Turning Point, the nonprofit that attacks campus liberalism, is a grift designed to separate rich conservatives from their money 1/ politico.com/magazine/story…
A good grift starts with a skilled hustler who has a good story to tell 2/ 
Then you find the mark: elderly conservative millionaires and billionaires that are being spoon-fed tales of campus craziness but have not been on a campus for decades. "Yessir, those universities are full of Marxist professors. But fortunately we have a solution." 3/
You can't just take the money. You need some items to sell the con. Hey, lets start professor watchlist, which will name and shames socialist professors. Doesn't really matter if you get the names right; its not like anyone will check 4/
Better yet, persuade your donors that you are helping to conservatives win campus elections. Post pictures of 50 random winners of student elections, and claim them as your own. Hey, its not like Grandpa Fox News is never gonna check if its true or not, right? 5/
The biggest effect of Turning Point on campus maybe to extend the spread of dark money onto campus elections. Now universities are setting up campaign finance procedures. For campus elections. 6/
The bad news is that you too are part of the grift as a taxpayer. By pretending to be a nonpartisan entity, Turning Point claims non-profit status that allow donors to write-off their donations against their tax bills. 7/
Used to think that the easiest grift in politics was the shady PACs that raised money for conservative icons like Allen West. But hats off to Turning Point. The con never ends & Kirk is becoming a conservative hero along the way. 8/
