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Score cards for ideological purity and their influence extends from the white house to the state house. joining me now is jane mayor, author of a terrific book. dark money, the hidden history of the billionaires behind the rise of the radical right. define "dark money". >> that's the kind of money that you can't trace. it's money that comes from donors hiding their hands. the public can't see where it's coming from and goes into the groups not be political, and supposed to be social welfare groups but in fact, they air all kinds of vicious ads and are very active in campaigns and this blossoms...

Basics of that flannel, the right and the republican party got valely mad. the heritage foundation is a conservative activist group. when republicans in congress this year explained their plan, the heritage foundation went nuts. think eve been saying over and over and over again that the republicans plan to avoid a shutdown was a blank check for president obama's lawless amnesty. and whether or not that makes any sense or whether or note you agree, that was their line. once the republicans announced what they were going to do to avoid a shutdown, that's been the line from the heritage foundati...

Definitely steer clear of government shutdown, as soon as they floated basics of that plan, the right got really mad. in way that was visible. the last government shutdown was about year ago and republicans in congress explained their brilliant plan for not having a government shutdown this time around. heritage foundation went nuts. they said it was a blank check for president obama's lawless amnesty. whether or not you agree with that, whether or not that makes sense to you, that was their line. very hostile line on this. that's what they've been telling their folks. that's what they've been...

Struggle to rebrand itself. the latest "wall street journal" poll shows the democratic party is seen as more compassionate and willing to reach across aisle. they're the party to pass immigration reform more than the republicans. what grade would the gop give itself in 2013. good morning to you, sir. self grading. after a year when you look at the report and you look at where things stand now, is this a fair time to do a report card or should we wait a little while? >> we try to win every day as far as the committee is concerned, we operate on score cards every day and every week and every mon...

Keep fighting against obama care, keeping tabs on who didn't, by blasting out score cards. >> i think the senate republicans should spend their energy focusing on obama care and the way it is ruining millions of american people's lives, not setting tactical scores. >> but analyst say the party will still question the tactics of its own hard liners. >> has that line of argument been discredited by this defeat? there is no other word for it. does that allow the other voices in the caucus to argue in another direction. >> another big question, does john boehner keep his speakership. the gop strat...