One by one, the wealthy conservative donors stood up and pledged millions of dollars to the favourite causes of billionaire industrialists Charles and David Koch.
For more than two hours over lunch Monday, hundreds of donors gathered at a luxury resort overlooking the Pacific Ocean told each other how much they will give to the various groups backed by the Koch brothers.
That network in January set an eye-popping goal of raising $889 million over two years.
After Monday's lunch, a spokesman says Koch groups are on track to meet that goal.
The three-day Koch meeting that wrapped up with the pledge lunch was the biggest yet of the brothers' twice-annual gatherings, drawing donors who must promise to give at least $100,000 a year to score an invitation.
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