THINGS GO BETTER WITH KOCH

One of the candidates hoping to replace Rep. Elissa Slotkin’s (D-Lansing) in the House of Representatives received a major conservative endorsement. Second-time Republican candidate Tom Barrett – who Slotkin beat in 2022, 51 percent to 47 percent in one of the country’s most expensive races that year – has received the backing of Americans for Prosperity Action, a super PAC established by the well-known Koch Brothers network, originally comprised of Charles and David Koch. David passed away in 2019. Barrett is one of five Republican candidates nationwide the super PAC has endorsed so far, according to Politico, focusing on seats that the National Republican Congressional Committee wants to flip in 2024. “Electing strong candidates to Congress is critical to advancing good policies that will improve the lives of all Americans,” AFP Action Director Nathan Nascimento said in a statement. “AFP Action is mobilizing our grassroots network from coast to coast to help the strongest candidates win their 2024 primaries – and go on to win in the general election.”