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<blockquote data-quote="Hobbes" data-source="post: 2774417" data-attributes="member: 3371"><p>The Koch brothers are freezing out Donald Trump from their influential political operation denying him access to their state-of-the-art data and refusing to let him speak to their gatherings of grass-roots activists or major donors.</p><p></p><p>Despite a long and cordial relationship between the real estate showman and David Koch, as well as a raft of former Koch operatives who are now running Trumps presidential campaign, the Koch political operation appears to have concluded that Trump is the wrong standard-bearer for the GOP. And the network of Koch-backed policy and political outfits is using behind-the-scenes influence to challenge Trump more forcefully than the Republican Party establishment by limiting his access to the support and data that would help him translate his lead in the polls into a sustainable White House campaign.</p><p></p><p><strong>The Koch operation has spurned entreaties from the Trump campaign to purchase state-of-the-art data and analytics services from a Koch-backed political tech firm called i360, and also turned down a request to allow Trump to speak at an annual grass-roots summit next month in Columbus, Ohio, sponsored by the Koch-backed group Americans for Prosperity</strong>, POLITICO has learned.</p><p></p><p>In addition, Trump was not invited to the annual summer gathering of the network of hundreds of conservative mega-donors and operatives helmed by the billionaire industrialists Charles and David Koch. Thats despite the Trump campaign filling out a questionnaire detailing the candidates policy positions and submitting it to Freedom Partners Chamber of Commerce, the Koch umbrella group organizing the summit. The three-day meeting in Orange County, California, will feature appearances from a handful of candidates whose politics reflect more closely the Kochs fiscally conservative worldview including Jeb Bush, Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio, Scott Walker and even long-shot Carly Fiorina. Rand Paul, who is also fondly regarded by some in the Koch operation, was invited, but he has not accepted and is unlikely to attend.</p><p></p><p><strong>Continued stiff-arming by the powerful Koch network could limit Trumps ability to build a professional campaign operation to mobilize supporters ahead of primaries and caucuses.</strong></p><p></p><p>Trumps surprising traction has prompted hand-wringing by the Republican Party elite, who fear that his bombastic rhetoric could damage the GOPs prospects in the general election. But their ability to halt his momentum is limited by rules and traditions requiring them to stay neutral in open party primaries, as well as a fear of alienating the significant portion of the party base to which Trump appeals.</p><p></p><p><strong>The Koch network a coalition of individual donors and independent groups and companies intends to spend a whopping $889 million in the run-up to 2016, and is not obliged to stay neutral. While it appears increasingly unlikely that it will officially endorse a GOP primary candidate, it has nonetheless shaped the process by determining which candidates are granted access to i360s data and the grass-roots activists convened regularly by groups including AFP and Concerned Veterans for America.</strong></p><p>....</p><p>A spokesman for i360 declined to comment on why the company, considered the leading supplier of voter data and analytics on the right, refused to provide services to Trumps campaign. An AFP official said the group doesnt discuss its event invitations and announces only confirmed speakers. The Koch-backed Latino-voter-targeting outfit LIBRE Initiative was more direct, explaining it has not invited Trump to any of its events and has no plans to do so. A spokesperson pointed to a statement from the groups president denouncing Trump for his inflammatory statements about Mexican immigrants and called him out as an inconsistent conservative who has gotten ahead through sensationalism.</p><p></p><p>The Koch brothers are freezing out Donald Trump from their influential political operation denying him access to their state-of-the-art data and refusing to let him speak to their gatherings of grass-roots activists or major donors.</p><p></p><p>Despite a long and cordial relationship between the real estate showman and David Koch, as well as a raft of former Koch operatives who are now running Trumps presidential campaign, the Koch political operation appears to have concluded that Trump is the wrong standard-bearer for the GOP. And the network of Koch-backed policy and political outfits is using behind-the-scenes influence to challenge Trump more forcefully than the Republican Party establishment by limiting his access to the support and data that would help him translate his lead in the polls into a sustainable White House campaign.</p><p></p><p>The Koch operation has spurned entreaties from the Trump campaign to purchase state-of-the-art data and analytics services from a Koch-backed political tech firm called i360, and also turned down a request to allow Trump to speak at an annual grass-roots summit next month in Columbus, Ohio, sponsored by the Koch-backed group Americans for Prosperity, POLITICO has learned.</p><p></p><p>In addition, Trump was not invited to the annual summer gathering of the network of hundreds of conservative mega-donors and operatives helmed by the billionaire industrialists Charles and David Koch. Thats despite the Trump campaign filling out a questionnaire detailing the candidates policy positions and submitting it to Freedom Partners Chamber of Commerce, the Koch umbrella group organizing the summit. The three-day meeting in Orange County, California, will feature appearances from a handful of candidates whose politics reflect more closely the Kochs fiscally conservative worldview including Jeb Bush, Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio, Scott Walker and even long-shot Carly Fiorina. Rand Paul, who is also fondly regarded by some in the Koch operation, was invited, but he has not accepted and is unlikely to attend.</p><p>NEW YORK, NY - MAY 31: Former U.S. Vice presidential candidate and Alaska Governor Sarah Palin (R), and Donald Trump walk towards a limo after leaving Trump Tower, at 56th Street and 5th Avenue, on May 31, 2011 in New York City. Palin and Trump met for a dinner meeting in the city. (Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images)</p><p></p><p>Also on POLITICO</p><p>Donald Trump says he'd tap Sarah Palin for a Cabinet post</p><p></p><p>Continued stiff-arming by the powerful Koch network could limit Trumps ability to build a professional campaign operation to mobilize supporters ahead of primaries and caucuses.</p><p></p><p>Trumps surprising traction has prompted hand-wringing by the Republican Party elite, who fear that his bombastic rhetoric could damage the GOPs prospects in the general election. But their ability to halt his momentum is limited by rules and traditions requiring them to stay neutral in open party primaries, as well as a fear of alienating the significant portion of the party base to which Trump appeals.</p><p></p><p>The Koch network a coalition of individual donors and independent groups and companies intends to spend a whopping $889 million in the run-up to 2016, and is not obliged to stay neutral. While it appears increasingly unlikely that it will officially endorse a GOP primary candidate, it has nonetheless shaped the process by determining which candidates are granted access to i360s data and the grass-roots activists convened regularly by groups including AFP and Concerned Veterans for America.</p><p></p><p>In recent weeks, the groups have hosted events with Bush, Rubio and Paul. AFPs Columbus summit which refused the Trump campaigns speaking request will feature speeches by Bush, Cruz, Bobby Jindal, Rick Perry and Rubio.</p><p></p><p>A spokesman for i360 declined to comment on why the company, considered the leading supplier of voter data and analytics on the right, refused to provide services to Trumps campaign. An AFP official said the group doesnt discuss its event invitations and announces only confirmed speakers. The Koch-backed Latino-voter-targeting outfit LIBRE Initiative was more direct, explaining it has not invited Trump to any of its events and has no plans to do so. A spokesperson pointed to a statement from the groups president denouncing Trump for his inflammatory statements about Mexican immigrants and called him out as an inconsistent conservative who has gotten ahead through sensationalism.</p><p>....</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hobbes, post: 2774417, member: 3371"] The Koch brothers are freezing out Donald Trump from their influential political operation denying him access to their state-of-the-art data and refusing to let him speak to their gatherings of grass-roots activists or major donors. Despite a long and cordial relationship between the real estate showman and David Koch, as well as a raft of former Koch operatives who are now running Trumps presidential campaign, the Koch political operation appears to have concluded that Trump is the wrong standard-bearer for the GOP. And the network of Koch-backed policy and political outfits is using behind-the-scenes influence to challenge Trump more forcefully than the Republican Party establishment by limiting his access to the support and data that would help him translate his lead in the polls into a sustainable White House campaign. [B]The Koch operation has spurned entreaties from the Trump campaign to purchase state-of-the-art data and analytics services from a Koch-backed political tech firm called i360, and also turned down a request to allow Trump to speak at an annual grass-roots summit next month in Columbus, Ohio, sponsored by the Koch-backed group Americans for Prosperity[/B], POLITICO has learned. In addition, Trump was not invited to the annual summer gathering of the network of hundreds of conservative mega-donors and operatives helmed by the billionaire industrialists Charles and David Koch. Thats despite the Trump campaign filling out a questionnaire detailing the candidates policy positions and submitting it to Freedom Partners Chamber of Commerce, the Koch umbrella group organizing the summit. The three-day meeting in Orange County, California, will feature appearances from a handful of candidates whose politics reflect more closely the Kochs fiscally conservative worldview including Jeb Bush, Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio, Scott Walker and even long-shot Carly Fiorina. Rand Paul, who is also fondly regarded by some in the Koch operation, was invited, but he has not accepted and is unlikely to attend. [B]Continued stiff-arming by the powerful Koch network could limit Trumps ability to build a professional campaign operation to mobilize supporters ahead of primaries and caucuses.[/B] Trumps surprising traction has prompted hand-wringing by the Republican Party elite, who fear that his bombastic rhetoric could damage the GOPs prospects in the general election. But their ability to halt his momentum is limited by rules and traditions requiring them to stay neutral in open party primaries, as well as a fear of alienating the significant portion of the party base to which Trump appeals. [B]The Koch network a coalition of individual donors and independent groups and companies intends to spend a whopping $889 million in the run-up to 2016, and is not obliged to stay neutral. While it appears increasingly unlikely that it will officially endorse a GOP primary candidate, it has nonetheless shaped the process by determining which candidates are granted access to i360s data and the grass-roots activists convened regularly by groups including AFP and Concerned Veterans for America.[/B] .... A spokesman for i360 declined to comment on why the company, considered the leading supplier of voter data and analytics on the right, refused to provide services to Trumps campaign. An AFP official said the group doesnt discuss its event invitations and announces only confirmed speakers. The Koch-backed Latino-voter-targeting outfit LIBRE Initiative was more direct, explaining it has not invited Trump to any of its events and has no plans to do so. A spokesperson pointed to a statement from the groups president denouncing Trump for his inflammatory statements about Mexican immigrants and called him out as an inconsistent conservative who has gotten ahead through sensationalism. The Koch brothers are freezing out Donald Trump from their influential political operation denying him access to their state-of-the-art data and refusing to let him speak to their gatherings of grass-roots activists or major donors. Despite a long and cordial relationship between the real estate showman and David Koch, as well as a raft of former Koch operatives who are now running Trumps presidential campaign, the Koch political operation appears to have concluded that Trump is the wrong standard-bearer for the GOP. And the network of Koch-backed policy and political outfits is using behind-the-scenes influence to challenge Trump more forcefully than the Republican Party establishment by limiting his access to the support and data that would help him translate his lead in the polls into a sustainable White House campaign. The Koch operation has spurned entreaties from the Trump campaign to purchase state-of-the-art data and analytics services from a Koch-backed political tech firm called i360, and also turned down a request to allow Trump to speak at an annual grass-roots summit next month in Columbus, Ohio, sponsored by the Koch-backed group Americans for Prosperity, POLITICO has learned. In addition, Trump was not invited to the annual summer gathering of the network of hundreds of conservative mega-donors and operatives helmed by the billionaire industrialists Charles and David Koch. Thats despite the Trump campaign filling out a questionnaire detailing the candidates policy positions and submitting it to Freedom Partners Chamber of Commerce, the Koch umbrella group organizing the summit. The three-day meeting in Orange County, California, will feature appearances from a handful of candidates whose politics reflect more closely the Kochs fiscally conservative worldview including Jeb Bush, Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio, Scott Walker and even long-shot Carly Fiorina. Rand Paul, who is also fondly regarded by some in the Koch operation, was invited, but he has not accepted and is unlikely to attend. NEW YORK, NY - MAY 31: Former U.S. Vice presidential candidate and Alaska Governor Sarah Palin (R), and Donald Trump walk towards a limo after leaving Trump Tower, at 56th Street and 5th Avenue, on May 31, 2011 in New York City. Palin and Trump met for a dinner meeting in the city. (Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images) Also on POLITICO Donald Trump says he'd tap Sarah Palin for a Cabinet post Continued stiff-arming by the powerful Koch network could limit Trumps ability to build a professional campaign operation to mobilize supporters ahead of primaries and caucuses. Trumps surprising traction has prompted hand-wringing by the Republican Party elite, who fear that his bombastic rhetoric could damage the GOPs prospects in the general election. But their ability to halt his momentum is limited by rules and traditions requiring them to stay neutral in open party primaries, as well as a fear of alienating the significant portion of the party base to which Trump appeals. The Koch network a coalition of individual donors and independent groups and companies intends to spend a whopping $889 million in the run-up to 2016, and is not obliged to stay neutral. While it appears increasingly unlikely that it will officially endorse a GOP primary candidate, it has nonetheless shaped the process by determining which candidates are granted access to i360s data and the grass-roots activists convened regularly by groups including AFP and Concerned Veterans for America. In recent weeks, the groups have hosted events with Bush, Rubio and Paul. AFPs Columbus summit which refused the Trump campaigns speaking request will feature speeches by Bush, Cruz, Bobby Jindal, Rick Perry and Rubio. A spokesman for i360 declined to comment on why the company, considered the leading supplier of voter data and analytics on the right, refused to provide services to Trumps campaign. An AFP official said the group doesnt discuss its event invitations and announces only confirmed speakers. The Koch-backed Latino-voter-targeting outfit LIBRE Initiative was more direct, explaining it has not invited Trump to any of its events and has no plans to do so. A spokesperson pointed to a statement from the groups president denouncing Trump for his inflammatory statements about Mexican immigrants and called him out as an inconsistent conservative who has gotten ahead through sensationalism. .... [B][/B] [/QUOTE]
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