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that Marco Rubio would be a good vice president. Gov. Walker agreed and said, ‘That’s a great idea. He’s a perfect
choice.’” [Page Six – New York Post, 4/29/15]
THE KOCHS USED SCOTT WALKER AS AN INSTRUMENT TO PURSUE SELFISH
GOALS
The Koch Brothers Used AFP To Harness The Tea Party’s Energy In Service Of Their Own Goals And Found In
Scott Walker A “Perfect Instrument” To Help Carry Them Out. According to Bloomberg, “With Americans for
Prosperity, the brothers had harnessed the Tea Party’s energy in service of their own policy goals, including deregulation and
lower taxes. And in Walker, they’d found the perfect instrument to help carry them out. The rally was one of the first times
they’d joined forces.” [Bloomberg, 2/17/15]
The Koch Brothers’ Tea Party Troops “Provided The Main Counterforce To The Tens Of Thousands Of Union
Activists Protesting The Governor, In A Battle Walker Eventually Won.” According to Bloomberg, “The relationship
between the Kochs and Walker was cemented during Walker’s bitter war against public unions that led to a recall election in
2012. During the tense weeks of standoff at the capitol in Madison, it was the Kochs’ Tea Party troops who provided the main
counterforce to the tens of thousands of union activists protesting the governor, in a battle Walker eventually won.”
[Bloomberg, 2/17/15]
Americans For Prosperity Along With Club For Growth “Helped To Bus In Tea Party Protesters To Support Walker
And His Union-Busting Campaign.” According to Think Progress, “After Walker was elected governor and took office in
2011, he almost immediately set out his plan to cut pay and eliminate collective bargaining rights for public employees in
Wisconsin — he claimed the cuts were necessary to close a budget gap he created by enacting tax cuts for businesses. As
protests against Walker escalated, groups associated with Koch Industries including Club for Growth and Americans for
Prosperity helped to bus in Tea Party protesters to support Walker and his union-busting campaign.” [Think Progress,
4/21/15]
THE KOCH NETWORK HAS SHELLED OUT TENS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS
TO SUPPORT WALKER
Koch Industries Was The Second Largest Contributor To Scott Walker’s Campaign In 2010
Koch Industries Was The Second Largest Contributor To Scott Walker’s Campaign In 2010 With A Donation Of
$43,000. According to Wisconsin campaign finance filings, Walker’s gubernatorial campaign received $43,000 from the Koch
Industries PAC during the 2010 election. That donation was his campaign’s second-highest, behind $43,125 in contributions
from housing and realtor groups in Wisconsin. [Follow the Money, 2010]
Independent Expenditures
109
Contributor
Organization
Americans For
Prosperity
Republican
Governors
Association
Wisconsin Club
For Growth
MacIver
Institute &
AFP
National Rifle
Association
Koch
Connection
Year Target For/Against? Source Amount
Koch 2011 - Scott Walker For The Capital Times $10,000,000
Created 2012
Koch Funded 2011 Tom Barrett For Center for Media and
$8,600,000
Democracy
Koch Funded 2012 Scott Walker For Associated Press $100,000
Koch Funded
Koch
Created
2012 Scott Walker For Capital Times $3,700,00
Koch Funded 2012 Tom Barrett Against Center for
$800,000
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