koch vs trump. looks like a gop war brewing ...who is your money on?

[restorefreedom]

i would put my weager wages on trump


http://www.cnn.com/2015/08/03/politics/2016-election-koch-brothers-donor-retreat/

[DetlefK]

1. The Kochs.

They have the money, the infrastructure and the GOP-establishment. All Trump has is his mouth (and some mouth-breathers).

Even if Trump wins the primary, I have doubts the Kochs would support him: They won't support somebody they can't control. The Kochs will rather hand the WH to the Democrats and bide their time than create another out-of-control-monster like the Tea Party but bigger, meaner and worse.

[Sunlei]

2. I think Trump and koch brothers are fabulously wealthy, 'backstage buddies'

[restorefreedom]

3. like frenemies? nt

[Sunlei]

4. no like kochs going to trumps golfcourse in scottland, and getting the best rooms, service and

golf together,nice dinners together and LOL over the silly American voters, 'back stage' buddies.

[TreasonousBastard]

7. Waitaminnit...

I can't stand the Kochs, but whatever they are or anen't, they most definitely are beady-eyed businessmen. They have little in common with a crooked bullshitter like Trump.

I can't imagine they would be suckered in by a few nights in Trumps garish-but-cheaply-built golf-course bullshit.

All gazillionaires are not in the same club.

[Sunlei]

9. don't know, the extremely wealthy never discuss their travels, fine dining and resort 'meet-ups' /w

with us peons.

[HFRN]

15. I don't think so - different ideologies, and even more different styles

Trump is a populist nationalist, whereas Kochs are corporate liberatarians

Trump is a belicose blowhard who craves publicity, Koch's (Charles in particular) are very mild mannered and are historically about as publicity shy as they come, becoming the second largest publicly held corp in the country before most people had even heard of them or their company - only Cargill is larger, yet most everybody's heard of Cargill for decades

Trump puts a giant 'T' on everything he touches, Koch do most of their bidding behind bland positive sounding groups

My guess would be Koch's tolerate Trump as a lesser peer, a loose cannon with little class, a risk to be managed

[Gothmog]

5. I would bet on the Kochs

Trump is an idiot and does not have their resources

[Lil Missy]

6. Trump will go down, and take hostages. n/t

[Brother Buzz]

8. The Koch brothers have deeper pockets

All the money Trump can scrape together is mere chump change compared to what the Koch brothers will be spending.

[Sunlei]

10. they spent a billion on romney across all the states, so thank them for the Economic boost.

republican spending is great for local economies, none of them work for free, eat cheap or stay in cheap hotels.

[Brother Buzz]

11. To Hell with local economies, the Fat Cat independent TV station owners raked in most of the dough..

selling airtime. It's all about professional courtesy between the 1%ers.

Oh, Romney only stayed in Marriott hotels, a courtesy between Mormon 1%ers. Hell, he even sits on the board of Marriott.

[Sunlei]

13. I think the republican 'clown show' is great for local economies. you're right about romney

using 'his' contacts/association with Marriott hotels to funnel all those 'donations' towards his and his 'brothers' pockets. Some of the wealthiest people are cheap as heck.

but that's the way republicans spend their 'donation' money from politics and their fake-tax-free charities money-nothing new about that.

[rug]

12. Whoever has the most money.

[UTUSN]

14. Us. n/t

[Orsino]

16. Trump's going to quit. Kochs are in for the long haul. n/t

[winter is coming]

17. Koch. Deeper pockets and longstanding interest.

I'm not convinced that Trump won't get bored in another few months, and for all that he brags about his wealth, I wonder if he's got some serious debts, too.