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Koch Brothers Responsible for almost 10% of TV Campaign Ads So Far this Year
Of the estimated 400,000 political ads that have aired so far in the battle over control of the U.S. Senate, nearly 10% have been generated by the “secretive political network of conservative billionaires Charles and David Koch,” according to the Center for Public Integrity.
The number of Koch-funded commercials is pegged at more than 43,900, based on data the center gathered from Kantar Media/CMAG, an advertising tracking service. That data reflects advertising dollars spent between January 2013 and August 2014.
More than half of this total has been the product of Americans for Prosperity, the Koch brothers’ primary campaign operation, which has produced more than 27,000 ads that have aired in nine battleground states.
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http://www.allgov.com/news/where-is-the-money-going/koch-brothers-responsible-for-almost-10-percent-of-tv-campaign-ads-so-far-this-year-140905?news=854173
