Koch Bros Network Rules out Anti-Clinton Ads: Huff Post/CNN

[Stuart G]

http://www.cnn.com/2016/07/30/politics/koch-retreat-paul-ryan/


Colorado Springs (CNN) — The powerful political network helmed by Charles and David Koch is ruling out running advertisements intended to hurt Hillary Clinton, another sign of their insistence on avoiding the presidential race.

The Koch network has previously said they will not back Republican candidate Donald Trump, but on Saturday officials told reporters that they would not run negative Clinton spots, a position taken by some Republican groups that are uneasy with the controversial GOP standard-bearer. The group is laser-focused on maintaining and expanding the Senate majority -- in the midst of a $42 million television advertising campaign focused on a half-dozen states -- and would only use Clinton to bash Senate Democratic hopefuls

The Kochs have assembled a political operation some consider to be on par with the Republican National Committee, using a constellation of nonprofit organizations to drive elections and policy fights in recent years. They today have 1,200 paid staff members in 38 states.

Yet their refusal to back Trump -- whose language on immigration and trade is found to be too incendiary by the libertarian-inspired Kochs -- is a leading reason why Trump is expected to be massively outgunned by Clinton and her allies in the advertising wars.
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Posting this for your info. interesting story, short read.

[GoCubsGo]

1. I guess the idea of a "President Trump" scares even them.

I have a feeling they are more worried about the potential of him totally destroying the economy than they are about his language on immigration and trade. They could easily get screwed right along with the rest of us.

[Fresh_Start]

2. I wonder if they will accept pro-clinton ads

it doesn't say...but that would be a hoot
people who have never seen a good word about Clinton seeing another side of her

[Rex]

3. And here all this time I was calling them rich dumb fucks for wasting 100s of millions

on GOP losers. I guess they are smart enough to know a sure thing, why waste more money when HRC is going to win by a landslide?

[meow2u3]

4. Even the Kochtopus won't touch the Toxic Tangerine

He's that radioactive!