++The news out of the New Hampshire GOPfest was that David Koch said over lunch that he and his brother have decided that Scott Walker should be the GOP nominee.
++Mile Allen at Politico tried to finesse this by quoting Koch spokespersons saying that the Koch Brothers haven't made tip their mind.
++Ed Kilgore at Washington Monthly explains this in detail by saying that the Koch Brothers are going to give Jeb Bush a try-out at their June rave because people have told the Kochs he is a winner. That hasn't quenched the other candidates thirst for Koch approval. Rand Paul didn't satisfy them because he wore jeans to their Palm Beach meeting.
++The Kochs are walking back their endorsement of Scott Walker--but not by much.
++The implications are huge. The Kochs said they would contribute at least $300 million to a SuperPac of the candidate of their choice--nearly 40% of what the whole RNC will contribute to their candidate. In essence, the Kochs are saying they own the Republican Party.
++Meanwhile their candidate then and now Scott Walker is facing another rebellion in Wisconsin. This time the Republicans are rebelling against his draconian budget that will produce Brownback-like calamities. His approval rating is dropping there also.
++In the early polls in new Hampshire and Iowa, Walker gives Jeb a run for his money.
