Koch group Americans for Prosperity pouring $1 million into Virginia governor's race

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Koch brothers affiliate Americans for Prosperity is spending big in the race for Virginia governor, targeting Democrat Ralph Northam with $1 million or more in mail and digital ads. They’re even attacking Northam for supporting a bipartisan bill under a Republican governor:

The latest push includes a mailer that blasts Northam for supporting an increase in taxes on sales, gasoline and home and car purchases.

It refers to sweeping 2013 legislation to raise revenue for transportation and road projects that was supported by then Republican Gov. Robert McDonnell and passed the General Assembly with bipartisan support.

Gillespie has softened his criticism of Northam for supporting the transportation deal, which was also supported by business groups that lean Republican, and has pledged not to repeal the legislation.

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2017/10/20/1708521/-Koch-group-Americans-for-Prosperity-pouring-1-million-into-Virginia-governor-s-race

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1. Oligarchs, Russian and American, control our elections. nt

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2. Hope is the only emotion stronger than fear.

And that’s why Northam is winning. Because the hope he’s inspiring is stronger than the fear Gillespie is trying to stoke.

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3. Don't you have that backwards?

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5. Shoot, I do. Thanks for noticing, Ill fix that.

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4. So often there seems to be RW or PAC group that tosses Loads of $$$ into the race towards the

end. damn.