Koch Network to Tap $400 Million Lode for Ads to Sway 2018 Vote
- Door-to-door, direct mail campaigns part of midterm strategy
- Network outlines approach for $400 million in spending
The 2018 midterms look good for Democrats
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The conservative political network led by billionaires Charles and David Koch is planning an early advertising blitz to try to help Republicans hold majorities in Congress in the 2018 midterms.
The television and online ad campaign that’s slated to start in the next few months is part of the roughly $400 million the organization has pledged to spend trying to influence policy and politics during the two-year election cycle that culminates with November’s elections. That total represents a 60 percent increase over what the network spent during the 2016 cycle and includes all of its state and national activities to try to influence policy and elections.