2016 Postmortem

liberalnarb

(4,532 posts) Mon Apr 25, 2016, 02:03 PM Apr 2016

Charles Koch Says he could possibly support Hillary Clinton.

Charles G. Koch, the billionaire industrialist, suggested in an interview Sunday that he was open to supporting Hillary Clinton for president and said it was possible she would make a better president than her Republican rivals.

It was an unexpected sentiment from Mr. Koch, who has for years deployed his vast wealth to champion conservative causes and Republican candidacies, emerging as a major foe of the Democratic Party.

But he was quickly rebuffed by Mrs. Clinton, who declared on Twitter that she was uninterested in Mr. Koch’s support.

In an interview with Jonathan Karl of ABC, which aired on “This Week with George Stephanopoulos,” Mr. Koch sounded at times baffled and disappointed by the language and ideas of several Republican presidential candidates.

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Charles Koch Says he could possibly support Hillary Clinton. (Original Post) liberalnarb Apr 2016 OP

Link needed Jackie Wilson Said Apr 2016 #1

Nice catch. liberalnarb Apr 2016 #2

More here & discussion Kittycat Apr 2016 #6

that's him saying their interests align. nashville_brook Apr 2016 #3

Posted to for the lazy and/or ignorants driving this narrative ... 1StrongBlackMan Apr 2016 #4

Wow! This is a totally new post and has never been posted here! Not even 7-10 times! Also, debunked. onehandle Apr 2016 #5

This message was self-deleted by its author liberalnarb Apr 2016 #7

Debunked? No. He said that he would consider supporting her. liberalnarb Apr 2016 #8

K & R... AzDar Apr 2016 #9

Why wouldn't he? Ferd Berfel Apr 2016 #10

Of course they were behind the DLC. liberalnarb Apr 2016 #11

He's rat****ING her campaign. Didn't one of the Koch compliment applegrove Apr 2016 #12

Jackie Wilson Said

(4,176 posts)

1. Link needed

Reply to liberalnarb (Original post)

Mon Apr 25, 2016, 02:07 PM

Apr 2016

liberalnarb

(4,532 posts)

2. Nice catch.

Reply to Jackie Wilson Said (Reply #1)

Mon Apr 25, 2016, 02:08 PM

Apr 2016

Kittycat

(10,493 posts)

6. More here & discussion

Reply to liberalnarb (Reply #2)

Mon Apr 25, 2016, 02:26 PM

Apr 2016

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=7779554

nashville_brook

(20,958 posts)

3. that's him saying their interests align.

Reply to liberalnarb (Original post)

Mon Apr 25, 2016, 02:14 PM

Apr 2016

color me surprised.

1StrongBlackMan

(31,849 posts)

4. Posted to for the lazy and/or ignorants driving this narrative ...

Reply to liberalnarb (Original post)

Mon Apr 25, 2016, 02:14 PM

Apr 2016

(Jonathan)KARL: So is it possible another Clinton could be better than another Republican—

KOCH: It’s possible.

KARL: Next time around?

KOCH: It’s possible.

KARL: You couldn’t see yourself supporting Hillary Clinton, could you?

KOCH: Well, I— that— her— we would have to believe her actions would be quite different than her rhetoric. Let me put it that way. But on some of the Republican candidates we would— before we could support them, we’d have to believe their actions will be quite different than the rhetoric we’ve heard so far.

onehandle

(51,122 posts)

5. Wow! This is a totally new post and has never been posted here! Not even 7-10 times! Also, debunked.

Reply to liberalnarb (Original post)

Mon Apr 25, 2016, 02:15 PM

Apr 2016

And rejected.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10141427455

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liberalnarb This message was self-deleted by its author.

liberalnarb

(4,532 posts)

8. Debunked? No. He said that he would consider supporting her.

Reply to onehandle (Reply #5)

Mon Apr 25, 2016, 05:04 PM

Apr 2016

The idea that a Koch would support ANYONE on the left (if you consider Secretary Clinton to be on the left) is unprecedented. Not in good way.

AzDar

(14,023 posts)

9. K & R...

Reply to liberalnarb (Original post)

Mon Apr 25, 2016, 05:11 PM

Apr 2016

Ferd Berfel

(3,687 posts)

10. Why wouldn't he?

Reply to liberalnarb (Original post)

Mon Apr 25, 2016, 05:12 PM

Apr 2016

They started the DLC together when the Clinton's sold the Party to him. They are long time buddies

The Right Wing Koch Brothers Fund the DLC
http://www.democrats.com/node/7789

Lee Fang: Koch Industries served on the exec council of the DLC, the Clinton group that promoted

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1251&pid=1830627

liberalnarb

(4,532 posts)

11. Of course they were behind the DLC.

Reply to Ferd Berfel (Reply #10)

Mon Apr 25, 2016, 05:21 PM

Apr 2016

They'll get behind anything they can get their hands on, anything they can manipulate. This year, that is Hillary Clinton.

applegrove

(118,718 posts)

12. He's rat****ING her campaign. Didn't one of the Koch compliment

Reply to liberalnarb (Original post)

Mon Apr 25, 2016, 06:21 PM

Apr 2016

Bernie a few months ago?

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