Brendan Steinhauser

9/12 Taxpayer March on Washington Demonstrates Koch Network Mobilization Power

| Importance: 9/10

The 9/12 Taxpayer March on Washington represented a pivotal moment in conservative political organizing, mobilizing an estimated 60,000-75,000 protesters against the Obama administration policies. Meticulously organized by Koch-affiliated groups like FreedomWorks and Americans for Prosperity, the …

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Tax Day Tea Party Protests Organized by Koch Network Groups

| Importance: 8/10

The first coordinated nationwide Tax Day Tea Party protests take place across the United States, organized primarily by Americans for Prosperity (AFP) and FreedomWorks - both organizations rooted in the Koch brothers’ network. These protests, while presented as grassroots citizen uprisings …

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Tax Day Tea Party Protests Organized by Koch Network Groups

| Importance: 8/10

The first coordinated nationwide Tax Day Tea Party protests take place across the United States, organized primarily by Americans for Prosperity and FreedomWorks. These protests, while presented as grassroots citizen uprisings, were strategically orchestrated by well-funded corporate advocacy groups …

Americans for Prosperity FreedomWorks David Koch Charles Koch Brendan Steinhauser +2 more astroturf-organizing corporate-influence koch-network tax-protests political-theater +2 more
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