advantage in this no holds barred electoral contest so let's meet a few of them all right first up sheldon adelson his worth more than twenty billion dollars any ranks twelfth on forbes four hundred richest americans list he's a casino mogul who made a lot of his fortune building casinos in macau china and he's given more than seventy million dollars to help mitt romney win this election that's more money than any single person has ever spent in an election in our nation's history in fact it's three times more so what does a dozen stand to gain from a mitt romney presidency. i don't know about two point three billion dollars that's how much it all soon will save under mitt romney's tax plan which gives people like eight also and mitt romney himself massive tax breaks on income dividends capital gains and a state's similar romney administration errors also stand to gain an additional nine billion dollars once the guy croaks. president obama's justice department is investigating a sin for corruption and bribing foreign officials to get his casinos built in macau so for a dosen an investment in mitt

you saw the sheldon adelsons. it is not clear to me all of his money, he backed a sequence of losers. somebody ed he was 0-9, all of the money simply bounced off of voter's consciousness. what will those funders say next time? >> you would have to ask sheldon adelson what he thought? i did meet some of these characters at some of the conventions. had a nice long talk with foster friess but what i think they're getting is somebody to listen to them, a place to put their money where their mouth is and where their values are. they may value that more than winning any particular race. >> eliot: even a consultant whom i rarely -- business models, go instead of giving it directly to a political campaign, build a grassroots organization. do something that will mobilize voters. >> koch brothers essentially tried that. >> eliot: let's switch to the other side of the aisle. thankfully the president won. we have an agenda. will climate change be on the agenda as we go forward? >> said that in his speech. he also mentioned vo

and as for sheldon adelson, a friend tells the "wall street journal" he will keep on keeping on. quote, he wouldn't lose sleep over the amount of money he spent, the person said, adding he is disappointed but not discouraged. >> of course not. it's four hours of the casinos in macao. >> not go. are for giving. the billionaire donors are here are lived one operative told "the huffington post." there is holy hell to pay. karl rove has a lot of explaining to do. i don't know how you tell donors we spent $390 million and got nothing. if you were to spend $354 million on a race and got nothing, what would your next move be? >> i wouldn't spend it again. what happened here i don't think the money was spent well. it was spent on tv, and after a while if you eat too much lobster, eventually the lobster doesn't taste good. >> i never reached that. >> the tv ads were so pervasive that people stopped listening. they stopped listening. interestingly in pennsylvania governor romney went from 12 points down to 3 or 4 in the polls, though the polls weren't accurate, 3 or 4 in the polls without

nearly $1 billion was spent against democrats by people like casino magnet, sheldon adelson. along with the billionaire industrials, the koch brothers, we'll never forget them. and they'll probably be back again. they outspent the democrats 3-1 and had the opportunity to define the election on their terms. the american cross roads super pac spent $300 million on advertising in swing states. they did not influence a single election outcome. and of course, this was it's exactly what he wanted to destroy, labor unions, and he failed. we will go back, i believe this, that we will go back, you know, coming up in 2014 and 2016, and beyond, and we will point to this election. we now have the template, the first presidential election of citizens united in this new era of raising money and it's fallen from the sky, and we will tell ourselves as liberals and progressives, we can defeat this. this is not a center-right country. this country wants to invest in its people. and i'm talking about teachers and the president of the united states wants to invest $4 billion in education. that'l

again, they are targeting president obama's base. >> now, we also have political reporting by sheldon adelsonne app. quote, votestand will allow users to send photographs or videos of perceived illegal voting or improper electioneering to a team of experts that are interested in and investigating this issue. all of this is really towards having an unusual and possibly intimidating presence around the voting process. >> well, it is intimidating. look, jim crow used the rope. james crow, esquire, using an app. it's all the same. voter intimidation. >> and all of it is voter intimidation and i think that james crow, esquire, needs to make some freedom fighter juniors. thank you for your time tonight. >> thank you. >>> coming up, george w. bush's november surprise. he's going somewhere and he's got to be making governor romney nervous. and why the right wing is freaking out over chris christie's praise for the president is getting ugly. stay with us. humans -- sometimes life trips us up. and sometimes, we trip ourselves up, but that's okay. at liberty mutual insurance we can "untrip" you as you g

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that some of these people that are spitting out this money, wynn had a $750 special bonus, and sheldon adelsonof lvf took in an extra $1.2 billion because he wants the money now instead of paying more taxes on it. buat will be interesting is, how the bond market reacts, because in corporate bonds now with this adjusted yield, it almost equals out with the dividend payments that people have been going after in some of the conservative stock plays. > round 2: banking on optimism? the financial etf xlf has traded between $14 and $16 for months now. will the bankers bounce or bust? > > go ahead. > > i like it where it's trading here. look for a breakout above $16. my target on it is $18. it has been in this range since february, so it looks like it wants to do something as the volatility continues to decline- > > the vix keeps going down, does that mean the market is going higher? > > the june $14 call is trading for roughly break-even - it's about $200, and it's really only got 20¢ of time value with that much time. > > xlf, i have not exactly favored this trade, but i haven't been playing it to

fact of the one of romney's all the biggest campaign contributor for romney and his children sheldon adelson is a close friend of the our whole right wing israeli are close to the likud so it's only a one sided job if only those who are very very clear it's been very clear now for more than four years asserting that obama and netanyahu are not famous friends we've seen romney certainly pandering more towards israel during his campaign over the past couple of months before it got out of time mr brisk i must ask you one quick question the issue of afghanistan the graveyard of empires a place where mitt romney wants to keep the wall going your thoughts on that. well with respect to american military intervention and american military warfare i even believe that romney although he has this hawkish policy i think that romney also will be forced to reconsider any american military warfare any american military steps because basically the american public is fed up with any wars whatsoever how romney in the when it comes to wars and the military option for example when it comes to the military optio

theme music ♪ ] >> jennifer: for all the talk about the $53 million that republican casino mogul sheldon adelson losers like newt gringrich and mitt romney, we shouldn't forget about how much money citizens united allowed outside groups to spend on this campaign and on the republican side how miserably they failed. according to the campaign donor watchdog group sunlight foundation, the karl rove-backed american crossroads super pac had a return of investment of 1.2%. according to sunlight, 1.29% of the money spent had its desired outcome. they spent $104 million, but one won only two of 19 races. now rows crossroads gps had an return of investment of 14.4% and they and the it's sister organization, they only came ahead in seven of 60 races. ouch! that's just really poor investment by all these alleged business experts. we already knew that money can't buy you love, but it's also nice to know that it won't buy you votes. here to joining someone who knows all about donors, wade randlett is a prolific fundraiser for democrats and founder of bay area democrats and part of silicon valley's bipartisan

>> guys like sheldon adelson and the koch brothers and even my good friend, steve cohen had a guy whoup bad candidates like mitt romney like linda mcmahon. i said this as a woman congressman, we've talked about this. they love to do that story oh, the gender gap is gone. i knew it wasn't going -- this was the year of the woman, was it not? >> well, certainly. with tammy baldwin and clair claire mccaskill, of course. and the new hampshire -- >> stephanie: tammy duckworth elizabeth warren. >> i knew i had some conversations with tammy. what a great person, a great american. just been -- it's been an inspirational day. >> stephanie: congressman, i have to say personally, i could not have been happier to see joe walsh and allen west go -- somebody particularly virulent, nasty, obstructionist republicans in your body. what do you think? >> well, absolutely. and these are the flamethrowers. and that's -- people have asked me all the time, what do you think -- where do you think the american people are? i said the american people are rejecting craziness. they don't want loud people in the go

. >>> as you know, nevada ca sin sino millionaire air aire sheldon adelson spent $100 million of his own money and out of that, he elected no one. you know who else spent $100 million of her own money and nothing show for it, linda mcmahon. she was trying to get a senate seat in connecticut trying over two elections and lost both times. this time, linda mcmahon tried to make it look like she was running on the same ticket as president obama which was a very nice try but connecticut apparently knew she was not and lost by 12 points. she lost the women's vote by nearly twice that margin. lost overall by 12 but lost women by 21. linda mcmahon despite being a woman running against man had a gender gap problem among the worst of all the republican candidates this year. boy, did republican candidates this year have a gender gap problem. look at this. florida senate race, republican connie mack lost to democrat bill nilsson by 13 points overall but 20 by women. in missouri, republican todd akin lost to claire mccaskill by 16 points and women, 22 points. tom tom smith in pennsylvania lost 18

you can't stay at sheldon adelson hotel. can't stay at steve wynn's hotel either. >> cenk: i love this one. the ridiculous efforts to get black voters. >> it's a big lie that democrats are for black americans and republicans are against black americans. abraham who freed the slaves was a republican. >> cenk: and so was alexander the great if we're going back to history--awesome. and the elbow of the day who's head is it going to land on? you'll love it. it's go time. [ ♪ music ♪ ] >> obama: it's good to be back. >> romney: if the president is re-elected he still will be unable to work with the people in progress. >> our top priority is defeat president obama the second time. >> i can't thank president obama enough for his personal concern and passion. >> people are dumpster diving, and what they're going after here is the food. >> this is america folks. it is not supposed to be this way. >> job reports appear relatively good news. >> i think it would be helpful to have a president who actually understand job creation. >> ohi

now, speaking of building your own cough 15, that's exactly what sheldon adelson did with his political ambitions. he spent a tremendous amount of money here. he of course put in $60 million to the super pacs overall and $40 million to gingrich and romney. before i tell you how he built his own coffin, to be fair to adelson, he spent his money a little better than rove. his rate of return on investment was 40%. that's not on the money that he spent, but at least 40% of those candidates that he backed won. so much better than rove. you know who had over 98% on investment? planned parenthood. i love knows numbers. all right, now here is how adelson built their own political coffin. you remember that money he gave to gingrich? do you know what he did with it? he devastate the romney in the primaries, making him unpopular in the first place ads about bain. he made a whole movie called king of bain. this is what adelson's money brought to the republican party. >> mitt romney, the king and c.e.o. of bain capitol his mission, to reap massive rewards for himself and his investors. >> mitt romne

sheldon adelson poured gargantuan sums of money. he really didn't get anything back for it. some how the public does not seem to have responded the koch brothers haven't yet and maybe tomorrow will be the shocker but they haven't won any races they've dumped the money in. is it overrated? >> i would argue that it has had a great effect, just not the effect that the donors expected. they would help drag out the process giving to a super pac against mitt romney and his relationship and time at bain capital. this was something that really hurt mitt romney, with foster freeze giving all this money and ultimately left him a weaker candidate so when they rallied to defeat president obama which they said was their overarching goal, it may have been too little too late, and they actually worked against their own self interest. >> eliot: you make a great point. i think the impact he had may not have been the one intended but there was a significant impact. i would point out $2 billion, that sum of money but we found out that consumers in united states spend $7 billion a year on potat

casino republican sheldon adelson gets around $50 million into super-pacs and campaign. so, we ask you today or maybe asking himself today? >> how was the money spent? >> by paying bills. that's how you spend money. >> guess how many of the eight candidates adelson supported? how many won? new details about the final hours of the romney campaign and what happened to staff members that it tried to use their campaign credit cards to get home election night. it's just one of the things we thought you should know, and you can join our conversation anytime. we're open 24/7 @tamronhall and @newsnation. [ male announcer ] if you're eligible for medicare... now's a good time to think about your options. are you looking for a plan that really meets your needs? and your budget? as you probably know, medicare only covers about 80% of your part b medical expenses. the rest is up to you. so consider an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan, insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. like all standardized medicare supplement plans, they pick up some of what medicare doesn't pay.

all right-- >> i read that sheldon adelson might be mobbed up in some way.llion, he could have an accident. >> stephanie: we were speculating that karl rove might get a bag of vipers for christmas. >> he might be cleaning his bag and then sooner or later he falls off of the building. a big splat. i suggest you walk on the left side. >> stephanie: what mob movie does a guy lose $300 million? that's all right. we'll get you next time. [ splat ] >> you'll pay it back when you're ready. we trust you. you can work it oh off. >> good morning, jacki schechner. >> oh, so much scandal. >> right. >> our ears perked up about the shirtless photos. what's that about? >> sure they did. >> stephanie: sand anthony wiener involved in any way. >> no. >> but he's back. >> stephanie: oh good. so paula broadwell was sending harassing e-mails to jill kelley. she's a social planner for military in tampa, which is suspicious in and of itself. >> stephanie: she was denying that she was having a relationship with general petraeus. >> right, that she and her husband were very good fri

think about athlete sponsorships-- maybe they can wear t-shirts, like newt gingrich, sponsored by sheldon adelson. >> like a european soccer jersey. [laughter] >> question from a non student? >> i would like to hear your opinion of grover norquist and the no-tax pledge. >> a question for steve schmidt -- what is your opinion of the grover norquist no-tax pledge? >> on the issue of taxes, it is true that we are at a historic low of revenue to g.d.p.. it has to come up. because a country with $16 trillion in debt with republicans -- which republicans and democrats are responsible for has to be fixed. we have to get on to a sustainable economic path. barry goldwater said tax cuts yes, the deficit reduction first. you have to pay the bills. in your personal and public life -- you want to have a prescription drug benefits under medicare, that is great, you have to pay for it. you want two wars? you have to pay for them, too. we should understand something about the republican party over the last and years. it has been a big spending party -- it just does not want to pay for any of the spending. a rese

and on the republican side, you have to wonder if sheldon adelson and these guys that spent hundreds dollars to seems like no affect whatsoever will continue to fund the outside efforts. >> it's not that we want you to disappear. we want you to come back in a different capacity. >> and pay some basketball players more money. >> thank you to michael, bill, hugo and rana. i will see you back here at democracy plaza tomorrow at noon eastern, 9:00 a.m. pacific when joined by chris mathews, governor ed rendell, new york city deputy mayor howard wolfson, richard wolffe, karen finney and the new yorker's hendrik hertzberg. find us at a little place called facebook.com/now with alex. "andrea mitchell reports" is next and her guests include majority leader eric cantor and gloria steinnam. what a duo there. stay with msnbc for more from democracy plaza. wooohooo....hahaahahaha! oh...there you go. wooohooo....hahaahahaha! i'm gonna stand up to her! no you're not. i know. you know ronny folks who save hundreds of dollars switching to geico sure are happy. how happy are they jimmy? happier than a

nobody is betting more on this election than las vegas co sheldon adelson and his wife.t over $20 million to help get mitt romney leengtd, considered the top donors super pacs in the country. open secret says the top five individual donors here to each campaign, romney has raised nearly $21 million in nevada, nearly all of it to his super pac. barack obama's top five individual donors have contributed $49,000, none of it to his super pac, but nevada is mostly democrat, one-fourth of its population hispanic, which tends to lean blue. nobody knows how this is going to end up, which is why they keep dropping in. >> hello, nevada! >> i think the choice that you make here in nevada and perhaps right here in reno, will make a difference for the nation. >> are you going to help us whip this thing, nevada? >> reporter: but at the microscopic level in nevada, the economy is improving, case in point, chef natalie young opened a restaurant in a run down area north of the strip. she has hired 20 people and is karen flow positive in her first month. >> i think there's jobs for people

. >> ken, as you mention in your piece, we did hear from billionaire uber donor sheldon adelson on electionplaces. take a listen. >> how do you think your money was spent? was it well-spent? >> by paying bills. that's how you spend money. either that or become a jewish husband. you spend a lot of money. >> there you have it. mr. adelson laughs off $70 million. after all forbes estimates his worth i believe at greater than $20 billion. but we also read in politico today that other romney donors and -- >> that's right. i think there is a mix there, and there are folks who believe that karl rove and that the koch brothers operation, americans for prosperity, did spend their money as effectively as they could given the circumstances, and then there are others who really do want answers and who are probably less inclined to give that amount of money again because they think along the lines of what michael was just explaining, that these television ads were really infective, that this money was ill-spent and could have been spent better. i think we could see two possibilities. we could see someth

but obviously, they are putting it all on the line for the koch brothers and sheldon adelson who earn billions of dollars. they're selfish. and there's a group called patriotic millionaires who are saying please, please, tax us fairly. and here's the point. the president is saying to the millionaires and billionaires, we're just taking you back to the tax rates that you had when bill clinton was president. and i would like to remind everybody, we had the greatest prosperity then when everyone paid their fair share. 23 million new jobs. and why is it? because the middle class had the money to spend out there, to stimulate this economy. it's a consumer-driven economy. about 70% of the economy is consumer driven. and the other thing the president put on the table, i understand, is refinancing proposal. >> right. >> where people trapped in 7%, 8% mortgages can go down to 4% and 5% mortgages have money in their pocket. these are responsible homeowners to spend out there. so the republicans, i think they're brooding. i think they're upset. i think they're in shock over this election. and th

>> sheldon adelson is a large shareholder. he said i'll take cash of this. you'll see more of this.p in mind the casinos are generally cash-rich companies. you'll see more in this space in particular. >> dillard's is doing it as well up 2% today, the stock. >> any of these stocks where you have insiders that hold big positions and just as steven said the potential for the taxes not being fixed by year-end, i believe they will be fixed. if you're somebody impacted by hundreds of millions of dollars, you push that special dividend out there. dillard's and lvs are two big names. >> how about j.j. brown forman is doing it as well. the list gets bigger by the day. >> yeah. it wouldn't surprise me to see this continue as john and steve talked about, cash-rich companies. many think it's because they make jack daniels, and they think we may need some as we head towards the fiscal cliff. >> doc, if you want a best guess on who is next, what kind of names? >> i'd like at microsoft and apple, quite frankly. the reason is big insiders, steven jobs widow is a huge shareholder over at apple. the

sheldon adelson is getting $1.2 billion from that special dividend in his company. he pays a tax of $180 million this year. next year, that could be $520 million. so his potential savings alone, $340 million. the walton family saves a potential $180 million with that walmart special accelerated dividend of theirs. now, this isn't to say these tax hikes will happen or the rich know something we don't. of course, as your guests just mentioned, taxes shouldn't be the primary reason to sell. with that kind of savings, bill, it's not worth taking the risk. >> or you can be like george lucas. when you sell the company for $4 billion, just give the $4 billion away. >> exactly. and a little bit nicer to give it to a philanthropy than the government. >> exactly. thank you, robert. >> see you later. up next, we have the closing countdown. we have a market up 38 points on the dow industrials. >> so, maria, would you rather have a dollar bill or a dollar coin? that's the question being asked. >> i want the bill. >> you want the bill still? >> yeah. >> guess what? the dollar bil