Mitchell Reports   |  September 18, 2012

Bringing voter dissatisfaction with Obama to TV screens

Following its release last month at the RNC, Citizens United makes it national debut Tuesday with its film, “The Hope and the Change.” Politico’s Maggie Haberman reports.

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>>> maggie haberman joins me for our politico briefing. talk about this new film citizens united behind it, coming to a tv screen soon.

>> it's coming to six broadcast stations and six cable networks . these are not some of the majors but say it's going to hit 130 million households. a film that seeks to capitalize on the theme of voters who were with president obama who are disappointed in him now and i think that his opponents are hoping it resonates.

>> and this is, of course, part of the wave that we're expecting of big super pac spending which is now going to be, you know, it's by the door because of citizens united and other court decisions that followed it.

>> the president of citizens united said this is why he did this court case . he was blocked from doing a hillary film in 2008 , the outcome of the court case that took place because of being blocked on that project and insdooeds opened the flood gates for the super pac spending you're seeing now.

>> thanks so much for our