Charles Koch slams leading Republican candidates

Sometimes I think these guys get more of a bad rap on the left than they really deserve. Which is not to say I agree with them on a lot of things, but not everything they say they believe in is bad.

Charles Koch suggests that another Clinton in the White House might be better than Trump or Cruz

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Koch said he has not and probably will not back any Republican in the waning weeks of the primary campaign because of the divisive rhetoric. “We said, 'Here are the issues: You've got to be like Ronald Reagan and compete on making the country better rather than tearing down your opponents,'” he said. “And right off the bat, they didn't do it. More of these personal attacks and pitting one person against the other, that's the message you're sending the country. That's the way you should — you're role models, and you're terrible role models.” He slammed Trump's call for a ban on Muslims entering the country as “antithetical to our approach, but what was worse was this 'We'll have them all register' [notion]. That's reminiscent of Nazi Germany. I mean that's monstrous, as I said at the time.” Koch was referring to comments Trump made, then backed away from, in the fall suggesting that he was open to the idea of a database to track Muslims in the United States. He also had harsh criticism for Sen. Ted Cruz’s threat to “carpet-bomb” the Islamic State militant group. “Well, that's gotta be hyperbole, but I mean that a candidate, whether they believe it or not, would think that appeals to the American people — this is frightening.”

They also favor criminal justice reform and an end to mass incarceration:
Koch Bros to Bankroll Prison Reform

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Prepare for the softer side of Charles and David Koch. The libertarian-leaning billionaires who funded an endless stream of anti-Obamacare ads against Democratic candidates in 2014 are turning their focus to a new mission: galvanizing conservatives to pass meaningful criminal justice reform. Their policy wish list includes securing more money for public defenders, lessening sentencing disparities that affect the least well off, reforming mandatory minimums, and aiding prisoners so that they can re-enter society after serving time behind bars.

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The Kochs say they’re concerned about mass incarceration, too many criminal laws, and a system that disproportionately weighs on the poor and minorities. And over the next year, they promise to refocus on criminal justice reform.

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