This Piece of Orange Shit Belongs In Jail

[Mister Agenda]

How does having a 'good for the economy' alternative to Republicans benefit the Koch brothers?

Min gave ample examples, I gave an elaboration of a specific example.

It potentially takes votes away from the Republicans they're backing. It's the opposite of skewing outcomes in their favor. And libertarians: still against corporate subsidies or any special privileges from the government for corporations.

I know that libertarians think that, but the practical reality of libertarian policies is precisely opposite.  While I'm not doubting the earnestness of any given libertarians ideology as they see it, ideology is one thing, reality is another.

Rent-seeking behavior is not okay to libertarians. Speaking broadly, since libertarians are on a spectrum like any other relatively large group. The only thing the Koch brothers care about is making money, and Republicans serve them so well in that regard that they would be working against their own interests to back libertarian candidates.

That;s exactly what I said, in the post you just quoted......

They'd be better off backing Democrats on the theory that their money will suffice to tug their reigns once they're in office.
The numbers don't work.

Negatron, the dems won't give them what they want.  They'll play ball in ways that disgust you and I both, but there is an immutable core of opposition namely, repubs and libs -and big business- want government out.  Dems want it in.  Repubs and Libs will both, each for their own reasons, give big business what they want.  Their respective platforms are, in part...based on that contention.  

If I were an interested backer, I would give my money to Republicans. Giving my money to an LP candidate would not get me anything that I want (unless I voted that way for ideological reasons, i.e., because I was a Libertarian).

Right, because the libs currently have no political capital to spend....we agree.  Want big business wants is less regulation.  Is that not something that the libs would give them, if they could?

Walk me through one of the examples where financially backing a Libertarian candidate helped the Koch brothers achieve a policy goal, please. And could you point out which example verifiably was the Koch brothers backing a Libertarian candidate?