Our Creative Director, Lauren Windsor, who is also the
Executive Producer of the Undercurrent on The Young Turks Network, talked to
sources at the Koch summer seminar this past weekend at the St. Regis resort in
Dana Point, California, and she uncovered some pretty juicy intel on the
billionaire brothers’ plans for the upcoming elections, all of which can be read
in her article in The Nation.
According to one of
her sources, 300 individuals - worth at least one billion dollars each -
are trying to raise $500 million to take control of the Senate, and another $500
million “to make sure Hillary Clinton never becomes president." While the 300
figure is likely an exaggeration, given that there are 492 billionaires in the
United States, the fundraising goals probably aren't.
She also got the skinny on which legislators spoke
-- Representatives Tom Cotton (AR), Cory Gardner (C), Jim Jordan (OH), as well
as Senators Mitch McConnell (KY) and Marco Rubio (FL), three of whom
are running for Senate this year. McConnell spoke in a discussion titled “Free
Speech: Defending First Amendment Rights,” presumably in reference to his
defense of deregulating campaign finance. You see, it’s McConnell who is leading
the fight in the Senate to keep big money in politics, and his attending a
political strategy summit where mega-donors are fighting to keep their influence
in our electoral process illustrates the power and access of the wealthy elites
versus everyday Americans... And it’s why we must fight back.
Can you please support our efforts to shine a light
on the corruption of our political process? All we ask is that you take a minute
to read the article for yourself, and then like and share it on Facebook to spread the word
to your friends... Let’s tell DC loud and clear - “Kick your Koch habit!"
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