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L.a. how many of those folks do you think were waiting for the president to essentially say, okay, we have to level the playing field, if you want to write a check to the super pacs, go ahead? >> well, i think the people who already were raising money, people like jeffrey katzenburg, raising monies for priority usa, they are relieved the president has essentially given the green light. i think there's a sense that now it's okay to donate to the super pac. there will be some -- not coordination, but people from the white house will be able to be out here and woo donors. that's been one of the p...

tonight, our super pacs super shady. the presidential candidates seem to think so. >> the people of south carolina need to know the truth and when they know the truth, i think they'll find it's not surprising that governor romney is not as conservative as his pac and his campaign has said that he is. >> so, super pacs were born out of the controversial supreme court case citizens united in 2010. the the ruling allowed so-called super pacs to raise and spend unlimited amount of money on campaigns, but they're not allowed to take direction from the candidate. they have to be independen...

Phrased so perfectly coming off of a previous debate response in which romney had used that phrase, i'm running for office for pete's sake to explain to someone why he shouldn't have illegal workers. i mean, you could not ask for anything more, the relevance of a question to be more carefully constructed of that, and there is something they are complaining about it? >> well, yeah, because that is mitt romney's biggest, biggest problem. you know, what i loved about mitt romney's response and i think that we would be talking about it today had it not been from, for governor perry's flub or one o...

Which romney had used that phrase, i'm running for office for pete's sake to explain to someone why he shouldn't have illegal workers. i mean, you could not ask for anything more, the relevance of a question to be more carefully constructed of that, and there is something they are complaining about it? >> well, yeah, because that is mitt romney's biggest, biggest problem. you know, what i loved about mitt romney's response and i think that we would be talking about it today had it not been from, for governor perry's flub or one other thing that happened when mitt romney said i believe that peo...

Republicans, with tea party members. so far we really haven't had any indication that it has, though, because, again, the arab spring has really been held up as an example of the fact that there are more democracies emerging. andrea? >> kristen welker at the white house. thank you very much. joining me now bill bushten, a former deputy white house press secretary under president obama of course and now senior strategist for priority usa. and david winston a republican strategist and adviser to house speaker john boehner. welcome both. >> thank you. >> david, they are certainly out liars in thi...