The Kochs pick the GOP Presidential candidate: it's Scott Walker

Well, the decision has been made, so the rest of the candidates might just as well pack up and go home.  The Koch brothers' money is going to Scott Walker, thus assuring he will be the GOP candidate for President.  Nice to have the choice made without even having to involve the GOP primary voters.  You have to admit that the process is so much easier and faster since the Repugs managed to put the "Citizens United" way of choosing a candidate into our voting laws. (Thank you, Cheney/Bush, for creating the right-wing Supreme Court.)

When you think about it, it's possible that this choice will encourage campaign-finance reform more than any other single action.  After they blow a billion or more on Walker's loss to Hillary, the Kochs might actually be disheartened enough to remove themselves from further campaign spending.  One can only hope.


KOCH BROTHERS CHOOSE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE FOR REPUBLICANS

WASHINGTON, April 20 (Reuters) - Billionaire brothers Charles and David Koch, the influential conservative donors, have settled on Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker as their top choice to win the 2016 Republican nomination for U.S. president, the New York Times reported on Monday.

David Koch said at a fundraiser for the New York State Republican Party on Monday that he and his brother would support the party's eventual nominee in the general election, but that it should be Walker, the paper reported, citing two people in attendance.

The Koch brothers are among the best-known conservative donors, and potential Republican candidates court their favor. The pair has said they plan to spend nearly $900 million during the 2016 campaign cycle.

Walker already has allied himself with the more conservative wing of his party, making statements such as saying he would not support a path to citizenship for illegal immigrants.

Those moves were intended to set Walker apart from others in the Republican field, particularly former Florida Governor Jeb Bush, who has an advantage in national name recognition and fundraising over many other possible 2016 contenders.

It was not clear how much the Kochs planned to help Walker with his primary run, the Times said.

David Koch said at the event that the group's political organizations would not back any single candidate during the Republican primaries, but he indicated that the family might separately support Walker, the paper said