{"id":2523788,"date":"2025-12-21T14:47:01","date_gmt":"2025-12-21T19:47:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tpusa-erika-kirk-look-to-win-over-young-women-for-2028-ross-okeefe\/"},"modified":"2025-12-21T14:49:17","modified_gmt":"2025-12-21T19:49:17","slug":"tpusa-erika-kirk-look-to-win-over-young-women-for-2028-ross-okeefe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tpusa-erika-kirk-look-to-win-over-young-women-for-2028-ross-okeefe\/","title":{"rendered":"TPUSA, Erika Kirk look to win over young women for 2028: Ross O&#8217;Keefe"},"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\">26<\/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%2Ftpusa-erika-kirk-look-to-win-over-young-women-for-2028-ross-okeefe%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=2523788&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>The article discusses Turning Point USA (TPUSA) CEO Erika Kirk&#8217;s strategy for the 2028 election, focusing on winning over young women voters-a key demographic considered to lean liberal, especially among Gen Z. Kirk, described as a &#8220;unifying force&#8221; in the conservative movement, recently endorsed Vice President JD Vance for the 2028 Republican presidential nomination at TPUSA&#8217;s AmericaFest 2025. This event took place a few months after the assassination of her husband, Charlie Kirk, at a TPUSA gathering. According to Washington Examiner reporter Ross O&#8217;Keefe, TPUSA aims to replicate its success in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/newsom-gives-credit-to-charlie-kirk-for-engaging-young-men\/\" title=\"Newsom gives credit to ... for engaging young men\">mobilizing young men<\/a> for the conservative cause in 2024 by encouraging young women to join the movement in 2028. Vance has not officially declared a presidential run, but early endorsements like Kirk&#8217;s and Rep. Anna Paulina Luna&#8217;s suggest growing support. The article also <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >notes potential 2028 presidential contenders<\/a> on both sides,including Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL) and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), with AOC claiming she would defeat Vance in a hypothetical matchup. the piece highlights Kirk&#8217;s prominent role in shaping the conservative youth vote heading into the next presidential cycle.  <\/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\">TPUSA and Erika Kirk look to win over young women for 2028: Ross O&rsquo;Keefe<\/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_2450117\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><em>Washington Examiner<\/em> breaking news reporter <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/author\/rokeefe\/\">Ross O&rsquo;Keefe<\/a> detailed the strategy Turning Point USA CEO Erika Kirk has for her organization in 2028, citing how he&rsquo;s been told Kirk is a &ldquo;unifying force&rdquo; for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gov-desantis-rallies-for-pa-gubernatorial-candidate-doug-mastriano\/\" title=\"Gov. DeSantis Rallies for PA Gubernatorial Candidate Doug Mastriano\">current conservative movement<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3927081\/erika-kirk-vance-president-2028-americafest\/\">Kirk endorsed Vice President JD Vance<\/a> for the 2028 Republican presidential nomination at TPUSA&rsquo;s AmericaFest 2025, which is being held approximately three months after her husband, Charlie Kirk, was assassinated at a TPUSA event. O&rsquo;Keefe said he&rsquo;s heard from a source who works for the Trump administration attending AmericaFest that TPUSA will seek to win over young women in 2028, a major voting bloc for the nation&rsquo;s next president.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/4135290\/anna-paulina-luna-vance-for-president-2028\/\">Anna Paulina Luna backs Vance for president in 2028<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3927081\/erika-kirk-vance-president-2028-americafest\/\">Erika Kirk vows to get Vance &#8216;elected for 48&#8217; at AmericaFest<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3925360\/aoc-stomp-vance-2028-matchup-poll\/\">AOC says she&#8217;d &#8216;stomp&#8217; Vance in 2028 matchup after poll shows her leading VP<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\/4108405\/trumps-alcoholics-personality-comes-through-white-house-report-card\/\">TRUMP&rsquo;S &lsquo;ALCOHOLIC&rsquo;S PERSONALITY COMES THROUGH: WHITE HOUSE REPORT CARD<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Polling really shows that young women, especially Gen Z young women, are the most liberal group in the United States. Obviously, Turning Point did a good job of converting young men to the conservative cause in 2024, but I think Turning Point really wants Erika to lead the effort for young women to come to the conservative cause in 2028,&rdquo; O&rsquo;Keefe said on <em>NewsNation with Marni Hughes<\/em>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 640px; max-height: 360px; min-width: 320px; min-height: 180px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share?id=3292280&amp;userid=11311&amp;loginid=9421&amp;playercolor=%23000000&amp;playersize=auto&amp;code=124e661a8ce0b6060c16eb90f250722a\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&ldquo;And I think if JD Vance was able to gain some support of young women, and by a proxy of Erika Kirk&rsquo;s endorsement of him, I think that will make him a very tough opponent for whoever he goes up against in 2028, if he does choose to run,&rdquo; O&rsquo;Keefe said.<\/p>\n<p>O&rsquo;Keefe added that Kirk is a &ldquo;unifying force&rdquo; for <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3915698\/jd-vance-2028-election-presidential-primary-2026-midterms\/\">Vance<\/a> at AmericaFest, citing how political commentators such as <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3927172\/conservative-republican-podcaster-wars-continue-at-turning-points-america-fest\/\"><em>DailyWire&rsquo;s<\/em> Ben Shapiro and Tucker Carlson are &ldquo;barking at each other,&rdquo;<\/a> while Kirk is corralling support for the vice president. He also said this was the best time for Kirk to give her endorsement, as she recently forgave her husband&rsquo;s assassin, and many people are in tune with her and her statements.<\/p>\n<p>Vance has not said whether he will run for president in 2028, though this hasn&rsquo;t halted speculation over the possibility. Rep. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/4135290\/anna-paulina-luna-vance-for-president-2028\/\">Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) joined Kirk<\/a> in giving Vance an early endorsement at AmericaFest on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4135237\/rob-schneider-embracing-owens-fuentes-could-help-democrats\/\"><strong>ROB SCHNEIDER WARNS EMBRACING CANDACE OWENS AND NICK FUENTES COULD HELP DEMOCRATS WIN BACK POWER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>For Democrats, one possible 2028 candidate is Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), who suggested <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3925360\/aoc-stomp-vance-2028-matchup-poll\/\">she&rsquo;d &ldquo;stomp&rdquo; Vance in a hypothetical presidential showdown<\/a>. The congresswoman pointed to a Verasight poll on social media that showed her beating the vice president 51% to 49% in such a matchup.<\/p>\n<p>Besides Vance, another possible candidate is <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3916655\/ron-desantis-florida-moves-groundwork-2028-president-race\/\">Gov. Ron DeSantis<\/a> (R-FL), who previously ran for president for the 2024 election cycle before endorsing President Donald Trump. Recent moves by the governor, such as a desire to redistrict the state of Florida, could indicate another possible bid for the White House.<\/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>TPUSA&#8217;s Erika Kirk aims to attract young women voters in 2028<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2523789,"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\/12\/AP25354073004386.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[41461,63117,69204,21547,41563],"class_list":["post-2523788","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-2028-election","tag-erika-kirk","tag-ross-okeefe","tag-tpusa","tag-young-women"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AP25354073004386.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2523788","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\/2632"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2523788"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2523788\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2523792,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2523788\/revisions\/2523792"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2523789"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2523788"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2523788"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2523788"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}