Saying someone will be replaced is not the same as saying they aren't talented. They still also might be exceptional and someone else exceptional will follow him. Another tell is how the organization Turning Point survives without its founder. If it's built to survive his death, that is a Kirk accomplishment.
I agree with this.
He was far from indispensable, but just because someone will fill that space to some degree doesn't mean they will do it as well.
The progressive zealots think that all of us who are saddened by his death and the vitriol here were completely down with everything Kirk supported. That is far from the truth. I would feel the same way if someone harmed AOC a young star on the left. She's a good progressive comp for Kirk. She started young and didn't have a lot of accomplishments outside political activism. Sadly, AOC has had to beef up her security.
You say that now, but there are people who will be doubtful.
There has been a noticeable
increase in political violence since 2021. {Fixed Typo}
For the most part, I have
not noticed the right wing (in general) lamenting this. (Whether you have been consistent on the subject I don't remember and is somewhat beside the general point, since you weren't only talking about yourself here.)
Even in this thread, you initially broached the subject implying it was primarily a problem of the left being too tolerant of political violence. not a general concern.
It might be worth looking back at the assassination of those Democratic state senators or the attack on Pelosi's husband by someone waiting for the chance to attack her and see what people were saying.
That might offer some insight about how people would view the murder of AOC.