North Carolina Sen. Richard Burr is in the fight of his political life against Democrat Deborah Ross, so some old buddies are coming to his rescue.
WASHINGTON — The Koch network is unleashing its grassroots army in North Carolina to boost Sen. Richard Burr, following recent polls showing his re-election race tightening and concerns about lack of field organization from the Trump campaign hurting down-ballot candidates.
Koch-backed Americans for Prosperity, which has a heavy presence in the state, will target Burr's Democratic opponent, Deborah Ross, for her votes in favor of certain tax hikes during her time in the state legislature. AFP will start knocking on doors, making calls and sending out 500,000 mailers on the issue—the first in a series of mailers directed at Ross—this week.
The mailer, first shared with BuzzFeed News, reads: "When we needed her the most, Deborah Ross made life harder."
If you're coming at it from the perspective of the Kochs, or a millionaire like Burr, Ross may have made life a little harder—or their tax bill a little higher. But she did do the one thing, the only thing, that drives the Koch machine into rage-filled overdrive: Vote for higher taxes for the wealthy. Therefore they'll spend millions (that could have otherwise been spent on higher taxes and done some public good) to keep their toady in office.
As usual.
Can you pitch in with $3 to help Deborah Ross stick it to the Koch brothers?