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>> you used to passaic political tv ads for a living. give me what you think based on what just happened is the prototypical attack ad against the republican who voted for this bill. how is this going to be cast in front much voters in say a swing district? >> that was what was so interesting to me about nancy pelosi summation because she basically laid out a road map for democratic candidates and democratic ad makers for how they should approach this. certainly this issue of pre-existing condit...

They believed in whether it was trade, entitlements or taxes. we can stomach it now. once hes in washington, hes going to be a real conservative. hes going to be like us. theres no core to the president and members of congress are trying to get him to move in that direction. >> prices will go down, down, down, choices going up, up, up. democratic ad makers have cut that and frozen that. they are going to keep it in a bin for down the road. up next, kellyanne conway says shes no inspector gadge...

The frontrunner at this point, why he is not doing so well, because he has been too meek. that is why you will see it in the debate. >> i have heard some democrats say, you know what, she probably misspoke the other night when she was speaking to rachel maddow, and the campaign is now walking back her comment, and what must she do now, mark, to fix it, because potentially it is a problem. >> it is potentially a problem and not for the democratic primary so to speak, but the ad makers are taking ...

But this is obviously the "new york times" big story for the day. its a special report. its at the top of your -- its top of the website. but what is fascinating, it didnt get released until 35 minutes ago. take us behind the scenes of the "new york times". is this reporting that was going on all night? why did it happen that way? why do you release a story at 5:15 in the morning? >> i dont know. those decisions happen way above my pay grade. so im not really sure exactly the process that went o...

An ohio law restricting political speech. shannon joins us in the bureau. >> well, the case started when a pro life group ran an ad claiming he voted for the new health care law knowing it would allow fund for elective abortions. they can refer ad makers for possible criminal charges and penalties, including jail time. that process can take months and can have the effect of silencing political speech a the process plays out. it was dismissed after he lost his election, susan b. anthony continued...

Everybody, clinton, doing a great job. >> the former president, steve? >> well, bill clinton today advised democrats to embrace barack obama and to campaign on obamacare. he did this at this event for alison grimes. and she promptly then ignored his ad vice. spoke for 30 minutes mentioned neither barack obama or obamacare. bill clinton can make a difference maybe on the margins, he can come in and fire up blue dog democrats, but he is not going to be able to change reality. and the reality is re...

Like jazz? you are likely a democrat. classic rock and hip hop? you are harder to pin down, but that may be what ad makers are looking for. speaking of harder to pin down. >> well done. >> serves him right. jedediah, welcome to the show. >> thanks for having me. >> your music taste runs toward lilithfare. do you buy the 80% figure? >> i dont really buy it. i live in new york city. i am a female the last i checked. i listen to sara mclaughlin. i know a lot of conservatives who dont listen to coun...

And then they said, late in the day, this morning was, well, okay, republicans are lying, but it doesnt look good for democrats, theyre going to be able to get attack ads out of it. >> let me read this, what matters politically, oh, yes, youre right about the numbers, what matters politically is how the numbers look in attack ads, this election year, a republican ad makers dream. all of my comrades are beating up on chris solizza at the washington post. i think there is a place to distinguish be...

Hurricane sandy. at issue, a series of commercials aimed to jump-start tourism on the jersey shore, which prominently featured guess who? governor christie during an election year. the ad makers charged the state about $2 million more than the next lowest bidder whose ad campaign wouldnt have featured the governor. a christie spokesman told reporters today that the campaign featuring the governor was, quote, approved by the obama administration. well be right back. [ male announcer ] this is joe...

Organization that now cant do things like voter drives. but ultimately money finds a way in politics. in the end, i think youre not going to see a significant change in terms of what voters are hearing, that money will find a way to be involved in the process. >> chris, whats your thought? these changes a good move? >> well, i think its an important first step. listen, i think the american people will collectively rejoice if we have fewer negative ads during an election season. im not sure anyon...