Posted on 07/29/2015 6:42:09 PM PDT by entropy12
The Koch brothers are freezing out Donald Trump from their influential political operation — denying him access to their state-of-the-art data and refusing to let him speak to their gatherings of grass-roots activists or major donors.
Despite a long and cordial relationship between the real estate showman and David Koch, as well as a raft of former Koch operatives who are now running Trump’s presidential campaign, the Koch political operation appears to have concluded that Trump is the wrong standard-bearer for the GOP. And the network of Koch-backed policy and political outfits is using behind-the-scenes influence to challenge Trump more forcefully than the Republican Party establishment — by limiting his access to the support and data that would help him translate his lead in the polls into a sustainable White House campaign.
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This is a good thing to know about what the Roach Bros are for and for not- & to see eventually who they will be throwing their money at what candidate.
it’s all a matter of a timeline from now ‘til the election isn’t it?
The Donald is 6’3” tall which could explain plus he’s next to Greta who is tiny.
That is what I am thinking. The Koch’s want to be in control of the candidate they donate to (actually this superpac).
It is something about access to some electronic data bases the Koch’s have. Donald will not accept money from any rich donors.
Now what are the democRats are going to say about the Koch’s owning all the republican candidates?
I really like the Koch Brothers (members of my P.B. Club), but I don't want their money or anything else from them. Cannot influence Trump!— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 30, 2015
The Kochs are pretty consistent libertarians. Trump is not a libertarian.
Leni
few things frustrate a liberal more than being unable to refer to their usual BS talking points. Like a gaggle of talking points robots that haven’t yet been reprogrammed with their new talking points, they will still accuse him of being in the Kock’s pocket.
That says it all. No more suppositions !
PB Club?
Paint Ball?.
Peanut Butter?
Pragmatic Billionaire?
Pitt Bull?
I give...
The Koch’s are seen as the good guys because they finance a number of conservative/quasi-conservative causes and candidates - in the end, they prefer an insider who they think they may have some influence over because of their largess.
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