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It doesn't even affect them one way or the other. the other 20% are getting signed up, and they like what they're finding. >> they do. we're seeing this all over the country that this is not the big boogieman that everybody has made it out to be on the conservative side. now, another number i want to put out, alison grimes is running for mitch mcconnell's seat. she wants to fix obamacare, it's go to be a heck of a race. if it holds true where what you say that obama care is going to be this fall, this race makes it very interesting. your thoughts on that. >> this race is going to be very compe...

So you've heard of 527s, 501-c3s and c4s. ways for super rich to fund cash to campaigns to keep their involvements secret. thanks to the coke brothers we're learning of the 501-c6. earlier this week politico broke news about the billionaire koch brothers and their super secret conservative group which pumped hundred of millions of dollars into the 2012 election cycle. how did they do it without anyone noticing? the 501-c6. according to politico the group freedom partners and its president mark short serve as an outlet for the ideas and funds of the mysterious koch brothers cutting checks as la...

In to the political system, the key was that they are consumers and shareholders would know about it and use their free speech to check the free speech. it is -- really indicating a premarket. >> instead what we are hearing is some of the speakers wanting to take the benefit of their new rights to speak directly to influence american voters but without any of the accountability we have in our political system set up as you said candidates -- contributors to candidates are disclosed. $200 on the website. political action committees when they spend money and registered at 527s have to disclose t...

>> wait. let's ask for a response. >> you can change the disclosure rules. i think it's a good thing to change so we know where the money is coming from. people overstate how much it changed the landscape. we have the 527 groups for citizens united. if you change the law for super pacs, it will look like 527s. i don't think there's a constitutional way to prohibit that. >> let me make this technical point. the coordination was different. in 2004, it really was the case, there was strict enforcement. i know internally, the norms from reporting on this were extremely strict. you do not coordinat...

That. would you be confused about bill burton who used to work at the white house. >> bill burton may be a republican now, i don't know, i haven't checked. but i will say this. president obama has endorsed this super pac. he says -- >> they are certainly not republican. >> he says it is okay for his cabinet members to go to fundraisers. his campaign members and senior advisors have raised money for this organization. the president has given his blessing to this group. it he did that and these guys are stealth republicans this would be a big shock. >> shannon: that would be a serious switcharoo...