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Hope this comes back to bite them big time.
http://readersupportednews.org/news-section2/318-66/30677-the-koch-brothers-and-the-republican-party-go-to-war-with-each-other
Party leaders, including the current chief digital officer for the RNC, hailed the deal as an important step forward in the GOPs attempt to modernize itself.
But after the fall midterm elections, the deal was allowed to expire without being renewed. Since then, relations between the two sides have soured, turning into what one Republican operative described as all-out war. Interviews with more than three dozen people, including top decision-makers in both camps, have revealed that the Kochs i360 platform for managing voter contacts which is viewed by many as a superior, easier-to-use interface than whats on offer from the RNC is becoming increasingly popular among Republican campaigns.
The RNC is now openly arguing, however, that the Kochs political operation is trying to control the Republican Partys master voter file, and to gain influence over some even say control of the GOP.
I think its very dangerous and wrong to allow a group of very strong, well-financed individuals who have no accountability to anyone to have control over who gets access to the data when, why and how, said Katie Walsh, the RNCs chief of staff.
The fight between the RNCs chairman and the political operatives affiliated with Charles and David Koch over who controls the rich treasury of data on likely Republican voters has raised fundamental questions about what role the partys central committee even under the best management can hope to play in the age of super-PACs. And it raises an even more fundamental question of how you define a political party.
Historic NY
(37,452 posts)hook, line and sinker now they want a return.
Betty Karlson
(7,231 posts)Let's hope this is one too.
Exilednight
(9,359 posts)This is what the GOP has been fighting for, and now they're upset that it's bigger than they are, and the Kochs have very little use for the RNC.
Can't spell ironic without RNC.