‘Charlie Kirk’ effect hits leftists when they already are flailing
Things haven’t been going well for Democrats in recent months. President Donald Trump defeated Kamala Harris in a landslide and he was given, by voters, GOP majorities in both the U.S. House and Senate.
Those “leading” the Democrat Party are aging seriously.
New blood is tainted with extremism, like California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s radicalism that doesn’t even earn the appreciation of all Democrats, much less a cross-section of all voters.
Under Trump inflation is declining, jobs are working toward a growth curve, America is respected around the world again, borders are being secured, criminal illegal aliens are being deported, the transgenderism wackiness is being turned back and much more.
So just when they didn’t need it, a leftist allegedly assassinates conservative icon Charlie Kirk – and a long list of Democrats laugh about it. Or ridicule him online. Or say he deserved it. Or worse.
All of which has left Democrats, sometimes lifelong party faithful, finished.
I’m registering as a Republican. After leaving the Democrats, I thought I’d stay independent and make choices politically from there BUT after today and the violent narrative the left keeps pushing “blame the victim not the criminal” I’ve decided I’ve had enough. #CharlieKirk
— Bosie K. Krazo (@BosieKrazo) September 11, 2025
If you thought killing him would stop him from registering more republicans, think again. pic.twitter.com/AYHX0SWgdR
— The Misfit Patriot (@misfitpatriot_) September 15, 2025
my entire life i voted democrat
donated the max to obama, got a photo and had him talk about my toe-shoes on the stump
pulled my kid out of preschool in 2016 after trump won because their teacher was maga
voted kamala last year
today i registered republican. pic.twitter.com/WLxPnX1wdu
— Siqi Chen (@blader) September 11, 2025
I have left the sidelines.
I am now a registered Republican. pic.twitter.com/5Y7A2ykoBx
— Matt Van Swol (@matt_vanswol) September 18, 2025
I registered as a Republican last week.
I want it noted that people are fleeing the Democratic party. And we are well past caring about being smeared as “alt-right.” It’s dumb.
Thanks @Chadwick_Moore for including me in your article about why we are fleeing @TheDemocrats pic.twitter.com/CPBEJZBKIe
— Jennifer Sey (@JenniferSey) September 16, 2025
🚨Massive uptick in searches for “How to Register Republican” in New Jersey last week…
We’ll find out if it led to action when new data drops October 1st…
The Election 2025 voter registration deadline is October 14th: https://t.co/ac3wBsAONN pic.twitter.com/XrCdqAyuAY
— Matt Rooney (@MattRooneyNJ) September 18, 2025
A young lady has had enough, she’s standing with Charlie and is now a registered Republican.@EarlyVoteAction @ScottPresler @Eduke15 @Ginagina822 pic.twitter.com/Ie5ZyUoCJK
— TruthMedix (@redpillkidoctor) September 17, 2025
Asked a guy if he was registered to vote!
He answered “WE ARE CHARLIE KIRK!”
Found out he was still registered Democrat & helped get him switched to Republican!
-1 🔵 & +2 🔴@TPAction_ pic.twitter.com/iXiA6ztdXy
— Noah Formica (@NFormicaGOP) September 16, 2025
In honor of Charlie, today I —
Registered as a Republican (I was unaffiliated).
Ordered an American Flag for my yard. Had been meaning to anyway. Today was the day. 🇺🇸
I worked hard to stay in the light amidst so much darkness.
I went to work. And kept going. pic.twitter.com/GxTpErIa7j
— Jennifer Sey (@JenniferSey) September 11, 2025
At PJMedia was a report that the assassination was “celebrated” by the left, triggering what is appearing to be a tsunami.
Across states like Florida and New Mexico, “Voter registration offices are reporting unprecedented surges in people switching from Democrat to Republican. These are Americans who watched the left’s reaction to Kirk’s murder and decided they’d seen enough,” the report said.
Sheilfer Zepeda, avocado farmer and software entrepreneur, said, “I’m switching parties to protest. I understand that the right also has certain character flaws, but it doesn’t culminate in sympathy for political violence. Attempted assassinations of presidential candidates, public executions of healthcare CEOs and political influencers seems to be in line with what leftists want.”
Pennsylvania restaurant manager Christopher Elton said, “There’s more peace on the right compared to the left. And I’m almost embarrassed for voting left in my life.”
The report explained, “The rate of Republican registrations in Florida tripled in the days immediately following Kirk’s slaying.”
Florida’s GOP chief Evan Power told the New York Post, “Since Charlie was killed we’ve been seeing about 600 new Republican voters a day. We [usually] average about 200 a day, so 600 is a much bigger number—it’s a big deal.”
In Pennsylvania, there were 2,148 new GOP registrations the week ending Sept 13, up from 1,018 the week before.
The New York Post noted, “Freshly emancipated former Dems told The Post they were horrified by the assassination of the 31-year-old podcaster last week — who they thought of as kind and reasonable — and further disgusted by the ghoulish celebration of his killing by many lefties.”
Kirk’s organization, TPUSA, also saw a flood of requests for new chapters after his assassination, and if all are established, would make his organization at least 15 times the size it was previously, the Post said.
“Turning Point was flooded with over 32,000 inquiries to start new chapters in the 48 hours following Kirk’s murder, where the group had roughly 2,100 chapters before Kirk’s death,” the Post said.
It was the attitude of extremists like Rep. Ilhan Omar, R-Minn., that was triggering the freefall in Democrat voters.
She said, “There are a lot of people who are talking about [Kirk] just wanting to have a civil debate … These people are full of s—t and it’s important for us to call them out.”
A woman the Post identified only as Jeanie, from North Carolina, switched her registration to Republican, explaining, “I had to unfriend, like, 15 people on different platforms because they said Charlie Kirk had it coming to him. And I just thought, my God, evil is walking amongst us.”