Koch Bros Invade Tiny Iron County
The story of the billionaire brothers dumping funds into a small-town election to secure candidate in favor of their mining venture sounds like something out of Hollywood, reports Dean Obeidallah. But it’s the reality in Iron County, Wisconsin, thanks to big political donors, the Koch brothers, who have poured their money into a local battle for County Board of Supervisors, pitting moneyed mining interests against local environmentalists, some of whom have raised a mere $300 for their elections. We’ll just have to wait until Election Day on April 1 to see whether underdogs or the billionaires will prevail in this movie.
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