Turning Point Action is escalating pressure on Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD), warning it will back a primary challenger against him if the Senate fails to pass the SAVE America Act.Tyler Bowyer, the chief operating officer of Turning Point Action, the 501(c)(4) political arm of Charlie Kirk’s Turning Point USA, said the group is prepared to seek out a primary challenger to Thune if the voter ID legislation fails to pass the Senate. The news was reported by the Daily Caller.“America needs the Save America Act passed,” Bowyer told the Washington Examiner in a text message.
The warning comes after several Republican Indiana state senators voted against President Donald Trump’s push to redraw the state’s congressional map. In response, Turning Point Action and Club for Growth pledged to back primary challengers against the lawmakers. On Tuesday, at least five of the seven targeted Republican incumbents lost their races.
Turning Point Action poured significant resources into Indiana’s primary, sending a large field operation into the state and partnering with conservative activist Scott Presler to boost Republican turnout through rallies and grassroots organizing. According to Politico, the White House and allied groups invested nearly $10 million into the effort.
