Charles Koch: ‘It’s Possible’ Clinton Would Be Better Prez Than A Republican

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Republican mega donor Charles Koch said in an interview aired Sunday that it was “possible” that it would be better to have Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton as president rather than a Republican.

Koch, in comparing the presidencies of President Bush to President Clinton, Hillary Clinton’s husband, said the country in some ways was better off under President Clinton.

“So is it possible another Clinton could be better than another Republican?” ABC News’ Jon Karl asked Koch.

“It’s possible, it’s possible,” Koch replied.

Karl asked Koch if he could see himself supporting Clinton. Koch seemed to stumble over his words.

“We would have to believe her actions would be quite different than her rhetoric. Let me put it that way,” Koch said.

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  1. Ahh…An attempt at a kiss of death. There is a gaping hole in these two men that they try to fill with money and power. They are the two biggest scumbags on this planet.

  2. Pretty obvious what he’s trying to do here.
    But he also admitted that the economy was better under Clinton and Clinton didn’t let the country go to Hell.

  3. Amazing how GOTP’ers just loves them some Hillary as long as she’s running in a Primary.

  4. Of course, we’ll never know because money talks and nobody walks…

  5. Agree with the first two sentences. As to the last one, I don’t know about that – there’s an awful lot of awful competition for that title. But I would say they’re in “the top 1% of scumbags” on this planet. :wink:

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