2026-10-18T16:00:44.684Z / https://www.cnn.com/2026/10/18/politics/turning-point-new-hampshire-key-senate-race
查理·柯克遇刺一年后，他为年轻保守派创立的组织正在这个共和党长期难以拿下联邦级公职的紫色州推进其政治运作。
据该组织活动人士和新罕布什尔州（别名“花岗岩州”）政治观察人士的线上帖子显示，新罕布什尔州已成为转折点行动组织中期选举工作的核心阵地之一。
本月早些时候，一名转折点行动的基层代表发布了她举办“如何 navigating 新罕布什尔州缺席投票流程”培训的照片。另一名活动人士则发帖称，她正在将300张支持共和党参议院候选人约翰·E·苏努努的竞选海报装车。
“社会主义行不通！”新罕布什尔州州议员琳达·麦格拉思在其汽车后备箱前的帖子中写道，“现在加入新罕布什尔州转折点行动团队还为时不晚！”
苏努努是一位温和派前参议员，此次对手是民主党众议员克里斯·帕帕斯。从某些方面来看，他对该组织而言是一位非常规候选人——转折点行动素来以与特朗普政府及副总统JD·万斯的紧密结盟而闻名。但随着共和党人希望拿下这个参议院席位、保住53比47的多数席位，该组织在当地打下的基础可能会超越今年的中期选举。
新罕布什尔州的多名转折点行动工作人员拒绝谈论其工作，其中一人告诉CNN：“我没空，也没兴趣谈。”苏努努的竞选团队也未回复置评请求。但转折点行动首席运营官泰勒·鲍耶今年早些时候告诉CNN，该组织将向该州投入大量资源。
“我们正在为共和党人投入新罕布什尔州历史上规模最大的地面作战力量，”他在7月表示，“我们已经有数十名全职人员在当地开展工作，这意义重大。新罕布什尔州的投票人数规模相当于一座中大型城市。所以，我对我们的胜算很有信心。”
据该组织官网介绍，新罕布什尔州是转折点行动“追票”计划的一部分，其中包括“承诺百分百”项目，该项目将“协助当面追访选民”。转折点行动还在宣传“超级追访”活动，重点帮助低投票意愿选民完成投票。
前新罕布什尔州共和党主席克里斯·阿格表示，该组织正依靠当地活动人士推动其外联工作。
“我参加过他们的一场培训，看着台下的人群，我心想‘这些人我大多都认识’，”阿格说，“他们雇佣的都是了解该州、扎根当地的活动人士。我对他们聘用熟悉本州人员的做法印象深刻。”
曾参与特朗普2016年竞选活动的新罕布什尔州共和党战略家迈克尔·比翁多表示，转折点行动的存在可能会对苏努努产生助力。苏努努出身该州知名政治世家，其父和兄长都曾担任州长。
“我认为，由专人开展高质量挨家挨户走访，与选民交流他们的信仰和感受……这只会带来帮助，而且在这场我认为会势均力敌的选举中会非常有用，”比翁多说。
查理·柯克的遗孀埃丽卡·柯克在丈夫去世后接管了其创立的组织，她已经表态支持万斯在2028年作为特朗普的继任者参选。万斯和其他共和党潜在候选人可能会从该组织已经在当地打下的基础中获益。
“如果当地有大量地面活动，且这些资源未来可以复用，我认为这是件好事，”新罕布什尔州政治研究所主任尼尔·勒韦斯克说，“话虽如此，如果他们在2028年之前建立起一个强大的选民数据库，那对该组织来说将极具价值。”
Turning Point Action hits the ground in New Hampshire for a key Senate race
2026-10-18T16:00:44.684Z / https://www.cnn.com/2026/10/18/politics/turning-point-new-hampshire-key-senate-race
One year after Charlie Kirk’s assassination, the organization he founded for young conservatives is building out its political operation in a purple state that has often evaded Republicans’ grasp at the federal level.
New Hampshire appears to have become a centerpiece of Turning Point Action’s midterm work, according to online posts from its activists and political observers in the Granite State.
One Turning Point field representative posted photos earlier this month of a training she held on “navigating NH’s absentee ballot process.” Another posted that she was loading 300 signs for Republican Senate nominee John E. Sununu in her car.
“Socialism doesn’t work!” wrote Linda McGrath, a New Hampshire state representative, in a post in front of her car trunk. “And it’s not too late to join the Turning Point Action team in New Hampshire!”
Sununu, a moderate ex-senator running against Democratic Rep. Chris Pappas, is in some ways an unconventional candidate for the group, which is perhaps best known for its strong alliances with the Trump White House and Vice President JD Vance. But the groundwork that’s being laid here, as Republicans look to flip the seat and hold onto their 53-47 majority in the Senate, could carry beyond this year’s midterms.
Several Turning Point staffers in New Hampshire declined to discuss their work, with one telling CNN, “I am not available or interested.” Sununu’s campaign also did not respond to requests for comment. But Tyler Bowyer, the chief operating officer for Turning Point Action, told CNN earlier this year that the organization would devote significant resources to the state.
“We’re putting the biggest ground force that’s ever been put on the ground in New Hampshire for Republicans,” he said in July. “We’ve already got dozens and dozens of full-time people on the ground there, so that’s huge. New Hampshire turnout-wise is like the size of a medium-sized to large-sized city. So, I like our chances.”
According to the organization’s website, New Hampshire is part of Turning Point’s Chase the Ballot initiative, including “Commit 100,” which will “help chase voters in person.” Turning Point is also advertising “super chase” events which focus on helping low-propensity voters cast their ballots.
The group is relying on local activists to help fuel its outreach, former New Hampshire Republican Party Chair Chris Ager said.
“I went to one of their trainings and I looked at the crowd and I was like, ‘I know a lot of these people,” Ager said. “They’re hiring activists who know the state and have been on the ground. I was so impressed that they’re hiring people who know the state.”
Turning Point’s presence could make a difference for Sununu, who hails from a well-known political dynasty in the state, with his father and brother having served as governor, said Michael Biundo, a GOP strategist in New Hampshire who worked on Trump’s 2016 campaign.
“I think quality door-knocking with a person, talking to a voter about what they believe, what they’re feeling … that can do nothing but help, and would be very helpful in what’s going to be, I think, a very tight race,” Biundo said.
Erika Kirk, who took over her husband’s organization following his death, has already endorsed Vance if he were to run as Trump’s successor in 2028. Vance and other GOP hopefuls could potentially benefit from the organization it is already building on the ground.
“If you’ve got a lot of ground activity going on, and it’s something that can be utilized in the future, I think that’s a good thing,” Neil Levesque, director of the New Hampshire Institute of Politics said. “That being said, if they create a hell of a database going into 2028, that’s going to be very valuable for that organization.”
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