Americans for Prosperity (AFP), a prime arm of the now popularized “Kochtopus,” is hosting its Defending the American Dream summit today in DC. I’m not in attendance, but Dave Weigel is there, live blogging, and he’s doing a great job capturing the feel of the convention:
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The New York Times has written a good profile of the group FreedomWorks, the most successful organizing force in building the Tea Party movement. Like Americans For Prosperity, FreedomWorks is backed by the Koch brothers, who may be bringing more influence to bear on the 2010 election than More…
Jane Mayer has written a thorough and engaging piece about the Koch brothers for the latest issue of the New Yorker. While some have quipped that it falls short of penetrating the veil of secrecy that David and Charles prefer to operate behind, it is nonetheless required reading for anyone More…
The headline was former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney’s 20 percent plurality in the presidential preference question, but I think the rest of the Conservative Political Action Conference straw poll was rather more interesting. Here were CPAC attendees choices for “favorite conservative media personality.”
Rush Limbaugh – 26 percent
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