Tuhia he haere tonu mo tenei whitianga - I tetahi korero i muri mai i te "Rā Whakaaetanga Rangatahi" o te Whare Wananga o Benedictine, i tutaki a Kirk ki a Bill Montgomery, he reti neke atu i te 50 tau te pakeke ake, ko ia te kaitono ture i tautokohia e te Tea Party. I whakatenatena a Montgomery i a Kirk kia uru ki te mahi torangapu i te wa katoa. I muri mai ka whakapumautia e ia a Turning Point USA, he "whakahaere pakiaka hei whakataetae i nga roopu liberal penei i te MoveOn.org". I te Huihuinga ā-Motu o te Rōpū Reipa o 2012
, I tutaki a Kirk ki a Foster Friess, he kaitautoko rongonui a te Republican, a ka akiaki ia ia ki te putea i te whakahaere.