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Coulds. >> now we have the flexibility to pay teachers based on performance, not merely seniority. >> josh, why are people convinced he is trying to show a softer side? >> he's being a very smart politician. if you look at these $5s, it sounds more like barack obama than it does someone like david coch. in ohio when people got to the vote yes or no to collective bargaining should workers still get to have a voice in negotiations with the government, people voted yes. in this case, scott walker is trying to muddy the issue. >> scott walker has been making the rounds and he is of late has blamed...

Political action committee have soared since 2006 to more than $4 million, more than 80% going to republicans. david koch also helped create americans for prosperity, a major backer of tea party events across the country. >> who decides wisconsin's futures? >> reporter: taking sides with scott walker who received $43,000 from koch industries in his 2010 race for governor. and the kochs are busy when it comes to state politics. they have also given $22,000 to john kasik. they rarely do interviews. they did not return our request for comments on this story. still, the koch brothers have their de...

Well, 18 minutes past the hour on this "american morning." they are two of the most unflunl people in american politics, and chances are, you have no idea who they are. >> but they have deep pockets and that's affecting the labor disputes. jim acosta live in washington with more this morning. hi, jim. >> reporter: good morning. you're right, most americans have never heard of the coch brothers, but with big battles looming, liberal activists are trying to change that. >> reporter: when senator scott brown made this fund raising appeal to billionaire and conservative activist david coch, it was...

>> reporter: weeks before that, another progressive blogger posed to make this prank phone call to scott walker. >> hi, this is scott walker. >> scott, david koch, how are you? >> i'm good, and yourself? >> reporter: democratic activists see a curtain being pulled back, revealing one of the most powerful and mysterious forces in politics. >> they've been able to operate in secrecy and use vast amounts of their personal wealth to control our democracy. >> reporter: two of the world's richest billionaires control koch industries, a manufacturing giant with products ranging from petroleum to pape...