{"id":2507157,"date":"2025-11-05T15:47:01","date_gmt":"2025-11-05T20:47:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/turning-point-shows-influence-persists-after-kirk-assassination-with-mesa-councilwoman-ousting\/"},"modified":"2025-11-05T15:48:37","modified_gmt":"2025-11-05T20:48:37","slug":"turning-point-shows-influence-persists-after-kirk-assassination-with-mesa-councilwoman-ousting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/turning-point-shows-influence-persists-after-kirk-assassination-with-mesa-councilwoman-ousting\/","title":{"rendered":"Turning Point shows influence persists after Kirk assassination with Mesa councilwoman ousting"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fturning-point-shows-influence-persists-after-kirk-assassination-with-mesa-councilwoman-ousting%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2507157&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Turning Point USA (TPUSA) played a key role in successfully recalling Mesa, Arizona City Councilmember Julie Spilsbury. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-poll-finds-newsoms-job-approval-ratings-plunge-amid-looming-recall\/\" title=\"New Poll Finds Newsom\u2019s Job Approval Ratings Plunge Amid Looming ...\">recall election<\/a> took place in 2025, where TPUSA-endorsed candidate Dorean Taylor won with 52.78% of the vote. Spilsbury, a Republican, had previously endorsed Democratic figures such as former Vice President Kamala Harris and Senator Ruben Gallego, and supported several policies unpopular with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-arrives-in-des-moines-for-unplanned-stop-to-meet-conservatives-after-trump-cancels-rally-over-weather\/\" title=\"DeSantis makes unplanned stop in Des Moines to meet conservatives after Trump cancels rally due to weather.\">local conservatives<\/a>, including a nondiscrimination ordinance protecting LGBTQ residents, a council salary increase, assistance for homeless housing, and utility cost raises.TPUSA and its affiliates led the campaign to recall Spilsbury, framing it as a removal of a Republican who supported democrats. The recall attracted more voter participation than her previous election, highlighting ongoing political tensions in the community. Spilsbury criticized the recall effort as a smear campaign that discourages public service.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Turning Point shows influence persists after Kirk assassination with Mesa councilwoman ousting<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2393333\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/turning-point-usa\/\">Turning Point USA<\/a> successfully led an effort to recall Mesa City Councilmember Julie Spilsbury on Tuesday in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/arizona\/\">Arizona<\/a>. Dorean Taylor, the TPUSA-endorsed candidate, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/ktar.com\/arizona-election-articles\/mesa-city-council-recal\/5770957\/\">won<\/a> the recall election with 52.78% as of Tuesday evening.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Spilsbury had endorsed former Vice President Kamala Harris in the 2024 presidential election, despite being a Republican herself. More than 15,000 ballots were cast in the 2025 recall election, over 3,500 <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.12news.com\/article\/news\/politics\/mesa-arizona-city-council-recall-election-results-reactions\/75-44230d9d-aec0-4d4d-8d77-7969ad2d5214\">more<\/a> than in the 2024 election that Spilsbury won.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3875969\/california-gop-proposition-50-lawsuit\/\">GOP files lawsuit challenging California&#8217;s Proposition 50 victory<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3876330\/jewish-fdny-commissioner-announces-resignation-mamdani-wins\/\">FDNY commissioner announces resignation one day after Mamdani wins election<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3875137\/gop-fumes-jay-jones-actions-no-consequences\/\">GOP fumes Jay Jones&rsquo;s actions have no consequences as he rides blue wave to surprise win<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;In Arizona we are routing out the garbage,&rdquo; Tyler Bowyer, COO of Turning Point Action, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/tylerbowyer\/status\/1956556715459244390\">wrote<\/a> online, &ldquo;Replacing Julie Spilsbury, captain of the Republicans for Kamala ship.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>TPUSA organizers had spearheaded the initial petition to recall Spilsbury after she <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dem-cheri-bustos-diverts-post-office-aid-cash-to-own-campaign\/\" title=\"Dem Cheri Bustos Diverts Post Office Aid Cash to Own ...\">won reelection<\/a> in 2024 with 65% of the vote. &ldquo;The recall would never have been successful without Turning Point&rsquo;s employees,&rdquo; Spilsbury <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Cernovich\/status\/1986136377667559896\">told<\/a> local media on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Beyond endorsing Harris, Spilsbury also appeared in an ad for Sen. Ruben Gallego&rsquo;s (D-AZ) campaign in 2024. &ldquo;I am supporting Ruben Gallego,&rdquo; Spilsbury <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DBO5-A1P8dL\/?hl=en\">said<\/a>, &ldquo;I <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/despite-insistence-by-democrat-politicians-and-medical-elites-empirical-evidence-does-not-conclusively-show-that-masks-reduce-the-spread-of-covid\/\" title=\"Despite Insistence by Democrat Politicians and Medical Elites, Empirical Evidence DOES NOT Conclusively Show that Masks Reduce the Spread of COVID\">don&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t need to be a Democrat to know he has the character to move Arizona forward.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Supporters of Taylor also targeted Spilsbury for voting to raise councilmembers&rsquo; salaries, house the homeless in a motel, and increase utility costs.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3876223\/ballot-measures-what-passed-2025-elections\/\">BALLOT MEASURES: WHAT PASSED AND WHAT DIDN&rsquo;T IN THE 2025 ELECTIONS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Moreover, the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >recalled councilmember faced reproach<\/a> for supporting a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.azcentral.com\/story\/news\/local\/mesa\/2021\/03\/02\/mesa-oks-lgbtq-protections-nondiscrimination-ordinance\/6870611002\/\">nondiscrimination ordinance<\/a> that included protections for LGBTQ residents. Critics <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/tylerbowyer\/status\/1980427062570828129\">said<\/a> that the law would allow men into women&rsquo;s restrooms in its clause prohibiting discrimination in &ldquo;public accommodation&rdquo; or &ldquo;housing&rdquo; based on &ldquo;gender identity.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;When good people run for office just because I want to serve my community, and then this is what happens to me,&rdquo; Spanberger said, &ldquo;Why would anyone want to run when you have groups like Turning Point that can go out there and put up thousands of signs and send nasty emails and tell lies about you?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Turning Point ousts Mesa councilwoman after recall vote<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3892,"featured_media":2507158,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/AP24299107383320-e1761230689822.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[63094,37990,66546,37194,43670],"class_list":["post-2507157","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-kirk-assassination","tag-local-politics","tag-mesa-councilwoman","tag-political-influence","tag-turning-point"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/AP24299107383320-e1761230689822.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2507157","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3892"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2507157"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2507157\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2507161,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2507157\/revisions\/2507161"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2507158"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2507157"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2507157"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2507157"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}