By KENNETH P. VOGEL and BURGESS EVERETT | 8/19/14 5:09 AM EDT
LAS
VEGAS — Harry Reid’s reelection is more than two years off, but the
Koch brothers’ political machine is already methodically laying the
groundwork that will be used to try to take him out.
The
efforts in recent months have been largely subterranean, but they are
unmistakable. A handful of nonprofit groups in the vast political
network helmed by allies of the conservative billionaires Charles and
David Koch have established or expanded permanent ground operations in
Reid’s backyard. Focused on wooing key demographics like Latinos and
veterans, they’ve also paid for ads assailing the Senate Democratic leader.
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