capitoltrill

Do you have a sense of the long term goals of the Koch network? Some of the RNC officials you quote seem to think the Kochs want to "supplant" the GOP. Do you think that's the case? And I guess, if so, why? What can't they get out of current GOP that they'd need to supplant it? (and is that supplanting just in terms of data capabilities or a more wholesale supplanting?) Thanks for doing this, Jon!

Have you gotten any pushback from Koch world about the story? Did they react (other than the Palmer email) to Katie Walsh going on the record with some fairly strong language aimed at them?

Has covering politics made you more or less optimistic about the future than you were before you started in journalism?

With politicians who might have split allegiances to the RNC vs. the Koch network, like Sens. Ernst or Cotton, if they're forced to pick a side (so to speak) how do you see that breaking down?

awesome and fascinating answer, thanks again!