The massive political network of the billionaire Koch brothers has made a surprising new enemy: The Republican National Committee (RNC). “The RNC is now openly arguing, however, that the Kochs’ political operation is trying to control the Republican Party’s master voter file, and to gain influence over — some even say control of — the GOP,” according to a report in Yahoo News today.
RNC Chief of Staff, sounding a lot like me, said, “I think it’s very dangerous and wrong to allow a group of very strong, well-financed individuals who have no accountability to anyone to have control over who gets access to the data when, why and how.”
It’s a pretty delicious sentiment—that a few unaccountable billionaires shouldn’t get to control things in elections–coming from a group that has fought contribution limits, opposed efforts to address Citizens United v. FEC, and whose chair has even questioned the need for political spending disclosure.