Koch Network to Pump Hundreds of Millions into 2018 Races

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The Koch brothers’ vast network of conservative organizations and allies reportedly plans to spend $300 million to $400 million on policy and politics leading up to the 2018 midterm elections.

Officials from the Koch network disclosed their spending plans for looming political battles during a Saturday donor conference in California. Much of the money would be “devoted to the organization’s nationwide grassroots organization to help educate voters and hold elected officials accountable,” suggested network Spokesperson James Davis according to the Associated Press.

“We should use this as an opportunity to help us really move forward in advancing the country toward a brighter future, now, while the opportunity is available,” Charles Koch said to the donors at the event, according to Time. “We may not have an opportunity again like we have today.”

We need to use Citizens United while we can in order to fight this. This is not the time to be turning our noses up at business and private sector funding. We can't overturn CU if our government is in the hands of an Autocracy.

https://rewire.news/article/2017/02/01/koch-network-pump-hundreds-millions-2018-races/

[Big Blue Marble]

1. We must counter these funds with our own.

Let's raise the funds from the grass roots and those corporations that will fund democracy.
If ACLU can raise 24 million in two days, our side can raise this much in the next year.

We just have to have candidates and leaders who will use it well.

[kacekwl]

2. All you corporate politicians don't

stomp on each other to beg for your share.