Democrats are fighting back against a Koch attempt to buy the Senate with a million dollar ad buy.
The Koch brothers backed group Americans for Prosperity announced a seven figure ad buy targeting nine Democratic senators.
DSCC National Press Secretary Justin Barasky reacted to the Koch brothers massive new ad buy, “Just last week news broke of multiple Republican candidates who were caught on tape privately admitting their allegiance to the Koch brothers. It’s clear now more than ever that GOP Senate candidates are counting on the Kochs to continue pouring millions into attack ads on their behalf. Unfortunately for Tom Cotton, Thom Tillis, Cory Gardner, Dan Sullivan and others, even red state voters don’t want to elect candidates who would gut Medicare and Social Security, oppose a minimum wage increase, and restrict women’s access to common forms of birth control. Democrats will continue to fight back against the Koch brothers agenda that’s good for millionaires and bad for the middle class by running smarter, better campaigns and always putting their states first.”
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The Koch brothers are blatantly trying to buy the Senate, and their agenda is clear. Republican Senate candidates have been under performing nationwide so it isn’t surprising that their Koch daddies would come running to the rescue with a September surprise.
The Koch agenda is to only help the wealthy. The evidence is in. The Kochs are trying to carpet bomb the airways in order to buy themselves a Senate majority. It didn’t work in 2010 and 2012, but it up to Democrats to make sure that the Koch brothers are wasting their money in 2014.
Jason is the managing editor. He is also a White House Press Pool and a Congressional correspondent for PoliticusUSA. Jason has a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science. His graduate work focused on public policy, with a specialization in social reform movements.
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