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rurallib

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13. IIRC there is a big time Americans For Progress (Koch front group) in Coralville

Reply to progressoid (Reply #10)

Thu Jan 18, 2018, 05:45 PM

Jan 2018

that tried to do something similar 3 or 4 years ago.
My recollection is that they threw a big bunch of money (thousands I recall) behind their candidate for city council, which is non-partisan. The guy got crushed.

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IIRC there is a big time Americans For Progress (Koch front group) in Coralville rurallib Jan 2018 #13

Oh yeah, I kind of remember that. n/t progressoid Jan 2018 #18

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