days before voters start casting ballots. the money is from outside groups trying to sway your group. who are these secret sources? two members of the best political team on television are on this story. our senior congressional correspondent dana bash and senior political editor mark preston is at our political desk in washington. now, first, let s watch dana s report and then we will dig deeper on the other side. we re doing far more reporter: embattled 14 i ve term democrat rick bauscher said he never had an election enemy he facing right now. not his opponent. a third party republican group running this ad. boucher has failed to protect our jobs. now it s time rick boucher loses his. americans for job security is responsible for the content. reporter: americans for job security is responsible. you know who they are? we have no idea who these
around the country. but also bluntly states it won t disclose donors. only one full-time employee, steve demora. now, we left multiple phone messages for him to try to get more information about his group. and we never heard back, so we came here to his office, knocked on the door, and we were told he wasn t there. because of the type of group that they are, you don t know if that s one american for job security, a million americans for job security. reporter: what we do know with the help of the non-partisan opensecrets.org is americans for job security has spent nearly $8 million against democratic candidates nationwide. tim phillips with americans were prosperity, another gop group, did talk to us. by the time we reach election day, how much will your group have spent? this year we ll have spent around $35 million. reporter: that money funds ads like this. to small businesses reporter: who are its donors, the texas billionaire coke
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reporter: a third party republican group running this ad. boucher failed to protect our jobs. now it s time rick boucher loses his. americans for job security is responsible for this advertising. reporter: americans for job security is responsible. you don t know who they are? we have no idea who the ridges are. this could be a foreign entity. it could be someone with a corporate identity in the united states, a wealthy individual with a grudge against me. reporter: americans for job group is benefits from a supreme court decision on free speech grounds saying corporations can spend unlimited money to promote or defeats candidates without disclosing donors. the website says it promotes free market ideas and more than 1,000 members, quote, businesses, business leaders and entrepreneurs from around the state and too often politicians or the media define an organization or message not by the merits of the argument but
posing as organizations with do good sounding names. i want you to check this out. excellent reporting from cnn s dana bash. we re doing far more reporter: embattled 14-term democrat ed boucher said he s never had an election enemy quite like the one he s facing now, not his opponent this is an organization that is truly shadowy. reporter: a third party republican group running this ad. boucher has failed to protect our jobs. now it s time rick boucher loses his. americans for job security is responsible for the content of this advertising. reporter: americans for job security is responsible. you don t know who they are? we have no idea who these individuals are. this could be a foreign entity. it could be someone who has a corporate identity in the united states. it could be a very wealthy individual who has some grudge against me. reporter: americas for jobs security is one of those outside groups likely benefiting from a supreme court decision which on free speec