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→Politicians: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis - lavishly funded by the Koch network yet failed to help Herschel Walker in his tight race in next-door Georgia in 2022.
A '''Koch puppet''' is someone who adopts or modifies political positions due to a desire to receive some of the money flowing from the [[Koch brothers]]' wealthy network of organizations and co-donors. The Koch brothers' are estimated to have more money than [[Bill Gates]], and unlike Gates the Koch brothers spend enormously on politics.
A '''Koch puppet''' is someone who adopts or modifies political positions due to a desire to benefit from [[dark money]] flowing from the [[Koch brothers]]' wealthy network of organizations and co-donors. The Koch brothers (one of the two brothers, David, died in 2019) are estimated to have more money than [[Bill Gates]], and unlike Gates, the Koch brothers spent enormously on politics and the [[Koch network]] continues to exert too much influence
Some Koch puppets are exposed by campaign or lobbying disclosure requirements, but most them are secret recipients -- or wannabe recipients -- of Koch funding.
Some Koch puppets are exposed by campaign or lobbying disclosure requirements, but most them are secret recipients—or wannabe recipients—of Koch funding. '''''As [[talk radio]] has declined, most national talk radio hosts have become Koch puppets based on prior or hoped-for funding by the Koch brothers'''''.
At the state level, Koch puppets promote the [[Convention of States]], which advances the Koch brothers' dream of rewriting the [[U.S. Constitution]]. At the federal level, Koch puppets are typically [[anti-Trump]].
The game played is a deceitful one, as the politicians will not admit that their positions are dictated by the [[Koch brothers]] when, in fact, the positions are. The politicians end up saying one thing privately, and then something else public. '''''They attend secret meetings with the Kochs'''''.
[[category:Koch]]
At the state level, Koch puppets promote the [[Convention of States]], which advances the Koch brothers' dream of rewriting the [[U.S. Constitution]]. At the federal level, Koch puppets are typically [[anti-Trump]]. They typically take instructions from the [[Koch brothers]] concerning replacement of the [[Affordable Care Act]].
Because the Koch brothers are [[pro-abortion]] and [[globalist]]s, Koch puppets are likely to betray conservatives when it counts most, as Koch-supported Rep. Renee Elmers (R-NC) did.
Almost no groups have yet publicly disavowed funding from the [[Koch network]], but some [[conservative]] groups have spoken out against the influence and stood up against many bad items in the Koch agenda.
== Politicians ==
The following public officials are Koch puppets who attempt to advance the agenda of the [[Koch brothers]], often without publicly admitting it:<ref>http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-koch-senate-health-care-bill-20170624-story.html</ref>
*[[Florida]] Gov. [[Ron DeSantis]] - lavishly funded by the [[Koch network]] yet failed to help [[Herschel Walker]] in his tight race in next-door [[Georgia]] in 2022.
*Vice President [[Mike Pence]] - met secretly with [[Charles Koch]] on June 23, 2017, concealing it from Pence's publicly released schedule.
*U.S. Senator [[Ben Sasse]] (R-NE) - quit the [[U.S. Senate]] to take a $10M contract with unusual benefits as [[University of Florida]], perhaps facilitated by Gov. DeSantis or his top staffers as part of the [[Koch network]]
*U.S. Senator [[Ted Cruz]] (R-TX)
*U.S. Senator [[Mike Lee]] (R-UT)
*U.S. Senator [[Jeff Flake]] (R-AZ)
*Texas Gov. [[Greg Abbott]]
*former U.S. Senator Jim Talent
==References==
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