After lackluster tour turnout, Turning Point wraps things up with excited crowd in Idaho

People stand in line outside the Idaho Central Credit Union Arena at the University of Idaho on April 28 for the last stop on Turning Point USA's This is the Turning Point Tour of college campuses. Saige Miller/NPR hide caption toggle caption Saige Miller/NPR Chloe Moes and Marissa Aten drove more than 500 miles to see conservative commentators Matt Walsh and Michael Knowles live at the University of Idaho. "I just listen to Michael Knowles. I love watching his stuff," Moes said. "I'm really interested in just going to see different conversations." Moes, 20, drove from California and Aten, 23, from Nevada to Idaho's flagship university, the last stop on the Turning Point USA spring tour. Despite the distance, the two friends didn't want to miss it, even if they had to travel hours to make it happen. Aten wanted to make the trek because she consumes a lot of content produced by the organization. She found herself agreeing with a lot of the conservative stances Turning Point USA took, and Aten said it helped her articulate how she felt about certain issues to others, especially those she disagreed with. "I've had conversations that were a lot of the frequent topics of Turning Point's and learning different things to say and how to answer those questions better to try to change their minds on topics like abortion or immigration," said Aten. Moes felt similarly. …