefield.

 

Tyler Bowyer, a top Turning Point executive, said the organisation sees little reason to wait. With Democrats expected to endure a bruising internal fight, Bowyer described Vance as a “clear front-runner” enjoying a rare strategic advantage.

 

Though Vance has not declared his candidacy, his positioning is unmistakable. President Trump has repeatedly described him as a likely successor, often mentioning him alongside Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who has indicated he would not challenge Vance for the nomination. Many activists openly favour a Vance–Rubio ticket.

 

Vance used his remarks to tamp down growing tensions inside the MAGA movement, rejecting calls for ideological “purity tests” and defending Turning Point’s culture of debate amid disputes over free speech and extremism.

 

Polling reflects his dominance. Vance holds a commanding lead in early Republican surveys, while Turning Point’s expanding voter, media and faith operations are expected to scale further ahead of the 2026 midterms and 2028 race.

 

Whether Vance ultimately runs remains an open question. But inside the conservative movement’s most influential grassroots machine, the succession plan already appears to be in motion.

 

Key Takeaways

• Turning Point USA is quietly building early-state infrastructure for JD Vance.

• Erika Kirk publicly endorsed Vance as the movement’s 2028 standard-bearer.

• Vance holds a dominant early polling lead, though he has not declared.

 

SOURCE:  msn

 

That gives the Democrats a lotta hope. The man is a moron.

25 minutes ago, HappyExpat57 said:

That gives the Democrats a lotta hope. The man is a moron.

the Dems have no hope, regardless of this, they are finished now

26 minutes ago, HappyExpat57 said:

That gives the Democrats a lotta hope. The man is a moron.

He is +5 in the polls ahead of Trump 

1 minute ago, Bday Prang said:

the Dems have no hope, regardless of this, they are finished now

Dem supporters are delusional. They though Kamala and Hillary could win 

12 minutes ago, Bday Prang said:

the Dems have no hope, regardless of this, they are finished now

After it was confirmed 315,000 odd illegible votes were accepted in Fulton county when Biden only had a 12,000 vote lead (Trump was right! Forum leftists less so) I cant see how democrats are not forced to disband.

Vote fraud

Endless hoaxes.

Deep state interference pushing the 51 intel chiefs bs letter written by Blinken/Morell

Waging nonsensical lawfare against Trump lowering US justice to Pakistan levels.

They are completely toxic at this stage. No Q Repubs will win next election. It would likely have been a Vance/Kirk ticket but that deranged furry tranny leftist assassinated him. Cheers dems.

2 minutes ago, SunnyinBangrak said:

After it was confirmed 315,000 odd illegible votes were accepted in Fulton county when Biden only had a 12,000 vote lead (Trump was right! Forum leftists less so) I cant see how democrats are not forced to disband.

Vote fraud

Endless hoaxes.

Deep state interference pushing the 51 intel chiefs bs letter written by Blinken/Morell

Waging nonsensical lawfare against Trump lowering US justice to Pakistan levels.

They are completely toxic at this stage. No Q Repubs will win next election. It would likely have been a Vance/Kirk ticket but that deranged furry tranny leftist assassinated him. Cheers dems.

Complete BS! 

10 minutes ago, candide said:

Complete BS! 

After five years of trying, a citizen investigator has finally uncovered proof of widespread irregularities in the 2020 election results for Fulton County, Ga., and he wants accountability. After obtaining nearly all the county’s election records through an open records request, David Cross discovered that signatures were missing on no less than 134 tabulator tapes, representing some 315,000 votes.

“This is not partisan. This is statutory,” Cross argued in a hearing earlier this month before the Georgia State Election Board (SEB). “When the law demands three signatures on tabulator tapes and the county fails to follow the rules, those 315,000 votes are, by definition, uncertified.”

Cross said that the signature block was blank on every single tabulator tape the county produced for early voting (some tabulator tapes appear to be missing entirely, which is its own issue). These tapes account for just over 60% of the votes cast in 2020 in Georgia’s most populous county.

 

https://washingtonstand.com/article/315000-georgia-votes-lacked-certifying-signatures-in-2020-election-records-show

2020 was rigged. No doubt about it.

10 minutes ago, Harrisfan said:

After five years of trying, a citizen investigator has finally uncovered proof of widespread irregularities in the 2020 election results for Fulton County, Ga., and he wants accountability. After obtaining nearly all the county’s election records through an open records request, David Cross discovered that signatures were missing on no less than 134 tabulator tapes, representing some 315,000 votes.

“This is not partisan. This is statutory,” Cross argued in a hearing earlier this month before the Georgia State Election Board (SEB). “When the law demands three signatures on tabulator tapes and the county fails to follow the rules, those 315,000 votes are, by definition, uncertified.”

Cross said that the signature block was blank on every single tabulator tape the county produced for early voting (some tabulator tapes appear to be missing entirely, which is its own issue). These tapes account for just over 60% of the votes cast in 2020 in Georgia’s most populous county.

 

https://washingtonstand.com/article/315000-georgia-votes-lacked-certifying-signatures-in-2020-election-records-show

Grasping at straws! 

 

Each and every GOP lawsuit, recount and audit ridiculously failed! 

 

As Barr said, it's BS! 

29 minutes ago, Harrisfan said:

After five years of trying, a citizen investigator has finally uncovered proof of widespread irregularities in the 2020 election results for Fulton County, Ga., and he wants accountability. After obtaining nearly all the county’s election records through an open records request, David Cross discovered that signatures were missing on no less than 134 tabulator tapes, representing some 315,000 votes.

“This is not partisan. This is statutory,” Cross argued in a hearing earlier this month before the Georgia State Election Board (SEB). “When the law demands three signatures on tabulator tapes and the county fails to follow the rules, those 315,000 votes are, by definition, uncertified.”

Cross said that the signature block was blank on every single tabulator tape the county produced for early voting (some tabulator tapes appear to be missing entirely, which is its own issue). These tapes account for just over 60% of the votes cast in 2020 in Georgia’s most populous county.

 

https://washingtonstand.com/article/315000-georgia-votes-lacked-certifying-signatures-in-2020-election-records-show

Probably worth a thread on its own. Another cast in stone democrat narrative turned to brown stuff. Election cheating is still important for democrats? Maybe not

Vance is the man, looking good for 2028. President Trump still has three years left to Make American Great Again, then it will be Vance's turn. 

45 minutes ago, SunnyinBangrak said:

After it was confirmed 315,000 odd illegible votes were accepted in Fulton county when Biden only had a 12,000 vote lead (Trump was right! Forum leftists less so) I cant see how democrats are not forced to disband.

Vote fraud

Endless hoaxes.

Deep state interference pushing the 51 intel chiefs bs letter written by Blinken/Morell

Waging nonsensical lawfare against Trump lowering US justice to Pakistan levels.

They are completely toxic at this stage. No Q Repubs will win next election. It would likely have been a Vance/Kirk ticket but that deranged furry tranny leftist assassinated him. Cheers dems.

Free kool aide.   

 

 https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/2025/12/21/fact-vs-fiction-did-georgia-admit-315000-illegal-votes-in-the-2020-election/

4 minutes ago, pomchop said:

Free kool aide.   

 

 https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/2025/12/21/fact-vs-fiction-did-georgia-admit-315000-illegal-votes-in-the-2020-election/

Pure desperation. That website has the credibility of Chemical Ali when it comes to bad news for dems.

11 minutes ago, dutch boy said:

Vance is the man, looking good for 2028. President Trump still has three years left to Make American Great Again, then it will be Vance's turn. 

I thought he was making America great again. There shouldn't be anything to rebuild but the East Wing.

Vance will be well gone byt he time the next elections come around. The grifter will have sacked the make up wearing clown for another butt kisser.

Go Man GO....!!!!

 

I love Vance.

He is a YALE Man....

 

From humble roots, all good things will derive and flow.

 

((The Democratic Party should NEVER have put Harris on the Ticket.  Well, live and learn, because...No Skin off My Nose, is it?))

 

2 minutes ago, GammaGlobulin said:

Go Man GO....!!!!

 

I love Vance.

He is a YALE Man....

 

From humble roots, all good things will derive and flow.

 

((The Democratic Party should NEVER have put Harris on the Ticket.  Well, live and learn, because...No Skin off My Nose, is it?))

 

 

He is a party shopper, first calling Trump an Hitler, and then praised him for all his qualities! 

 

A solid man with great roots indeed. 

Vance is not only a lightweight but he's an empty suit who actually takes himself seriously, which is the most dangerous type of empty suit. Let us hope he is banished, as he seems to be put more and more in the background as time goes on. The only time his speeches seem to be getting the airtime is at an event.

 

Vance is a very inconsequential VP and a very lightweight version of a man. 

7 minutes ago, Hummin said:

 

He is a party shopper, first calling Trump an Hitler, and then praised him for all his qualities! 

 

A solid man with great roots indeed. 

Completely normal in primary season to sling insults around. No wonder why democrats did the opposite of democracy, refused to hold primaries and installed the disaster that was Ms Harris. 

 

39 minutes ago, dutch boy said:

Vance is the man, looking good for 2028. President Trump still has three years left to Make American Great Again, then it will be Vance's turn. 

Just a thought, if The Fragrant Leader will have Made America Great Again why will Mr Vance be needed to rebuild it again?

 

Seems a little bit double dutch to me!

8 minutes ago, Hummin said:

 

He is a party shopper, first calling Trump an Hitler, and then praised him for all his qualities! 

 

A solid man with great roots indeed. 

 

Rock Solid.

I agree.

2 minutes ago, spidermike007 said:

Vance is not only a lightweight but he's an empty suit who actually takes himself seriously, which is the most dangerous type of empty suit. Let us hope he is banished, as he seems to be put more and more in the background as time goes on. The only time his speeches seem to be getting the airtime is at an event.

 

Vance is a very inconsequential VP and a very lightweight version of a man. 

I've hear it said that he is a bit of a couch potato actually!

2 minutes ago, SunnyinBangrak said:

Completely normal in primary season to sling insults around. No wonder why democrats did the opposite of democracy, refused to hold primaries and installed the disaster that was Ms Harris. 

 

That says a lot more about Americans who accepts such behaviors 

1 hour ago, candide said:

Grasping at straws! 

 

Each and every GOP lawsuit, recount and audit ridiculously failed! 

 

As Barr said, it's BS! 

Crooked judges

23 minutes ago, GammaGlobulin said:

 

Rock Solid.

I agree.

It wasn’t exactly what I ment, but whatever you think, or even being ironic, hard to say with you sometimes 😄 

22 minutes ago, spidermike007 said:

Vance is not only a lightweight but he's an empty suit who actually takes himself seriously, which is the most dangerous type of empty suit. Let us hope he is banished, as he seems to be put more and more in the background as time goes on. The only time his speeches seem to be getting the airtime is at an event.

 

Vance is a very inconsequential VP and a very lightweight version of a man. 

But compared to Trump he looks like a genius, heavy with intellectual gravity and able to swing left or right as the occasion demands. Just what you need in a serious candidate.

2 minutes ago, Hummin said:

hard to say with you sometimes

 

Sometimes?

 

7 minutes ago, mfd101 said:

But compared to Trump he looks like a genius, heavy with intellectual gravity and able to swing left or right as the occasion demands. Just what you need in a serious candidate.

For me he seems ok, but he is an A licker, and a coward side kick how showed his real self during the Zelensky meeting in White House. That was not okay, and he will be remembered by the world by that incident. 

10 minutes ago, mfd101 said:

But compared to Trump he looks like a genius, heavy with intellectual gravity and able to swing left or right as the occasion demands. Just what you need in a serious candidate.

He might be a serious guy compared to Jake Paul. But that is not saying much for a potential leader of a nation. He, like Hegseth would be highly qualified to lead the San Diego county chapter of the Boy Scouts. As long as they behaved themselves around the boys!