The first stop in the primaries was with Sheldon Adelson, but, the Kochs won't be undone as the most corruption corporation to effect American elections.
Democrats would not ever conceive of such an idea, yet alone consent to it. Candidates are responsible for their own fund raising. The reason this methodology is so corrupt is because elections are suppose to highlight the candidates people willingly donate funds to further their campaigns.
When Republicans over reach with this as an example, it negates the voters and establishes a "Election for Sale" paradigm. The more monies poured into elections the more likely the election will reflect that investment into buying Congressional and in this case presidential votes and vetoes.
January 20, 2015
...An invitation-only group of 2016 hopefuls (click here) will travel to a resort near Palm Springs, Calif., for the Koch brothers’ annual winter seminar, kicking off the so-called Koch primary.
Democrats would not ever conceive of such an idea, yet alone consent to it. Candidates are responsible for their own fund raising. The reason this methodology is so corrupt is because elections are suppose to highlight the candidates people willingly donate funds to further their campaigns.
When Republicans over reach with this as an example, it negates the voters and establishes a "Election for Sale" paradigm. The more monies poured into elections the more likely the election will reflect that investment into buying Congressional and in this case presidential votes and vetoes.
January 20, 2015
...An invitation-only group of 2016 hopefuls (click here) will travel to a resort near Palm Springs, Calif., for the Koch brothers’ annual winter seminar, kicking off the so-called Koch primary.
“What
they’ve built is incredibly impressive,” said Phil Cox, who has worked
for the Koch-affiliated group Americans for Prosperity and recently
served as executive director of the Republican Governors Association
under Mr. Christie as chairman. “The invitation to the seminar is a big
deal. It’s important entree to those donors and potential donors, and
having Charles or David or other leaders in the network say good things
about any particularly candidate at one of these seminars is a big
deal.”
Mr.
Cruz, Mr. Paul and Senator Marco Rubio of Florida have all received
invitations to the event and are expected to attend. Other invited
Republicans include Gov. Scott Walker of Wisconsin and Jeb Bush, the
former governor of Florida, who is not expected to make it because of a
scheduling conflict.
Unlike
groups on the left like the A.F.L.-C.I.O., the Kochs do not hand out
traditional endorsements. But their network spans roughly 300 donors,
many of whom are wealthy business owners and entrepreneurs, and allows
candidates to tap individuals who are conservative but not part of the
traditional Republican donor establishment. In 2012, Americans for
Prosperity spent more than $120 million in an effort to defeat President
Obama and congressional Democrats....
This is unconstitutional and I don't care what the Robert's Court states. This directly removes the voter and replaces it with huge funding machines to influence the outcomes of elections.
