The impact that Charlie Kirk had on the nation's young people could be felt for generations to come. He met those young people where they were, on America's college and university campuses. He advocated the importance of traditional American values, faith, family, and country. But he also tried to instill in them the importance of getting involved in the political process, and that voting was really just the start of that involvement. Democrats are trying to downplay their dangerous political rhetoric and the obvious part it had to play in Kirk's murder. But they also may be seeing that, when it comes to reaching young people, Charlie Kirk was on to something.
We’re organizing on college campuses across the country to make sure we win up and down the ballot this November and in 2026. pic.twitter.com/JLgMUj17Zx
— Democrats (@TheDemocrats) September 17, 2025
While their timing is a bit curious, on Monday, the Democratic National Committee (DNC) announced it would be launching a massive "National Voter Registration Week of Action" drive. The initiative will cover 50 events across 27 states and will include stops on college campuses in both red and blue areas. There will be events at stadiums and even places like farmers' markets.
In a press release, the DNC stated:
“…Democrats are meeting new voters where they are and building the Democratic infrastructure we need to win up and down the ballot in 2025, 2026, and beyond."
The New York Times reported in August that among the 30 states that track voter registration according to party, Republicans have cleaned up between the 2020 and the 2024 elections, registering a whopping 4.5 million more voters than Democrats. When it comes to young people, a recent Yale Youth Poll showed that voters aged 18-21 who plan to vote in the 2026 midterm elections said that they will support Republican candidates over Democrats by 11.7 points. Voters aged 22-29 said they would support Democrats over Republicans by just 6.4 points.
The Democrats' focus on college and university campuses comes just over a week after Kirk was shot and killed at a campus event in Utah. Since his death, Turning Point USA has received more than 37,000 inquiries about starting new campus chapters, and currently, there are 1,200 high school chapters. However, far-left Democrats have been targeting America's students before they ever reach college with their goofy ideas long before September 10.
My almost 22yr old son is home from AZ for 5 days. We talked politics & one of the 1st things he said was he & his college friends will not vote for Gavin Newsom if he runs for President. He confirmed to me that young voters are disillusioned with the Democrat party.
— Joanne_Lopez_Dow🇺🇸 (@dow_lopez) July 28, 2025
But is it too late for Democrats to capture the college vote? More and more Gen-Zers are embracing more traditional values of faith, family, and traditional moral values. And while the media loves to portray all young people as militantly socialist with loose moral codes, that is becoming less the case. Charlie Kirk tapped into those young people looking for more than the straight-up socialism that Democrats are offering.
Could it be that someone at the DNC has figured out that Democrats need their own Charlie Kirk? Someone who will travel to college campuses to counteract the wave of traditionalism that is washing over young people, and promote the Democrat party platform? Possible, but will they go to the campuses of Christian colleges like Bob Jones University, Liberty, or Regent University? Not likely.
Democrats know things are bad for them. They are running out of money, and they insist on doubling and tripling down on ideas and policies that Americans, young and old, don't want and know don't work. A voter registration drive on college campuses, while millions of those young people are mourning the loss of Charlie Kirk, may be the biggest Democrat miscalculation yet.
Hey fellow Dems….am learning more about Turning Point USA, it’s strikes me as a very effective college age voter GOTV org….active in over 300 college campuses!
— AL X , the snarky democrat (@thecorpmex) September 14, 2025
Question to all the young Dem “influencers”…..where the hell is our Turning Point USA?
Editor’s Note: The Democrat Party has never been less popular as voters reject its globalist agenda.
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