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The Kochs freeze out Donald Trump
Politico ^ | 7/29/15 5:16 AM EDT | KENNETH P. VOGEL

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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TOPICS: Campaign News; Issues
KEYWORDS: koch; trump
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To: Paladin2

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?


21 posted on 07/29/2015 7:29:36 PM PDT by thesligoduffyflynns (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abortion_iShrimp Egg Foo Young- A tasty dish! gravy on the side please)
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To: RummyChick

The Donald is 6’3” tall which could explain plus he’s next to Greta who is tiny.


22 posted on 07/29/2015 7:37:08 PM PDT by mojo114 (Pray for our military)
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To: hoosiermama

That is what I am thinking. The Koch’s want to be in control of the candidate they donate to (actually this superpac).


23 posted on 07/29/2015 8:00:30 PM PDT by entropy12 (Make America Great Again!!! Go Trump/Cruz 2016....others are all in pocket of their rich donors.)
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To: SmokingJoe

It is something about access to some electronic data bases the Koch’s have. Donald will not accept money from any rich donors.


24 posted on 07/29/2015 8:02:42 PM PDT by entropy12 (Make America Great Again!!! Go Trump/Cruz 2016....others are all in pocket of their rich donors.)
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To: RC one

Now what are the democRats are going to say about the Koch’s owning all the republican candidates?


25 posted on 07/29/2015 8:05:36 PM PDT by entropy12 (Make America Great Again!!! Go Trump/Cruz 2016....others are all in pocket of their rich donors.)
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To: hoosiermama

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


26 posted on 07/29/2015 8:24:36 PM PDT by Jane Long ("And when thou saidst, Seek ye my face; my heart said unto thee, Thy face, LORD, will I seek")
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To: entropy12

The Kochs are pretty consistent libertarians. Trump is not a libertarian.


27 posted on 07/29/2015 8:29:12 PM PDT by arthurus (it's true!)
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To: RummyChick; flaglady47
A number of things don't look right to me in that photo.

Leni

28 posted on 07/29/2015 8:39:10 PM PDT by MinuteGal
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To: entropy12

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.


29 posted on 07/29/2015 8:59:35 PM PDT by RC one
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To: Jane Long

That says it all. No more suppositions !


30 posted on 07/30/2015 2:21:18 AM PDT by hoosiermama (Obam5a: "Born in Kenya" Lying now or then or now?)
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To: conservative98; Jane Long; MinuteGal; onyx

PB Club?
Paint Ball?.
Peanut Butter?
Pragmatic Billionaire?
Pitt Bull?

I give...


31 posted on 07/30/2015 2:52:10 AM PDT by hoosiermama (Obam5a: "Born in Kenya" Lying now or then or now?)
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To: entropy12

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.


32 posted on 07/30/2015 3:43:04 AM PDT by trebb (Where in the the hell has my country gone?)
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