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20/23/14: Speaking in Des Moines, IA, U.S. Senate candidate Joni Ernst denies coordinating with outside groups who are involved in the race, despite her participation in a secret summit organized by the Koch brothers in June.
At that summit Ernst thanked the network, which is now spending millions of dollars in attack ads and get-out-the-vote efforts on her behalf, for discovering her and powering her candidacy.
As of October 27, the Koch super PAC Freedom Partners Fund has spent over $3,158,815 for Ernst, and the Koch 501c4 Americans for Prosperity has spent $250,954, according to FEC records compiled by the Center for Responsive Politics.
Ernst's remarks in Des Moines were recorded by the Undercurrent's Lauren Windsor.
Transcript:
ERNST: When I'm talking through ads, I'm going to stay positive. I can't control the outside groups with the independent expenditures. You know, I don't have contact with them.
20/23/14: Speaking in Des Moines, IA, U.S. Senate candidate Joni Ernst denies coordinating with outside groups who are involved in the race, despite her participation in a secret summit organized by the Koch brothers in June.
At that summit Ernst thanked the network, which is now spending millions of dollars in attack ads and get-out-the-vote efforts on her behalf, for discovering her and powering her candidacy.
As of October 27, the Koch super PAC Freedom Partners Fund has spent over $3,158,815 for Ernst, and the Koch 501c4 Americans for Prosperity has spent $250,954, according to FEC records compiled by the Center for Responsive Politics.
Ernst's remarks in Des Moines were recorded by the Undercurrent's Lauren Windsor.
Transcript:
ERNST: When I'm talking through ads, I'm going to stay positive. I can't control the outside groups with the independent expenditures. You know, I don't have contact with them.
