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How many times should we mention that the Koch's support the tea party? We mention it in the lede of David H. Koch:


 * "He is a major patron of the arts; a funder of conservative and libertarian political causes; and is claimed to be linked to the American Tea Party movement.[3][8] He denies any connection.[2]"

As well as 5 times in the body:


 * "Both FreedomWorks and Americans for Prosperity have been providing funding and training to the US Tea Party movement, which opposes much of U.S. President Barack Obama's policies and legislative agenda.[2] "


 * "In July 2010, New York magazine profiled him, calling him the "tea party’s wallet".[3]"


 * "However, some organisations tracking money in politics say that Americans for Prosperty is in the Tea Party movement.[16]"


 * "Yet another group, Americans for Prosperity, is funded by billionaire oil men, David and Charles Koch, to promote Republican candidates who support their right-wing agenda and corporate interests. The group has gone to great lengths to conceal information about its donors and their motives, but the New Yorker magazine recently revealed that this group has been quietly guiding the organizing efforts of the Tea Party -- in other words, billionaire oilmen secretly underwriting what the public has been told is a grass-roots movement for change in Washington.[18]"


 * "Mayer, after noting how the Koch brothers deny direct ties to the Tea Party, quotes:


 * [Peggy] Venable—a longtime political operative who draws a salary from Americans for Prosperity, and who has worked for Koch-funded political groups since 1994—spoke less warily. 'We love what the Tea Parties are doing,...' And she noted that Americans for Prosperity had provided Tea Party activists with lists of elected officials to target. She said of the Kochs, 'They’re certainly our people. David’s the chairman of our board. I’ve certainly met with them, and I’m very appreciative of what they do.'[2] "

The article on Charles G. Koch mentions his support for the tea party once:


 * "Since the 1980s the Koch foundations have "given more than $100 million” to such organizations, among these other conservative think tanks like the Heritage Foundation, as well as more recently funding tea party groups like Americans for Prosperity.[citation needed]"

The article on Americans for Prosperity mentions it:


 * "In a August 2010 article in The New Yorker, Jane Mayer reported that the brothers, David H. Koch and Charles G. Koch, and Koch Industries are providing financial and organizational support to the tea party movement through Americans for Prosperity.[17]"

The article on the Tea Party movement mentions it 3 times:


 * "Americans For Prosperity, a grassroots organization founded by David H. Koch in 2003, and led by Tim Phillips. The group has over 1 million members in 500 local affiliates, and led protests against health care reform in 2009. [83]"


 * "In an August 30, 2010, article in The New Yorker, Jane Mayer said that the billionaire brothers, David H. Koch and Charles G. Koch, and Koch Industries are providing financial and organizational support to the tea party movement through Americans for Prosperity, which David founded.[103][104]"


 * "Former ambassador Christopher Meyer writes in the Daily Mail that the Tea Party movement is a mix of "grassroots populism, professional conservative politics, and big money", the latter supplied in part by Charles and David Koch.[109] Jane Mayer says that the Koch brothers' political involvement with the Tea Party has been so secretive that she labels it "covert".[110]"