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Could Koch brothers take out Donald Trump?
CNN ^ | Aug 3 2015 | CNN

Posted on 08/03/2015 6:07:23 PM PDT by WilliamIII

Dana Point, California (CNN)Donald Trump wasn't invited to address some 450 top conservative donors who gathered here at a lush oceanfront hotel for a policy-focused retreat hosted by the Koch brothers and their powerful political network.

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TOPICS: Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2016election; donors; koch; trump
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1 posted on 08/03/2015 6:07:23 PM PDT by WilliamIII
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To: WilliamIII

NOPE.


2 posted on 08/03/2015 6:08:34 PM PDT by WENDLE (Make America great again.)
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To: WilliamIII

Could CNN dream up more irrelevant and bogus shit, so great, they didn’t even have an author?


3 posted on 08/03/2015 6:11:20 PM PDT by Vendome (Don't take life so seriously-you won't live through it anyway-Enjoy Yourself ala Louis Prima)
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To: WENDLE

I guess we have our current House and Senate leadership because of the Koch Bros. So I’m like meh?


4 posted on 08/03/2015 6:12:15 PM PDT by Fhios (I hope Trump can keep us entertained for the next 6 months.)
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To: WilliamIII
Trump is smart and tough. Rich.

Not a chance.

5 posted on 08/03/2015 6:12:43 PM PDT by FatherofFive (Islam is evil and must be eradicated)
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To: WilliamIII; MeshugeMikey; GeronL

Is this one of those “Could God make a boulder so big He could not lift it?” questions for liberals?


6 posted on 08/03/2015 6:13:44 PM PDT by a fool in paradise ("Psychopathia Sexualis, I'm in love with a horse that comes from Dallas" - Lenny Bruce (1958))
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To: Fhios

No. The Kochs are notorious for being vehemently against corporate welfare.


7 posted on 08/03/2015 6:14:00 PM PDT by Crazieman (Article V or National Divorce. The only solutions now.)
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To: WilliamIII

Unlike all the rest of the political-class, money can’t be used to take out Trump: he can’t be bought or sold, because he’s already a billionaire. The only hope for the Uniparty to take out Trump was the media, but that’s not working either, because Trump’s not a fraidy-cat wimp like the rest: if he’s attacked by the media, he attacks back in triplicate, and guess what, the people are lovin’ it! The more the media attacks Trump, the stronger he gets; even that kommie tool Chuck Todd said the same thing yesterday.


8 posted on 08/03/2015 6:14:59 PM PDT by catnipman (Cat Nipman: Vote Republican in 2012 and only be called racist one more time!)
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To: a fool in paradise

I don’t know why people write or read this crap


9 posted on 08/03/2015 6:15:06 PM PDT by GeronL
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To: WilliamIII

Yeah the Donald is New Yorker

NUFF Said


10 posted on 08/03/2015 6:15:19 PM PDT by SevenofNine (We are Freepers, all your media bases belong to us ,resistance is futile)
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To: WilliamIII

Not as long as they spread their money through various candidates.


11 posted on 08/03/2015 6:15:21 PM PDT by hoosiermama (Obam65a: "Born in Kenya" Lying now or then or now?)
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To: Vendome

By Maeve Reston, CNN .....

Wasn’t posted, but it exists at the URL.


12 posted on 08/03/2015 6:15:30 PM PDT by Fhios (I hope Trump can keep us entertained for the next 6 months.)
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To: Fhios

Koch brothers can’t go into the voting booth.


13 posted on 08/03/2015 6:16:38 PM PDT by dandiegirl (BO)
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To: FatherofFive

This is NOT Republican politics as usual where promises are made to get elected and then falling into the business as usual Boehner and McConnel do nothing like always style.


14 posted on 08/03/2015 6:17:16 PM PDT by Sasparilla (If you want peace, prepare for war.)
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To: WilliamIII

From what I understand is they will spend their money to help shape opinions of voters.

Right now this just is not possible, as Trump and his ideas are so popular.

Just what can they come up with that would make Jeb look better to voters? Answer, nothing.

They only way they can take out Trump is through some dirty under the table dealings with the GOPe.


15 posted on 08/03/2015 6:19:41 PM PDT by redfreedom (All it takes for evil to win is for good people to do nothing - that's how the left took over.)
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To: catnipman
Unlike all the rest of the political-class, money can’t be used to take out Trump: he can’t be bought or sold, because he’s already a billionaire. The only hope for the Uniparty to take out Trump was the media, but that’s not working either, because Trump’s not a fraidy-cat wimp like the rest: if he’s attacked by the media, he attacks back in triplicate, and guess what, the people are lovin’ it! The more the media attacks Trump, the stronger he gets; even that kommie tool Chuck Todd said the same thing yesterday.

Well done catnipman. That's pretty much it in a nutshell.


16 posted on 08/03/2015 6:20:58 PM PDT by 867V309 (Trump: Bull in a RINO Shoppe)
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To: WilliamIII

All their money didn’t take out Obama.


17 posted on 08/03/2015 6:23:23 PM PDT by CaptainK (...please make it stop. Shake a can of pennies at it.)
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To: WilliamIII

LoL.


18 posted on 08/03/2015 6:26:33 PM PDT by Red Steel (Ted Cruz: 'I'm a Big Fan of Donald Trump')
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To: redfreedom

My guess is when the Koch Brothers start running ads smearing The Donald personally,

We’ll see lawsuits against the Koch Brothers.


19 posted on 08/03/2015 6:30:08 PM PDT by o2bfree (Note to GOP Establishment Liberals: No more continuing budget resolutions!!!)
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To: Vendome

If anything, if it looks like Trump keeps garnering more power all of the sudden the Koch’s will be doing some kind of to do for Trump which will signal a new understanding between the billionaire titans.

Trump is the consummate negotiator and deal maker. He is currently moving his chess pieces across the chess board to see where the power is and how to harness it to his advantage. Every step of the way he is flushing out who the players are from the pretenders. It is so obvious.

Going into this wannabe debate, the entire focus is on Trump. Trump has essentially assumed control of the whole thing and he is watching how the chess pieces behave.

This guy is simply amazing. His favorables have gone up above 50%. When he first started they were 30% favorable.

You get the impression that Trump is the interim CEO of USA,Inc. and he is now negotiating for permanent CEO as if it is a foregone conclusion. Trump feeds on success. That is his fuel. His entire machine/staff is designed to get Trump to succeed. Trump knows how to pile success on top of success and it is starting to snowball. That is his talent. He feeds on it. He knows how to create it.

One thing is also hyper clear. Under no circumstances is Ted Cruz burning his bridges with Trump. He is very very clear on that. It will be very interesting to see how those two develop.


20 posted on 08/03/2015 6:31:01 PM PDT by GilGil
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