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I would argue that there's been a backlash this year [2016]. They [the Kochs] pushed the [Republican] party too far right. The other thing that the backlash is against is the sense that politicians have been bought and sold.

Jane Mayer

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Jane Mayer
Age: 69
Born: 1955
Born: January 1
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