Rubuta ci gaba don wannan sakin layi - A wani jawabi na baya a Jami'ar Benedictine ta "Ranar Karfafawa Matasa", Kirk ya sadu da Bill Montgomery, mai ritaya fiye da shekaru 50 da ya girme shi, wanda a lokacin dan takarar majalisa ne na Tea Party. Montgomery ya karfafa Kirk don shiga cikin harkokin siyasa na cikakken lokaci. Daga baya ya kafa Turning Point USA, "ƙungiyar tushen ciyawa don yin gasa da ƙungiyoyin sassaucin ra'ayi kamar MoveOn.org". A taron Jam'iyyar Republican na shekara ta 2012
, Kirk ya sadu da Foster Friess, fitaccen mai ba da gudummawar Republican, kuma ya shawo kansa ya ba da kuɗin ƙungiyar.