Though brothers Charles and David Koch are still avoiding choosing sides in the Republican presidential primary, one of their top political advisers and a trusted member of their inner circle is diving in. Koch adviser Marc Short, president of the Koch political organization Freedom Partners, is leaving his current post to join Sen. Marco Rubio's (R-Fla.) campaign as a senior adviser, Politico reports.
The move could offer a big boost to Rubio and an even bigger boost to the establishment's efforts to stop Donald Trump. "This is a big sign of consolidation by the party," Scott Reed, a political strategist for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, told Politico. Short, Reed says, knows "the mood of the electorate, particularly primary voters."
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