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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsKoch Network Has Already Raised $249 Million
At their most recent retreat in southern California two weeks ago, the billionaire industrialists Charles and David Koch and 450 of their donor-allies announced plans to spend $889 million over the next two years to influence state and federal elections and shape the national discourse. The money would go to bankrolling political activity, funding think tanks and academic research, and fueling grassroots organizing efforts around the countryall in support of the Kochs pro-business, free-market-centric ideology. That eye-popping, nine-figure goal made national headlines, but what wasnt reported was that the Kochs and their allies were already well on their way to banking that huge amount of money.
Donors at the Palm Springs confab pledged $249 million toward funding the Koch brothers grand plan, according to two sources with knowledge of the fundraising haul.
http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2015/02/koch-retreat-donors-249-million-2016
atreides1
(16,091 posts)Putting rich white conservative, slavery advocates back in charge!!!
blkmusclmachine
(16,149 posts)FBaggins
(26,757 posts)That sounds very specific when "close to a billion"would seem to be more appropriate.
Stallion
(6,476 posts)almost like they were trying to buy the election
djean111
(14,255 posts)Nor will the media.