College Republicans are fighting and the far right is benefiting: ‘It looks very childish’

Tensions in the national party are trickling down to US college campuses, where a newer student group is rapidly outflanking longstanding moderate rivals

When the Utah county clerk's office announced last month that it was hiring Kai Schwemmer - an undergraduate at Brigham Young University and a rightwing influencer - to help reach younger voters, an uproar ensued.

An energetic and fast-talking 23-year-old, Schwemmer is a rising star of campus organizing at the College Republicans of America (CRA). He is also a prolific livestreamer with a record of provocation - which returned to haunt him when more than 80 prominent women in Utah signed a letter protesting against his hiring.