Thanks to the SCOTUS decision on Citizens United, the Koch brothers are preparing to spend 300-400 million dollars in the 2018 Mid-Terms to buy a House to do their bidding.
That’s a whole hell of a lot of Free Speech.
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“INDIAN WELLS, Calif. — The Koch network plans to spend between $300 million to $400 million on policy and political campaigns during the 2018 election cycle.
Officials revealed the target budget at the start of a three-day donor summit at a resort here, indicating that they intend to continue expanding their reach at a time when Republicans control Congress and the White House. By comparison, the network spent about $250 million during the 2016 cycle on policy and political efforts.
The funds will be spread across a constellation of groups, including Americans for Prosperity and Freedom Partners Action Fund, along with Concerned Veterans for America, the Libre Initiative and Generation Opportunity, which now operate under the AFP banner.”
More money than was spent on the 2016 cycle.
When the Presidency was in play.
The Kochs know that the first Mid-Term of a new Presidential term generally favor the opposition party and are right now making their plans accordingly.
Despite what the polls say, our candidates in the thirty or so districts we need to win to take control will be swimming against a tide of dirty money…
masquerading as “free speech.”
It will take a monumental effort on our part to overcome it.