- For 2016 GOP candidates, does courting the Kochs bring more risk than reward? If any of the politicians were wary about how it looks to have so many people who want to be the leader of the free world kissing the Kochs’ rings, you couldn’t tell. http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-line/wp/2014/09/01/for-2016-gop-candidates-does-courting-the-kochs-bring-more-risk-than-reward/ 43 comments politics