let s go outfront. good evening. i m erin brunette. are super pacs super shady? i think when they know the truth, they ll find that governor romney is not as conservative as his pac and his campaign has said that he is. so super pacs came out of the ruling in 2010. what they re not allowed to do is take any direction from the candidates. they have to be independent. but are they? we looked into it and what we found is that the ties between the candidates and the super pacs seems pretty close. for example, the pro mitt romney super pac s treasurers spees was romney s general counsel in 2008. the pro gingrich super pac co-founded by rick tyler. he s gingrich s former press secretary. and bill burton is the president s former deputy press secretary. these super pacs do seem to be run by some of the candidate s super close friends. if you listen to the candidates, you d think they want nothing to do with the pacs. campaign finance law has made a mockery of our campaign
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 independent. but are they? what we found is that the ties do seem pretty close. for example, the pro mitt romney super pac s treasurers spees was romney s general counsel in 2008. the pro gingrich super pac founded by rick tyler. gingrich s former press secretary and bill burton, the president s former deputy press secretary. these super pacs do seem to be run by some of the candidate s super close friends. i