Disgusting Charles Koch funds ongoing support for election deniers.
“His choice is not unlike the choices that most German industrialists made in the Weimar Republic.”
“When the only elected officials who will carry your political water are proto-fascists, what is one to do?” said Jerry Taylor, a former vice-president at the Cato Institute in DC where he oversaw climate and energy issues.
“Charles Koch has made his choice. This self-proclaimed voice of freedom and liberty has apparently decided that advancing the public policies he desires is more important than democracy. “His choice is not unlike the choices that most German industrialists made in the Weimar Republic.”
Altogether, 139 House members and eight senators voted against certifying Biden’s win in Arizona or Pennsylvania. Democracy requires the losing side to accept the results – without that we could see civil unrest on a much larger scale than January 6.
The 147 Republicans Who Voted to Overturn Election Results and NYT
Election objectors won substantial donations from other corporate Pacs besides Koch’s. OpenSecrets reported in August that altogether members who voted against certifying Biden’s win received a whopping $22m post-January 6 from the Pacs of 700 corporations. Besides Koch’s Pac, the other top corporate Pacs were those of Home Depot and Boeing that respectively ponied up $593,000 to 44 members and $520,000 to 27 members.
Koch spent $12.2m last year on lobbying – more than any other oil and gas company during 2021.
Without repercussions and continued public attention, companies will go back to funding politicians who support their agenda.
Koch Pac’s support for 52 election deniers included a number of members whose votes are often helpful to fossil fuel interests.