How the Kochs created Joni Ernst

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http://www.democraticunderground.com/10141257565

Great article, even if it is POLITICO

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1. Fascinating story about the rise of

Senator Breadbags McKutyrnutzoff.

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2. I tried to read through the maze of money groups--I was dazed---

and seems like the groups will swallow up the RNC---more joni ernst clones coming our way. damn



......While RNC chairman Reince Priebus has expressed misgivings about the growth of the Koch network to donors, according to sources familiar with those conversations, RNC Communications Director Sean Spicer last week rejected the idea of any tension between the Kochs and the party.

But Steele, the former RNC chairman, said the committee would be well advised to make peace with the Kochs and try to find ways to work together within their legal confines and philosophical differences.

He pointed out that there are certain roles that legally only a party can play, including coordinated spending with campaigns, but he said the Koch network and other deep-pocketed outside groups have found legal ways to do most of the other things that were once the party’s sole province.

Ultimately, Steele said, the growth of the Koch network raises questions about “the relevance of the parties. And a lot of people answer by saying they’re not relevant anymore, which is why you’re seeing a lot of this activity outside of them. These organizations have the ability to raise unlimited money that the parties can’t. And at the end of the day, the party can’t compete with that.”

Theodoric Meyer contributed to this report.

Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2015/11/the-kochs-vs-the-gop-215672#ixzz3rJsy3iVB