Billionaire Enviro Spending $100M to Take Down the Likes of Rick Scott Condemns Citizens United

Billionaire Tom Steyer -- who inked headlines in recent days for his pledge to raise and spend $100 million in the upcoming election condemns the mechanism that allows him to do it.

There have been some legal decisions, some court decisions, which I absolutely disagree with, like Citizens United, which have led to this explosion of money, Steyer told MSNBCs Chuck Todd on Friday.

Reacting to whether or not he believes he should not be allowed to influence elections with his Herculean war chest, Steyer continued, I believe there should be a different system ... but right now what we are doing is accepting American democracy rules.

In fact, Steyers NextGen Climate Action is embracing those rules. It is one of the largest outside spending groups, a liberal machine akin to the Koch political network.

News of Steyers election blueprint rippled through Florida this week, when The New York Times reported that Gov. Rick Scott, who is expected to spend a similar amount on his own re-election, is one of NextGens chief targets.

While the financier touts recent polling that he says shows two-thirds of Americans believe in climate change the cause of his single-issue super-PAC he could encounter problems gaining traction on the issue. Steyer admits the surveys show there is no sense of urgency on the issue. Its not a principal concern among voters who are still wrestling with economic issues.