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INCLUDED FORMER FEDERAL ELECTION CHAIRMAN BRADLEY SMITH. FORMER "NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO" HOST MODERATED THE DISCUSSION. FROM THE LOWER EAST SIDE TENEMENT...
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BUT IT'S A LOT OF PEOPLE WITH A LOT OF MONEY. I'M GOING TO INTRODUCE HER PANEL STARTING IMMEDIATELY TO MY LEFT IS MELANIE MELANIE SLOAN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR...
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THEY HAVE NO IDEA ABOUT THE CONTEXT WHERE THE ADS IN WHO IS PUTTING THEM OUT AND WHY THEY ARE PUTTING THEM OUT AND MOST OF THE THINGS THAT ARE SET IN...
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GROUPS. >> I THINK THAT THEY HAVE TO UNDERSTAND -- TO UNDERSTAND AMERICAN POLITICS
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TODAY. >> I WOULD AGREE WITH THOSE POINTS TO BRING IT BACK TO THE IDEA OF WHETHER WE WANT ANONYMOUS MONEY COMING INTO OUR POLITICAL SYSTEM AND MAY BE...
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HAVE THAT SORT OF INFLUENCE COMING IN AND WHAT HAPPENED. >> I WILL IT'S A CAMPAIGN FINANCE REFORM IS ABOUT HOW THE MONEY GOVERNMENT -- REGULATES YOUR...
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IN U.S. VOTERS, WHEN YOU BECOME VOTERS WILL ULTIMATELY HAVE TO SAY SO IT'S IMPORTANT TO PAY ATTENTION TO THE CANDIDATES AND THE ISSUES AND WHAT THEY...
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TERRAIN. THE CENTER OF OUR PANEL, I THINK THAT YOU WOULD CONSIDER YOURSELVES PORK -- REPORTERS, CORRECT? AT THE EDGES OF THE PANEL WE HAVE PEOPLE ON...
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THINK THAT OVERREGULATION IS A
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PROBLEM? ARE THOSE FAIR CHARACTERIZATIONS? >> YES, FOR ME. >> JUST TO GIVE YOU A SET UP. LET ME START WITH YOU CAN BECAUSE YOU ARE PART OF
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| 00:04:19 |
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PROPUBLICA. PROPUBLICA
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| 00:04:20 |
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HAS BEEN DOING A SERIES OF LOOKS YOU KNOW BASICALLY AN INTERACTIVE PROJECT INVOLVING PEOPLE WHO ARE LOOKING AT SOME OF THE AT EYES AND ARE ABLE TO FREE...
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IS AN ATTEMPT TO LOOK AT CAMPAIGN FINANCE AND WHAT FOLKS ARE SPENDING ON ADS, TV ADS IN PARTICULAR, IN THE TOP 30 MARKETS. WHAT WE HAVE RIGHT NOW IS...
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OTHER AQUATIC >> IN THIS POLITICAL AREA, THERE ARE MORE RICH CONSERVATIVES WHO WANT TO SPEND THEIR MONEY ON CAMPAIGNS IN WHICH LIBERALS. IT WASN'T...
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TRUE. IT IS TRUE IN THIS AREA IN THE LAST FOUR YEARS THAN ONE POSSIBLE REASON COULD THE THAT THERE'S A DEMOCRAT IN THE WHITE HOUSE. WHEN THERE'S A...
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CAUSE, BUT ALSO GROUPS SUCH AS THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS AND THE PUBLIC CITIZEN AND OTHER GROUPS VERY ACTIVE IN THE AREA OF CAMPAIGN FINANCE REFORM....
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SUPER PACS HAVE DONE, WE
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ARE IN OUR SECOND ELECTION AND PEOPLE WILL COMPLAIN ABOUT THIS ELECTION. TOO NEGATIVE, TOO EXPENSIVE. BUT THINK BACK. DIDN'T SHE SAY THE SAME THING...
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| 00:13:38 |
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CREW. HOW DO YOU PARSE OUT THE EQUATION OF MONEY AND SPEECH, JUST FOR STARTERS? >> I WANT TO SAY WHAT BRAD SAID IS OFTEN NOT TRUE. IT IS OLD VOICES...
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| 00:13:52 |
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OF RICH PEOPLE. WHEN YOU HAVE A GROUP LIKE THE AMERICAN ACTION NETWORK OR CROSSROADS, THEY ARE FUNDED BY REMARKABLY FEW PEOPLE AND I THINK THAT IS...
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| 00:14:38 |
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RANGE OF ANALYSIS. I COVERED SUPER PACS IN THE PRIMARIES THIS YEAR AND EFFECTIVE AS A CANDIDATE BUT THE BIGGEST SUPER PAC WHO WON THE REPUBLICAN PRIMARY....
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| 00:15:21 |
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NERVE. IT DIDN'T TAKE LONG TO SEE YOU GO AHEAD AND THEN WE'LL GO BACK TO BRAD. >> I WANT TO GO BACK TO SOMETHING NICK STARTED WITH BECAUSE THE SUPER...
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| 00:15:33 |
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KIM KARDASHIAN OF THE CAMPAIGN-FINANCE WORLD. THE REALLY THE THING YOU HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT ARE THE 501-C4 ORGANIZATIONS IN YOUR EYES AND EARS GLAZE OVER,...
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| 00:17:15 |
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PROGRAM, WHATEVER. WE'LL BE COMING AROUND 20 MINUTES TO COLLECT THOSE. SO BRAD. >> WELL, I WANT TO START A TECHNICAL POINT TO BRING THE AUDIENCE UP...
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| 00:17:32 |
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OR ROMNEY SUPER PAC. BY DEFINITION, SUPER PACS HAVE TO OPERATE INDEPENDENTLY OF THE CAMPAIGN. ONE THING THAT'S COME ABOUT THE IDOL THINK ANYBODY ANTICIPATED...
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| 00:18:06 |
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THEY DO. YOU DON'T EXPECT A BUNCH
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OF ROMNEY PEOPLE TO START ACHING FOR SUPER POPCORN OBAMA SUPER PAC. YOU EXPECT A BUNCH OF ROMNEY SUPPORTERS TO START A ROMNEY SUPER PAC. THE POINT...
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TOO. >> C-4 GROUPS ARE A FRACTION OF THE SPINNING YOU SEE IN
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THIS CAMPAIGN. THEY WILL NOT SPEND AS MUCH IN TOTAL AS THE OBAMA CAMPAIGN ALONE WILL AND THAT
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IS ALL C4 GROUPS FOR ALL RACES IN THE CYCLE. THE OBAMA CAMPAIGN WILL SPEND MORE. NOW LET'S TALK ABOUT THESE ORDINARY CITIZENS. BOTH CORES ARE NOT...
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| 00:19:58 |
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THE RACE. THOSE WHO COULD ACTUALLY AMERICAN SUPPORTERS, THEY WOULD'VE BEEN ABLE TO STAY IN THE RACE BECAUSE THEY WOULD HAVE HAD LOTS OF DOLLARS, WHICH...
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| 00:20:15 |
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SUPPORTERS, MELANIE, ARE NOT TALKING SERIOUS BECAUSE THERE'S HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF SUPPORTERS WHO VOTED FOR THEM IN THE PRIMARIES. HE HAVE MANY,...
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NOT TRACKING
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| 00:21:22 |
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THE MONEY. IN ADDITION TO THESE QUESTIONS OF HOW MUCH INFLUENCE INDIVIDUALS HAVE COME AND THERE'S SO QUESTION OF WHAT THE STATE OF PLAY. ONE OF THE...
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| 00:22:03 |
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SANDBOX, WE MUST ALL TAKE OUR TOYS AND GO HOME. IF YOU LIKE IT THEY DON'T DO THIS, THEY'RE GOING TO BE AN INCREDIBLE DISADVANTAGE. THEY ARE PROBABLY...
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| 00:23:45 |
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INTERESTED IN IS THAT THE SUPREME COURT IS DECIDING TO TAKE ANOTHER LOOK AT AFFIRMATIVE ACTION NINE YEARS AFTER HIS PREVIOUS DECISION. DO YOU THINK...
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| 00:24:18 |
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AND POLITICS. I THINK IF ANYTHING, THE TREND WILL PROBABLY ACCELERATE IN A FEW DIFFERENT WAYS AND THEY THINK THEY'VE RECENTLY TURNED DOWN A CHALLENGE,...
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| 00:25:21 |
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HAD GIVEN AN OPPORTUNITY TO REVISIT THE ISSUE. THEY DECLINED TO TAKE. >> YOU KNOW, JUST TO GO BACK TO ALMOST THE BEGINNING PREMISE THAT I LAUNCHED WITH...
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| 00:25:39 |
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TAKE A MIDDLE-SCHOOL STUDENT NOT TO UNDERSTAND THE STATE OF PLAY. TO WHAT EXTENT, AND I WILL GO BACK DOWN THE LINE AGAIN. TO WHAT EXTENT DO YOU THINK...
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| 00:26:25 |
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SPEECH. I WAS ASKED A SIMILAR QUESTION AT A
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GATHERING
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RECENTLY AND I SAID LOOK,
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| 00:26:32 |
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BARACK OBAMA HAS SHOWN THERE'S A SECOND MODEL FOR POLITICIANS. YOU CAN BUILD A BASE OF SMALL DONORS AND AS BRAD POINTS OUT IT CAN BE A ROBUST, EVEN...
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| 00:26:53 |
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WHAT APPEAR THE FIVE OF US BECAUSE WE ARE IN THE MORE INFLUENTIAL GROUP OF CITIZENS. WE HAVE INFLUENCE WITHOUT HAVING TO GIVE MONEY. THAT'S
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| 00:27:00 |
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ONE OF THE THINGS I POINT OUT, IT WENT QUICK ANECDOTE. WHEN I WAS AT THE FEC, USED TO COMING TO WASHINGTON TO SPEND A WEEK OR TWO IN THE SUMMER, AND...
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| 00:28:19 |
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THAT MONEY SHOULD BE THEIR PRIME MOVER IN TERMS OF POLITICAL SPEECH OTHER THAN VOTING. SO, HOW INFLUENTIAL THEIR CITIZENS, CITIZENS NOT LEVERAGING...
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| 00:28:46 |
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CANNOT DO THOUGH. PEOPLE COULD GO TO THE TOWN HALLS AND DEMAND REAL ANSWERS AND POLITICIANS TO NOT BE PALMED OFF WITH PLATITUDES. THEY COULD DO FAR...
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| 00:30:17 |
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CONTRIBUTIONS. THE TWO WE KNOW ANYTHING THE GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION? >> TEXAS. >> ALL RIGHT. SO THERE IS A HEAVY WEIGHTING? >> , IS FOR THE
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| 00:30:30 |
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BILLIONAIRES ARE. IF THEY LIVE
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| 00:30:32 |
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IN TEXAS, YOU'VE GOT A LOT OF MONEY COMING FROM NEW YORK, PARTICULARLY FOLKS
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| 00:30:37 |
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WHO USED TO BE WITH PAIN CAPITAL OR SO I WOULD BE IN CAPITAL. FOLKS FROM WALL STREET HAS CONTRIBUTED HEAVILY TO THE SUPER PAC SUPPORTING ROMNEY. FOLKS...
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| 00:31:51 |
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SO BAD. >> FOREIGN CORRUPT PRACTICES ACT INVESTIGATION.
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| 00:32:00 |
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IN CHINA REGARDING SOME GAMBLING ISSUES. HE'S ALSO BEEN VERY VOCAL ABOUT POSITIONS HE
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| 00:32:06 |
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TAKES FOR ISRAEL AND WANTS TO SEE A CANDIDATE WHO TAKES EXACTLY THOSE PHYSICIANS AND YOU CAN EXPECT HE WILL WANT TO RETURN ON ITS INVESTMENT. >> REAL...
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| 00:32:24 |
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ARE. YOU'RE NOT SEEING THE LEVEL OF CORPORATIONS COMING IN AND GIVING MONEY THAT EVERYONE THOUGHT WOULD BE GIVEN MONEY. THERE'S A LOT OF A LOT OF SPECULATION...
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| 00:33:11 |
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UNIONS AND HOLLYWOOD. I THOUGHT THAT WAS THE NEXT SUMMARY. >> ALL ANSWERED VERY QUICKLY. RICH, WHITE, MAN, NEW YORK, TEXAS, CALIFORNIA, KANSAS AND...
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| 00:33:26 |
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THAT'S WHERE THE MONEY IS COMING FROM. >> THERE YOU GO. >> I SPENT WHICH YOU MUCH TIME LOOKING AT FEC REPORTS. AND ACTUALLY, ONE THING
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| 00:33:36 |
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| 00:33:37 |
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ABOUT THE ADS AND AGAIN, DOESN'T TELL US ABOUT THE TAX EXEMPT GROUPS, AND THERE IS EVIDENCE THAT IS THE MAIN CONDUIT FOR CORPORATE MONEY AND NOT SUPER...
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| 00:34:58 |
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YOU, BRAD. WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT THE FACT THAT OUR DEMOCRACY IS PREDICATED ON ONE LEVEL, ONE PERSON, ONE THOUGH, BUT ON THE OTHER LEVEL, MONEY IS CONSIDERED...
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| 00:35:22 |
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TO MEMBERS OF CONGRESS AND THE MAJORITY OF THEIR TIME FUND RAISING. THAT'S NOT TRUE. I KNOW OF NO STUDY THAT SHOWS THEY SPENT EVEN CLOSE TO THE MAJORITY...
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| 00:37:44 |
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NEGATIVE POLITICS AND A FAN OF AFFINITY REGULATION OF POLITICAL MONEY. AND MELANIE SLOAN IS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF CITIZENS FOR RESPONSIBILITY AND ETHICS...
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| 00:38:16 |
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THERE'S A LOT OF QUESTIONS ABOUT THE DISCLOSURE ISSUES AND ALL PEOPLE WHO USED TO BE IN FAVOR OF DISCLOSURE IN FACT ARE NO LONGER A VERY DISCLOSURE....
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| 00:40:41 |
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SPEND ABOUT 100 TIMES AS MUCH MONEY EVERY YEAR ON CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS AS THEY DO ON ALL POLITICAL SPENDING COMBINED, RIGHT? WHAT TO EXPECT FROM...
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| 00:43:08 |
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OUT OF. IT IS SUPPOSED TO REGULATE SOCIAL WELFARE NONPROFITS. SOCIAL WELFARE NONPROFITS, 501-C4 GROUPS COME IN THE WHOLE IDEA OF DARK MONEY, THEIR PRIMARY...
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| 00:46:16 |
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AND THINGS JUST KEEP MOVING AROUND? >> IS PRETTY FUN, BUT IT'S ALSO PRETTY FRUSTRATING. IT IS ALWAYS JUST A
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| 00:46:28 |
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PRACTICAL TASK OF REPORTING ON WHAT WE CALL DARK MONEY HERE. YOU ARE REPORTING ABOUT HUGE SUMS OF MONEY WITH ALMOST NO IDEA WHERE IT COMES FROM, WHAT...
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| 00:48:43 |
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BE EXCITED. >> SO WHAT I SEE AS WE ARE ENTERING A UNIVERSE, WHERE BRAD PROBABLY THINKS THIS
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| 00:48:55 |
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| 00:48:56 |
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IS POSITIVE, WHERE MORE MONEY IS FLYING OUTSIDE OF PARTY INSTITUTIONS, OUTSIDE OF CANDIDATES. MORE OF A CONTROLLED BY CONSTELLATIONS OF POLITICAL ...
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| 00:49:48 |
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I'LL BE CHECKING FOR ANY QUESTIONS. THERE ARE SEVERAL QUESTIONS THAT JUST GET DOWN TO BASICS. I DON'T KNOW WHO WANTS TO PICK THIS UP, BUT JUST EXPLAIN...
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| 00:50:26 |
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THE ELECTION OR DEFEAT OF A PARTICULAR CANDIDATE. THAT DOESN'T MEAN THAT THEY CAN'T HAVE A PARTNER GROUP, WHICH IS A SOCIAL WELFARE NONPROFIT THEY...
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| 00:51:17 |
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POLITICAL AD. SO IT GETS VERY CONFUSING.
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| 00:51:23 |
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AS FAR AS WHAT A SUPER PAC IS ALLOWED TO SPEND ITS MONEY ON, A SUPER PAC IS UNDER THE IRS 527 CODE. YOU HEARD NICK MENTIONED 527 EARLIER. THIS MEANS...
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| 00:51:58 |
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OTHER. >> BUT ME HAD A COUPLE OF LEGAL POINTS
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| 00:52:02 |
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OUT THAT OUR -- A SUPER PAC HAS TO SPEND ITS MONEY INDEPENDENTLY FROM
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| 00:52:07 |
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THE
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| 00:52:08 |
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CANDIDATE. NOW THAT MEANS THEY CAN'T CONFER AND ASKED THEM TO DO IT. IT DOES NOT SUGGEST TO PEOPLE DOING A BONE TO WHAT THE CANDIDATE IS DOING. IT DOESN'T...
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| 00:52:38 |
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THAT AS A VIOLATION. WHEN THEY SAT THEIR PRESENT A TALK TOGETHER LETTER TO ONE ANOTHER, I WOULD SAY
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| 00:52:43 |
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THAT'S A VIOLATION OF THE LAW. THERE WERE TWO OTHER PLAYERS WORTH MENTIONING THAT ARE MINOR PLAYERS, BUT WHAT IS A SUPER PAC AS OPPOSED TO GOOD OLD...
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| 00:53:55 |
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UNDERSTAND. >> I AM SERIOUS ABOUT IT AND I DO ALSO THIS IS A CONUNDRUM WE
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| 00:54:02 |
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FACE. WHILE SERIOUS ABOUT IT. PEOPLE DON'T COME OUT
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| 00:54:04 |
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IN MANHATTAN ON A WEEKNIGHT, SCHOOL NIGHT TO HEAR THINGS THEY DON'T CARE ABOUT. EVERYONE HERE CARES ABOUT IT, BUT IT'S SO HARD TO EXPLAIN. IF YOU WERE...
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| 00:54:53 |
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HAS BEEN REPORTED THERE'S
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| 00:54:55 |
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KIND OF A NETWORK
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| 00:54:56 |
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OF DONORS ASSOCIATED
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| 00:54:58 |
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WITH THE COAT WRITERS THAT ARE REPORTEDLY GOING TO RAISE AND SPEND ABOUT $400 MILLION THIS CYCLE. IN ALL FEDERAL RACES, THROUGH A VARIETY OF GROUPS,...
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| 00:55:54 |
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A LOT TO CHANGE THE LAWS. FIRST I THINK WE SHOULD SIMPLY RESTRICT POLITICAL
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| 00:56:01 |
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SPENDING. THE POINT WAS INITIALLY TO BE A COMPANION AND GENERALLY ENGAGE IN SOME KIND OF LOBBYING. IF YOU WANT TO ENGAGE IN POLITICAL ACTIVITIES COWLITZ...
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| 00:56:32 |
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THE MOST MONEY AND HOW THOSE COMPANIES ARE POLITICALLY CONNECTED. I'M GUESSING THAT IT MEANS THAT MEDIA COMPANIES RECEIVE MONEY BUT THEY ARE SPENDING...
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| 00:56:53 |
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BIT, TOO. [INAUDIBLE] WE HAVE NO IDEA IF THERE'S A QUICK PRO-QUOTE
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| 00:57:05 |
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GOING ON. TV STATIONS GET A LOT OF MONEY FOR THESE ADS. IN FACT -- [INAUDIBLE] >> THERE IS ONE EXAMPLE WHICH IS THE MONEY I THINK FLOWS TO LOCAL TV
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| 00:57:24 |
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STATIONS THERE ARE BIG LOCAL TV STATIONS AND CONGLOMERATE LOCAL TV STATIONS. BUT THOSE TV STATIONS MAKE A HUGE AMOUNT OF MONEY FROM POLITICAL ADS....
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| 00:58:01 |
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WERE SOME OF THE FOLKS SAYING IT'S TOO BURDENSOME TO PUT THIS STUFF ONLINE. IT'S TOO BURDENSOME TO MAKE THIS PUBLIC. BEFORE WAS REQUIRED TO BE PUT ...
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| 00:59:16 |
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COMMISSIONER IN THE FEC. WHAT CAME OUT FOR YOU THAT MAY INFLUENCE YOUR DECISION TO START THE GROUP YOU MAY NOW RUN? >> THE BIGGEST THING THAT CAME...
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| 00:59:35 |
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SOME OF THEM WOULD BE CLEARLY VIOLATIONS OF THE LAW AND SOMEONE NOT BE VIOLATIONS OF THE LAW. SENATE THAT WOULD BE CLOSE. IN VIRTUALLY NONE OF THOSE...
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| 01:01:08 |
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THEIR VIOLATIONS. THERE'S PLENTY OF VIOLATIONS OF THOSE FEEBLE MR. WOULD THINK
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| 01:01:14 |
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ARE PRETTY DARN EGREGIOUS. PEOPLE ENGAGE IN CONDUIT CONTRIBUTION SCHEMES. BASICALLY IF YOU MAKE IT IN THE NAME OF SOMEBODY ELSE. IF YOU ARE COERCING...
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| 01:02:38 |
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QUESTIONS. >> THE MERE FACT THAT CREW VIOLATES THE LAW DOESN'T MEAN THAT
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| 01:02:41 |
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IT DOES. THE FEC IS THE AGENCY COMPANY ENFORCEMENT AGENCY WITH
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| 01:02:46 |
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PRESIDENTIAL APPOINTEES THAT DETERMINE WHAT THE REGULATIONS ARE IN AN SOMETHING VIOLATES THE LAW. ANYONE CAN FILE A COMPLAINT. THAT DOESN'T MEAN SOMEONE...
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| 01:03:33 |
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TO MISLEAD THE AUDIENCE. YOU'VE GOT TO UNDERSTAND IF YOU'RE NOT GOING TO GIVE ME A LOT
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| 01:03:38 |
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OF TIME, YOU JUST HAVE TO LET ME SAY, SHE DOESN'T KNOW SHE'S TALKING ABOUT AND NOT PAY. THEY ARE, THE IS AT. >> WE ARE GOING TO MOVE AHEAD TO OTHER...
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| 01:03:55 |
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THE AUDIENCE ON THE SECOND FROM TWITTER. THE FIRST LINE OF QUESTIONING IS OUR CITIZENS UNITED AND SUPER PACS NOT LATE IN VIOLATIONS OF THE 14th AMENDMENT?...
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| 01:04:36 |
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ABOUT THIS. IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT I THINK. IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT MOST OF US THINK ABOUT CITIZENS UNITED BECAUSE THAT'S THE LAW OF THE LANDMASS WHERE...
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| 01:05:02 |
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TO
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| 01:06:04 |
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VOTE AND THAT SOUNDS A LOT LIKE SPEECH WHEN WE THINK ABOUT IT THAT WAY. ULTIMATELY, WE HAVE VOTERS HAVE TO MAKE DECISIONS ABOUT WHAT WE ARE GOING TO...
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| 01:08:41 |
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CORPORATIONS. THAT YOU CAN QUESTION IF THE COMPANY DOES AB OFFICES HERE ARE THEY MAKING CONTRIBUTIONS RELATED TO THE HOME INTEREST OF ANOTHER COUNTRY?...
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| 01:09:41 |
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SHAREHOLDER. WHAT IS THAT? AND DID THE AGE WHERE BORDERS HAVE LESS MEANING, I CAN READ DRAW THAT DISTINCTION AS WE INTENDED TO? >> YOU HAVE NO IDEA....
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| 01:10:16 |
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FROM THE SUNNY DAY GAVE WE'VE $500,000. YOU DON'T HAVE TO TELL THE IRS ANYTHING OTHER THAN THAT. >> WHAT ARE THE MISSING LINKS WHAT DON'T YOU KNOW,...
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| 01:10:46 |
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DONORS. [LAUGHTER] I SPEND MY DAYS PEOPLE LAUGH THEY WILL TALK BUT IT YOU CALL AND YOU CALL NOBODY CALLS ME BACK. I HAVE NEVER FELT SO REJECTED. GIVE...
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| 01:11:59 |
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THEIR NAME THEY CAN OWN THE INFLUENCE YOUR VOTE SO IT WORKS OUT WELL FOR THEM. >> YOU PUBLISHED THE EMAIL THINK YOU
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| 01:12:36 |
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BUT KNOW THINK YOU FROM ONE OF THE BIG DONORS. HOW DO DEAL WITH THAT WHEN YOU CANNOT GO BACK? >> YOU DO THE BEST YOU CAN. I LIKE TO HEAR WHAT I AM WRITING...
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| 01:12:47 |
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JOURNALISM. TALKING TO REPORTERS CAN BE A PAIN IN THE ASS. BUT A HUGE INFORMATION BEEN GULF ABOUT PRIORITIES A SMALL GROUP OF PEOPLE PLAYING BECOME...
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| 01:13:45 |
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PROCEED? TO TAKE THE COMPREHENSIVE LOOK WITH DARK MONEY BUT THEN PEOPLE SAY IT IS ABOUT 1% AND ONE VOTE TO FREE-SPEECH MEANS DIFFERENT THINGS TO DIFFERENT...
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| 01:14:36 |
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ANCHOR RAGE MIDDLE CALLS -- METALS POSTED IS TO GET INVOLVED COME OUT AND CHANGE IT I HELP YOU VOTE AND GET INVOLVED AND WORK FOR THE CHANGE CAHAL WE...
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| 01:14:50 |
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BY A LIFETIME SUBSCRIPTION TO THE AT "NEW YORK TIMES". [LAUGHTER] YOU'LL BE BETTER
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| 01:14:57 |
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INFORMED. [LAUGHTER] >> WE'VE PAY A LOT OF ATTENTION TO THE TAX FORMS ON-LINE.
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| 01:15:09 |
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IT IS INCUMBENT TO EDUCATE YOURSELF ABOUT THESE GROUPS USE IT I DID NOT KNOW THAT. IT IS INCUMBENT NOT TO BE LAZY TO RESEARCH SAID VOTE YOU WILL CAST....
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| 01:15:49 |
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SITUATIONS GET PASS THE SLOGANS AND THE CARD IF THE FOUR YEAR EXPERIMENT WITH REGULATION HAS WORKED. IF NOT, THEN WHY NOT. PEOPLE SHOULD BE MORE INFORMED...
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| 01:16:45 |
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FROM "THE NEW YORK TIMES" AND NEXT TO HIM TIM BARKER AND WE HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THE RISE IS OF DARK MONDAY 2012 AND 2016. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE]...
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