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Money even -- >> and what youre seeing is raising money, but being able to focus it in a laser like way on a local race. and if you want to look at it from an investing perspective at some of those billionaire republican donors like to do, in a way, youre political investment, you get more l leverage for it if you focus on a local race. >> thanks. up next, ever wonder what mitt romney talks about when forced to make small talk? and remember, you can follow me on twitter if you can spell smerco...

Bill. i dont know r for sure. >> lets underscore that. the point that you have to qualify this by saying i assume because theres no disclosure required. at least at this stage. >> yeah, this is whats, its bad enough that billionaires and huge corporations that have already too much power in our government in congress, in the executive branch far too often, that they already have that power and then they can spend money without disclosure and thats the importance of this whole citizens movement. ...

Support republican candidates and causes. truth to that. could labor be your savings grace? >> im a scriber to the "wall street journal." i picked it up in my driveway today. keep in mind, they said more money from labor than they thought. its not more from money from the billionaires combined. labor can only compete a dollar for every five or ten when you have the koch brothers and adelson and exxon and these big companies that outsource them. labor cant do anything like that. labors very good ...

Having achieved their goal of garnering his re-election and be shocked that the senate has changed hands. because of that which we are describing. the latest quinnipiac poll from late june has brown ahead of his opponent by 16 points. politico wrote this. there isnt a senate candidate in the country that earn ad more consistent line lousy headlines since josh mandell. he continues to defy political gravity and inching increasingly closer to democratic senator brown in polls despite repeated stum...

Think thats what makes you a target in this business. >> lets underscore the point you have to qualify this by saying i assume, i assume, i assume because there is no disclosure thats required. at least at this stage. >> yeah, this is whats, its bad enough that billionaires and huge corporations that have already too much power in our government in congress, in the executive branch far too often, that they already have that power and then they can spend money without disclosure and thats the imp...

Really is an investment to them. they get billions in benefits. they get billions in tax breaks. >> mitt labor offset this? i ask the question because "the wall street journal" reported today that organized labor groups send a lot more on politics than previous estimates would have you believe. about four times more. according to the journal -- previous estimates focused on file wings the federal election official which is chronicle contributions made directly to federal candidates and union spe...

$10.5 million to date. thats more than four times the amount spent by outside liberal groups. the money is mainly coming from social welfare groups which do not have to disclose donors. one major player is crossroads gps. the group has spent $2.5 million on ads targeting brown. why has he become such a target? well ask hill. he joins us now. senator, why you? >> well, i think why me is because ive been a strong progressive voice. i assume its oil companies spending money in ohio. i assume its wa...

Defends the middle class. whether it works may determine who wins in november. also, dirty, angry money. lost in the news about republican fund-raiser is how much it might affect house and senate races. karl roves has just dumped a million dollars and maybe much more to unsecito owes sherrod brown, which would likely give the republicans the senate. sherrod brown joins us tonight. plus, weve got new poll numbers out from key swing states that hes going to win in november. happened when the mayor...

About the rather bleak state of the american economy. thats what the obama campaign wants. >> people might say if this is such an effective narrative, why are we deadlocked? >> thats a very interesting question. the reality of it is people right now at a point where theyre looking at these guys and trying to assess whether they can continue with what they know with obama or take the chance with the business man who has a proven tax record. i think howard makes the final and most important point....

The year. conservative groups have spent $10.5 million to date. thats more than four times the amount spent by outside liberal groups. the money is mainly coming from social welfare groups which do not have to disclose donors. one major player is crossroads gps. it was founded by karl rove. the group has spent $2.5 million on ads targeting brown. they have a new million dollar campaign launching today. why has he become such a target? well ask hill. him. senator brown joins us now. senator, why ...