Being the poster child for corporate-tinged conservative activism risked discrediting their entire project.īut the target on the Kochs’ backs isn’t likely to disappear just because they narrow their focus and retreat to darker corners. They operated at their best in the shadows – working on ideas in think tanks, in universities, at the state and local level. “Concerned about the damage being done to their corporate brand increasingly bothered by their public vilification,” the Kochs have decided to rethink their approach to politics. The Koch Brothers want to pull back on national politics, according to the National Review, because their business and public relations wings have grown weary of the spotlight.
