Charles Koch: It's possible Clinton would be a better president than a Republican

[Time for change]

http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/277410-charles-koch-its-possible-clinton-would-be-better-president-than-a#.VxwJq_-iVtc.facebook

I'm posting this because I believe that this semi-endorsement contains a message that Democrats who haven't yet voted in a primary should consider. Interpret it as you like.

[salinsky]

1. Charles Koch is up for some reverse psychology ...

... ratfucking?

Color me SHOCKED!!

[Time for change]

9. The Koch Brothers' whole agenda is to increase their wealth and power

at the expense of everyone else.

Hillary's campaign is funded largely by people who have similar agendas. Bernie gets no money from such people. His campaign is about the opposite.

Koch would have no reason to engage in reverse psychology. Why would he? To get Bernie the nomination? Bernie does better in polling against every Republican than Hillary does, and has much higher favorability ratings.

[dchill]

2. Endorsement from a Koch? She'll take it...

"It's what they offered."

[oldandhappy]

3. Yep, she will take care of him and his.

[Broward]

4. He knows where his bread is buttered.

[Phlem]

5. This will go by the way of blinders and fingers in the ears going

La, la, la, la.

[Lil Missy]

6. That's not a compliment, it's a slam against the current R field

[runaway hero]

7. well...

I mean they don't like Trump so...

[Thinkingabout]

8. As much as many dislike the politics of the Koch brothers, he position on this is better

than many others. The Koch brothers tends to lean libertarian and he looks at the candidates who are running and declares Hillary is the better qualified candidate. I have been saying this for a while. He may have listened to Sanders in his interview with NYDN and realized Sanders failed in this interview on answering questions on Sanders core issue.

[Time for change]

10. The Koch brothers have contributed more money to right wing causes than anyone else

[Thinkingabout]

11. Yes, they have, does not mean what Charles Koch said was wrong this time. Hillary is the most

qualified than any of the candidates running.

[reddread]

12. when the leading Republican candidate runs to her left...

she must look better than ever to her base.

[Thinkingabout]

13. Good for the republican candidate who runs to Hillary's left, shows the Republicans are getting

right on the positions. Like Sanders votes with the right on gun issues.

[reddread]

14. guns? Jet fighters.

drop your puny weapons or we will incinerate you like Yemenese children.

[Thinkingabout]

16. Jet fighters like the F-35 program which Sanders continues to fund to the amount of $1 trillion

and they have not produced a functioning product? Yes, can you tell me why. Also those other weapons you are talking, where are they manufactured? Sanders loves drones, says he will use them and take military action, yes those facts.

[reddread]

17. they sold them to the country that attacked us on 9-11-01?

thats messed up Bernie.

[Thinkingabout]

21. What country attacked us on 9/11? How many F-35's have been delivered?

[Yurovsky]

19. Qualified to keep the Koch's gravy train running, that's for sure...

And HRC supporters wonder why some of us in the progressive wing of the party won't support HRC if she is the nominee....

Nothing personal, I just see the world from a different angle than the HRC peeps. Some are clearly good folks, but some are more concerned about their own wealth - and keeping the taxman away - than they are about what's best for America. The "I've got mine" wing of the Democrat party certainly would not support Bernie if he were the nominee.

[Thinkingabout]

25. Alot of HRC voters are in the $50,000 or less income, in fact, 55% to 44% for HRC.

The people with the wealth is not the problem, Sanders is in the top 6%, he is just as concerned with his own wealth, keeping the tax man away and doesn't show a lot of effort towards charity. On the other hand, Hillary has donated lots of money to the Clinton Foundation which in turn delivers 89% of their intake to programs for the less fortunate. Seems like "I've got mine" includes Sanders.

[TheDormouse]

28. A lot of GOP voters are in the $50,000 or less income, too

[Thinkingabout]

31. Exactly

[Time for change]

39. What Koch said was not wrong.

Hillary will do a lot of good for him.

[Thinkingabout]

40. As she will with many others.

[HooptieWagon]

30. And funded the DLC.

But that's just repeating what you said.

[Faux pas]

15. I hope he keeps it up

nothing like the stench of a koch to f up her campaign!

[djean111]

18. Koch knows who will be looking out for the 1%, doesn't he. n/t

[Time for change]

20. I think he does

That's my reason for posting this.

[Onlooker]

22. An overture for Clinton to move right if the left rejects her? n/t

[Third Doctor]

23. Koch knows who he can deal with

and get the best for his bucks. Since the GOP candidates are all loons and will likely lose he's being practical.

[G_j]

26. +1

[JEB]

24. Fucking A. What next? The Chamber of Commerce? Alec?

No way, no how.

[moriah]

27. It wasn't exactly a ringing endorsement, more saying the Republican field sucks.

Then again, the Koch brothers are masters of reverse psychology. "Maybe if I say she could be a better president than Shrub, people who hate me enough will hate Hillary, too."

[Time for change]

29. Oh, so the Koch brothers support right wing candidates routinely on the basis of reverse psychology?

[moriah]

32. No, but they sure run ads in Dem campaigns that look....

... like ads run by Dems.

They're really good at ratcfucking, if that's perhaps a better way to describe it.

[Beacool]

33. There are many in the Republican establishment who privately acknowledge that Trump is not fit

to be president. Some have even admitted to it in public, like Christine Todd Whitman. She has publicly stated that if Trump is her party's nominee she would vote for Hillary. Whether you like her or not, there's no doubt that she can handle the job. Trump, on the other hand, is a narcissistic clown who would be a disaster as president.

[jpmonk91]

34. People should be worried

If the Koch brothers like one of our candidates that only means things are going further to the right. That means the people lose. a party of Reaganomics and a party of crazy Right wing fanatics is not a choice.

[NewImproved Deal]

35. Meet the New Boss...

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[kgnu_fan]

36. She is a Republican. Just in clever disguise. People need to wake up.

[me b zola]

37. The Kock's see Hillary as someone who is more/most likely to further their goals

You can't spin the ugly truth off of that.

[mushroomhunter]

38. ya think?

no surprise here.