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{{Move|Turning Point USA}}

{{Move|Turning Point USA}}

'''Turning Point USA''' ('''TPUSA''') is an [[American]] [[right-wing]], [[nonprofit organization]] that advocates for limited government, free market, and support for [[capitalism]]<ref name="threat">{{Citation|last=Mele|first=Christopher|title=Professor Watchlist Is Seen as Threat to Academic Freedom|date=November 28, 2016|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/28/us/professor-watchlist-is-seen-as-threat-to-academic-freedom.html|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref><ref name=spec>{{Cite web|url=http://columbiaspectator.com/news/2016/11/30/columbia-professor-targeted-watchlist-published-conservative-group|title=Columbia professor targeted on 'watchlist' published by conservative group - Columbia Daily Spectator|website=Columbiaspectator.com|access-date=September 6, 2017}}</ref>.

'''Turning Point USA''' ('''TPUSA''') is an [[American]] [[right-wing]], [[nonprofit organization]] that advocates for limited government, free market, and support for [[capitalism]] and the [[Republican Party]]<ref name="threat">{{Citation|last=Mele|first=Christopher|title=Professor Watchlist Is Seen as Threat to Academic Freedom|date=November 28, 2016|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/28/us/professor-watchlist-is-seen-as-threat-to-academic-freedom.html|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref><ref name=spec>{{Cite web|url=http://columbiaspectator.com/news/2016/11/30/columbia-professor-targeted-watchlist-published-conservative-group|title=Columbia professor targeted on 'watchlist' published by conservative group - Columbia Daily Spectator|website=Columbiaspectator.com|access-date=September 6, 2017}}</ref>. They work closely with [[PragerU]].

Since 2016, Turning Point USA has maintained a Professor Watchlist that lists college professors it alleges discriminate against conservative students and advance left-wing [[propaganda]] in the classroom.<ref name="auto1">{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/answer-sheet/wp/2016/12/01/new-conservative-watchlist-targets-professors-for-advancing-leftist-propaganda/|title=New conservative 'watch list' targets professors for advancing 'leftist propaganda'|newspaper=[[Washington Post]]|access-date=February 19, 2017}}</ref> The organization has also secretly attempted to influence student government elections in an effort to "combat [[liberalism]] on college and university campuses".<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.chronicle.com/article/Inside-a-Stealth-Plan-for/240008|title=Inside a Stealth Plan for Political Influence|last=Vasquez|first=Michael|date=May 7, 2017|work=The Chronicle of Higher Education|access-date=September 8, 2017|language=en-US|issn=0009-5982}}</ref><ref>Kamenetz, Anya (April 4, 2018) [https://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2018/04/04/590928008/professor-harassment "Professors Are Targets In Online Culture Wars; Some Fight Back"] [[NPR]]</ref>

TPUSA relies on funds from many big donors, including the [[Koch Brothers]]<ref>https://www.prwatch.org/news/2020/04/13557/koch-foundation-criticizes-turning-point-usa-even-koch-network-funds-group</ref><ref>https://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Turning_Point_USA</ref>.

In December 2017, former employees of the organization accused it of engaging in racist practices, as well as potentially illegal involvement in the [[2016 presidential election]].

Former employees of the organization have accused it of engaging in [[racist]] practices, as well as potentially illegal involvement in the [[2016 presidential election]].

==Formation and activities==

==Formation and activities==

Turning Point holds several annual national conferences, including the Young Women's Leadership Summit (YWLS)<ref name=":2">{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/17/us/politics/women-conservative-trump.html|title=At Conservative Women's Conference, a Safe Space for Trumpism|last=Herndon|first=Astead W.|access-date=June 17, 2018|language=en}}</ref> and the Young Latino Leadership Summit.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tpusa.com/young-latino-leadership-summit/|title=Young Latino Leadership Summit|publisher=Turning Point USA}}</ref> The [[National Rifle Association]] was the headline sponsor of the YWLS in 2017 and 2018.<ref name=":2" /> According to ''The New York Times'', YWLS "styles itself as an alternative to a liberal culture of feminism that many Republicans characterize as oppressive" and had by 2018 "evolved into an ultra-Trumpian event complete with '[[Lock Her Up|lock her up]]' chants and vulgar T-shirts disparaging Hillary Clinton."<ref name=":2" /> Candace Owens, who days prior to the 2018 conference stirred controversy by saying "the entire premise of #[[Me Too movement|metoo]] is that women are stupid, weak, and inconsequential", was greeted with a standing ovation at the conference.<ref name=":2" />

Turning Point holds several annual national conferences, including the Young Women's Leadership Summit (YWLS)<ref name=":2">{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/17/us/politics/women-conservative-trump.html|title=At Conservative Women's Conference, a Safe Space for Trumpism|last=Herndon|first=Astead W.|access-date=June 17, 2018|language=en}}</ref> and the Young Latino Leadership Summit.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tpusa.com/young-latino-leadership-summit/|title=Young Latino Leadership Summit|publisher=Turning Point USA}}</ref> The [[National Rifle Association]] was the headline sponsor of the YWLS in 2017 and 2018.<ref name=":2" /> According to ''The New York Times'', YWLS "styles itself as an alternative to a liberal culture of feminism that many Republicans characterize as oppressive" and had by 2018 "evolved into an ultra-Trumpian event complete with '[[Lock Her Up|lock her up]]' chants and vulgar T-shirts disparaging Hillary Clinton."<ref name=":2" /> Candace Owens, who days prior to the 2018 conference stirred controversy by saying "the entire premise of #[[Me Too movement|metoo]] is that women are stupid, weak, and inconsequential", was greeted with a standing ovation at the conference.<ref name=":2" />

Each of Turning Point's paid workers is supposed to meet a quota to make at least 1,500 student contacts per semester.<ref name="auto2">{{Cite news|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2015-05-07/conservative-boy-wonder|title=This Boy Wonder Is Building the Conservative MoveOn.org in an Illinois Garage|date=May 7, 2015|newspaper=Bloomberg.com|access-date=February 19, 2017}}</ref> Student volunteers have several different themes for promoting conservative ideas, including "The Healthcare Games," "Game of Loans," and "iCapitalism."<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/politics/2016/april/turning-point-is-the-youth-vote-really-all-that-liberal|title=Turning Point: Is the Youth Vote Really All That Liberal?|website=Cbn.com (beta)|access-date=April 29, 2016}}</ref>

Each of Turning Point's paid workers is supposed to meet a quota to make at least 1,500 student contacts per semester.<ref name="auto2">{{Cite news|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2015-05-07/conservative-boy-wonder|title=This Boy Wonder Is Building the Conservative MoveOn.org in an Illinois Garage|date=May 7, 2015|newspaper=Bloomberg.com|access-date=February 19, 2017}}</ref> Student volunteers have several different themes for promoting conservative ideas, including "The Healthcare Games," "Game of Loans," and "iCapitalism."<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/politics/2016/april/turning-point-is-the-youth-vote-really-all-that-liberal|title=Turning Point: Is the Youth Vote Really All That Liberal?|website=Cbn.com (beta)|access-date=April 29, 2016}}</ref>

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