The Koch Brothers have funded 44,000 ads in the 2014 election

[applegrove]

The Koch Brothers have funded 44,000 ads in the 2014 election

By Chris Cillizza at the Washington Post

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/wp/2014/09/04/one-out-of-every-10-ads-run-in-the-2014-election-have-ties-to-the-koch-brothers/?tid=rssfeed

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A half-dozen groups with ties to libertarian billionaire brothers Charles and David Koch have funded almost 44,000 ads in battleground states ahead of this November's midterm elections, according to a new report from the Center for Public Integrity and the Kantar Media Group/CMAG.

The six non-profit groups -- Americans for Prosperity, the American Energy Alliance, Concerned Veterans for America, the Freedom Partners Chamber of Commerce, Generation Opportunity and the 60 Plus Association -- have run 43,900 television ads from Jan. 1, 2013 through August 31, 2014. Americans for Prosperity alone has run more than 27,000 ads, which is significantly more than groups like American Crossroads/Crossroads GPS -- groups with close ties to former Bush White House political svengali Karl Rove.

North Carolina's Senate race, which is widely regarded as the linchpin in the fight for control of the world's greatest deliberative body, has seen 8,600 ads funded by Kochworld alone. That's 1,700 more than the second most targeted state of Louisiana. (The top 5: North Carolina, Louisiana, Iowa, Michigan and Arkansas.)

Those numbers are absolutely breathtaking -- and speak to breadth and depth of spending by the vast Koch network on the midterms. (Check the bottom of this post for a detailed look at the various tentacles of Kochworld.) Americans for Prosperity alone is projected to spend $125 million on the midterms, according to a memo obtained by Politico, and the total budget for all six groups will likely be substantially higher than that. Starting tomorrow, we will get a far more detailed look at what these non-profit organizations are spending since all outside groups spending money on political races have to disclose those expenditures starting 60 days before the general election. That's tomorrow. (And, yes, prior to tomorrow all non-profits like Americans for Prosperity and the Democratic-aligned Patriot Majority USA didn't have to disclose anything about what they were spending on races.)




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[RKP5637]

1. This, is not a democracy, it's a rigged game, and these guys are un-American creeps! n/t

[Uncle Joe]

2. Kicked and recommended.

Thanks for the thread, applegrove.

[mopinko]

3. one target- du'er kelly westlund.

she is facing a huuuuuge war chest. lake superior hangs in the balance. it.
scott walker got $700,000 for a permit to for a moutaintop removal mine.
if kelly wins, she will fight it. if kelly wins, mary burke wins. and she will stop it.

https://secure.actblue.com/contribute/page/demunderground

[ChisolmTrailDem]

4. It's really hard to tell if anyone cares. I don't hear or see much about it. nt

[Wounded Bear]

5. "Non progit groups" ?!?!?

Yeah right.

[arcane1]

6. It's also important to remember that this is a gravy train for every station that runs these ads

Commercial television and radio networks certainly aren't going to complain about Citizens United!

[applegrove]

7. Very true. I wonder if they even do stories on

Koch money in politics at all. I wonder what the policy is in newsrooms regarding doing stories on paying customers.

[ReRe]

8. The Koch Brothers...

... are our domestic enemies whom are warned of in the oaths of all of our elected officials, i.e. in the phrase "all enemies, both foreign and domestic."