http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/06/19/1308175/-Washington-Post-Kochs-Americans-for-Prosperity-nation-s-third-biggest-party?detail=email
Here's a fact that will blow your mind. The $300 million the Kochs plan to spend in the 2014 election cycle could replace the annual income for 5,270 American households. And it's barely a drop in the bucket of what these guys and their cronies have to draw upon to buy themselves a Congress. They've got so much money and staff invested in this—240 full-time employees in 32 states—the Washington Post Fix team determines, that they're the nation's third-biggest political party.
attribution: Washington Post
The huge bubble there for the Democrats in staff reflects how they structure campaigns, hiring and paying field staff through the congressional campaign arms. There aren't 4,000 people currently on the payroll now, so the comparison there isn't apples to apples. Nor are either of the parties really likely to be engaged in 50 or even 47 states. The safest states on both sides aren't going to see much investment from the national parties. The Kochs, however, are deeply engaged in those 32 states where they have staff, on everything from Senate races to city bond measures to fund zoos.
By the way, this is just showing Americans for Prosperity staff and state engagement, not the entirety of the Kochs' network of political groups. And really, as it stands now you might as well lump them in with the Republicans, because the Kochs really aren't interested in electing anyone but Republicans.
they talk constantly about slaves, Nazi's and they are the ones that bring those topics up usually in an attempt to slam Progressive's and their politics and by default "we the people" who elected our candidate twice in spite of them. but look at the things they are supporting and trying to implement into law, they say this is the worse Pres. ever he's clueless not fit to lead well let's take a closer look at the republican party for the last 20 years and Pres. in the last 6 years you determine who has the better position to lead and recover us from the republican recession.
http://politicalirony.com/2010/01/12/shortest-list-ever-republican-accomplishments-of-the-last-20-years/
http://www.addictinginfo.org/2013/02/15/a-long-list-of-president-obamas-accomplishments-with-citations/
who's party are you voting for????
