FLORIDA: Koch Brothers Pull Pro-Rubio Ads

The Koch brothers are feeling confident about Marco Rubio’s chance of reelection. The Hill reports:

The powerful donor network helmed by billionaire brothers Charles and David Koch is canceling more than half a million dollars in Florida advertising designed to help Marco Rubio in his Senate race, according to Koch network spokesman James Davis.

The canceled reservation period is from Aug. 30 to Sept. 6 and was valued at $568,000, he said. “Rubio is running strong in Florida so we are realigning our television spend to other areas for this week,” said Davis, when asked to explain the reasoning behind the decision.

“We will continue to monitor things and make adjustments as necessary.” Rubio leads his likely Democratic rival Rep. Patrick Murphy by 5.8 percentage points, according to the RealClearPolitics average of recent polls.