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13. So will Adelson step in and pick up the baton

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Wed Jul 29, 2015, 07:58 AM

Jul 2015

for Trump like he did for Gingrich?

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The Koch Brothers Freeze Out Donald Trump [View all] big_dog Jul 2015 OP

The Kochs have selected Scott Walker to be the next president. djean111 Jul 2015 #1

Really JackInGreen Jul 2015 #22

Agreed, but... Chasstev365 Jul 2015 #28

And yet W was elected president, twice pscot Jul 2015 #30

Selected once mikeysnot Jul 2015 #37

we was robbed, twice heaven05 Jul 2015 #56

W never won an election. He was "selected" the first time and "Ohio'd" the second. Ford_Prefect Jul 2015 #40

3 Strikes You're Out! markmyword Jul 2015 #48

Well that will cut down internet traffic. WDIM Jul 2015 #53

So the fascist takeover is complete? whathehell Jul 2015 #54

In 1920, H L Mencken wrote: Fortinbras Armstrong Jul 2015 #41

Your thinking from the wrong side. All those are positives for conservatives. harun Jul 2015 #59

I believe Walker (or Bush) is Duval Jul 2015 #44

Eliminating Fox News and arresting Roger Alies for treason would be a great 1st step. Ford_Prefect Jul 2015 #52

"grassroots activists" who are controlled by corporate political operations underpants Jul 2015 #2

Yeah, exactly. There's not one damn thing that's "grassroots" re: the Kochs Roland99 Jul 2015 #11

Sounds like a good excuse in the making for that 3rd party run BeyondGeography Jul 2015 #3

yuppers!. . . .n/t annabanana Jul 2015 #32

Given the Koch Bros. record of non-success nationally Demeter Jul 2015 #4

Folks around here who like Trump like that he says what he thinks. greymattermom Jul 2015 #5

Not playing nice lobodons Jul 2015 #6

Sorry Bros - you can't kill your Frankenstein LiberalElite Jul 2015 #7

More and more people are getting wise to what the Koch brothers are and what they represent. RKP5637 Jul 2015 #8

GOP voters need to learn that Koch OWNS them. Disgusting..... think Jul 2015 #9

Isn't that the truth! KansDem Jul 2015 #38

Sorry, the "grassroots" cannot be millionaire donors AllyCat Jul 2015 #10

Awww big mean tRump gave their little Scotty a sad, so Still In Wisconsin Jul 2015 #12

sctty has been making his own sads, with regularity ChairmanAgnostic Jul 2015 #55

I wonder... Still In Wisconsin Jul 2015 #60

So will Adelson step in and pick up the baton BumRushDaShow Jul 2015 #13

Don't you take that from them, Donald. Go after them! tanyev Jul 2015 #14

Good, then T-Rump will run as an independent, RoccoR5955 Jul 2015 #15

I thought Donald said he would fund his own campain and not be beholden to anyone??????? patricia92243 Jul 2015 #16

That's why R Merm Jul 2015 #34

I regularly refer to Walker as "a wholly-owned subsidiary of Koch Industries". N/t Fortinbras Armstrong Jul 2015 #43

Oh my, Fortinbras, what a fantastic name for him! May I use it? Please? nt hedda_foil Jul 2015 #50

When elephants fight it is the grass that suffers - Swahili proverb Xipe Totec Jul 2015 #17

Nope, no corruption of the political precession to see here.... blackspade Jul 2015 #18

Donald Trump is an independent thinker - TBF Jul 2015 #19

correct HFRN Jul 2015 #23

Curious what they'll do should he get the nomination rpannier Jul 2015 #20

Koch isnt going to back someone of independent means HFRN Jul 2015 #21

The difference is kochs are shadow figures who have to pay & handle their pick & Donald Trump can Sunlei Jul 2015 #24

K & R GP6971 Jul 2015 #25

I get the feeling this will accidentally help Trump svpadgham Jul 2015 #26

i think it could restorefreedom Jul 2015 #46

They are all in to steal it for Bush/Walker. Just watch. Darb Jul 2015 #27

Interesting - TBF Jul 2015 #45

All this proves one thing safeinOhio Jul 2015 #29

He with the microphone wins the message titaniumsalute Jul 2015 #31

Looking back... Thespian2 Jul 2015 #33

The Ohio Sec. of State announced he was going home at 5:45pm on election night. Kip Humphrey Jul 2015 #36

Electronic voting makes Thespian2 Jul 2015 #64

jealous I am. Kip Humphrey Jul 2015 #65

shame they dont spend this amount of monies on their employies and taxes allan01 Jul 2015 #35

Too many thistles and not enough Teflon Zambero Jul 2015 #39

Amazing............................... turbinetree Jul 2015 #42

Poor widdle Donnuh! ananda Jul 2015 #47

This is going to be good Jack Rabbit Jul 2015 #49

Trump is not a viable candidate and the Kochs will not waste their money on Trump Gothmog Jul 2015 #51

Trump does not care about the Kochs mitch96 Jul 2015 #57

Kochs absolutely don't want an ultra rich person as president. lark Jul 2015 #58

This, I think, is why they like Walker. Still In Wisconsin Jul 2015 #61

As if Trump needs them chapdrum Jul 2015 #62

The Inheritors of the John Birch Society Angry Dragon Jul 2015 #63

Trump is a distraction awoke_in_2003 Jul 2015 #66