1) The Koch brothers supported economic freedom. Their believes were very much libertarian and wanted little government involvement. They invested in education, research, and scholarships and wanted the government to be more conservative. They tried to kick out Democratic politicians.
2) The Koch family became wealthy because of their father, Fred C. Koch. He founded an oil refinery company. Then he gave Charles, the second oldest son, the company to run.
3) David Koch was a nominee for vice president of the United States for the Libertarian Party. He devoted their money to Libertarian economic ideas.
4) Obama was investing in better health care and a cap-and-trade bill designed to rein in carbon emissions and combat climate change. Reining in carbon emissions and combat climate change was one of the Koch brothers' pet peeves. They believed it was an assault to American freedom.
5) The Kochs spent their money on a complex web of dark money group called "Kochtopus." They invested in organization and ads. They also got Republican representatives to invest in this complex web using "donor network" as an excuse.
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