Posted on 04/20/2015 2:32:51 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
Charles G. and David H. Koch, the influential and big-spending conservative donors, have a favorite in the race for the Republican nomination: Gov. Scott Walker of Wisconsin.
On Monday, at a fund-raising event in Manhattan for the New York State Republican Party, David Koch told donors that he and his brother, who oversee one of the biggest private political organizations in the country, believed that Mr. Walker was the Republican Party’s best hope for recapturing the White House.
“We will support whoever the candidate is,” said Mr. Koch, according to two people who attended the event. “But it should be Scott Walker.”
The remark — made before dozens of top New York donors who had gathered to hear Mr. Walker speak at the Union League Club — could effectively end one of the most closely watched contests in the “invisible primary,” a period where candidates crisscross the country seeking not the support of voters but the blessing of their party’s biggest donors and fund-raisers.
Most of the leading Republican candidates have aggressively courted the Kochs, who control a network of political nonprofits, “super PACs” and hundreds of like-minded donors, all of which are planning to spend almost $900 million over the next two years advancing conservative candidates and policies.
But while the Kochs are influential among their peers, it is unclear whether they will favor Mr. Walker with more than good will.
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Is anyone?? That's why I wish Jeff Sessions were in the mix.
Cruz has a voting record, actually does know and respect the Constitution, and seems to support state's rights. That's why he's the best of the lot, so far. Also, he doesn't say one thing for us then something else in Spanish or in private meetings.
It's creepy that no pols support saving the US from invasion.
I must admit that when I saw this news this morning, I was a little disappointed. I would have hoped it would have been the candidate who is my first choice; Ted Cruz. But, Walker has been my second choice for a while now, so all is not lost. I’m sure that whomever is the nominee for the General Election, will get the full support of the Koch brothers.
I think Geron misunderstood your Post #2; at least I HOPE it was a misunderstanding.
Watch it mrsmel. The knives will be out for you. Even though he is my second choice as of now, I printed an artice showing 12 issues that Walker has flip flopped on. I called him “wishy-washy” and was excoriated by people who resort to attacks when they can’t defend the facts. But, stand tall; I’ve got your back.
I meant Cruz is the candidate, the GOPe can pound sand
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