Tag Archives: Jason Kander

Money in politics: a reminder

And we’re not talking about dark money here. This is out-in-the-sunlight $$$. From Daily Kos Elections: • Senate: The Senate Leadership Fund, which is the main super PAC aligned with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and the GOP establishment, has … Continue reading

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Specifically, how do the Koch Bros buy elections?

Their super PACS produce TV commercials with which they flood the markets with, well, not very honest ads. I.e., deceitful trash. In great anguish, I saw and charted how this worked in the 2016 senatorial elections in Missouri, Indiana and … Continue reading

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How do Citizens United and the Koch Bros affect our elections? One new example

From DailyKos Elections: • WI-Sen: The Koch-backed Concerned Veterans for America recently launched another $1.6 million ad campaign against Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin, and her allies at VoteVets are up with their own $1 million buy defending her. The spot … Continue reading

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