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>> very stoic. you know you saw the result which is he came out and stood firm. this really frankly is all hanging on his willingness. he vote ood to move forward and show good faith with his caucus. but at the end of the day what will keep this week a week is his willingness and several undecided senators to say theyre not going to vote until they hear what happened back with the fbi. >> in terms of your time there and youre known as a bridge builder and the senates supposed to be about that bu...

Again hat from the sky saying he cant stand for this and is canceling the date. i got canceled on. he did try to come back later and ask me on a date. i said no at that point. >> is it a sign, though, that something has changed and donald trump is partly responsible for it? because i think it is a fair and factual observation that he is not a bridge builder and so theres a reaction to that where we see more democrats than republicans saying they dont want to go with the other side but thats part...

Factual observation that he is not a bridge builder. so reaction to that where we see more democrats than republicans saying they dont want to go to the other side. >> it is a climate of fear, right? >> democrats are generally, less willing to date across the aisle and even have more conversations with people across the aisle because they feel afraid and they feel attacked as you said. and i think that is also you know, something that republicans are better at. they are happy to have conversatio...

Happening in the sbc. >> reporter: greer beat out a longtime, old guard baptist preacher in a 69-31% vote. but greer insists its not about getting rid of the old; instead, seeing himself as a bridge builder and one who understands the needed emphasis on engaging a younger demographic. >> we dont want especially the younger generation feeling like this is tear fathers or grandfathers convention. we want to engage, and we want to show up, and we want to be responsible for the institutions that hel...

Happening in the sbc. >> reporter: greer beat out a longtime, old guard baptist preacher in a 69-31% vote. but greer insists its not about getting rid of the old; instead, seeing himself as a bridge builder and one who understands the needed emphasis on engaging a younger demographic. >> we dont want especially the younger generation feeling like this is tear fathers or grandfathers convention. we want to engage, and we want to show up, and we want to be responsible for the institutions that hel...

The group. chief religious cor correspondet lauren greene reports whats at stake for members. >> reporter: its the first meeting of the southern baptists since the me too movement and recent scandals where top leaders have been forced to step down because of inappropriate behavior. they have an eye on the future. >> j.d. grier is the new president of the southern baptist convention. >> reporter: meet 45-year-old pastor j.d. grier, the youngest leader in almost four decades. >> its exciting and h...

Sure nothing gets out of hand. that its done decent and in order. and that you know, the principles that are involved from both sides, from the left and the right is going to be bipartisan effort. but the principles that are involved with l. maintain their respect for the office that the president holds. its not going to be a mudslinginmudslinging, fist-thrg event. we have positive discourse. the president said he is a unifier, not a divider. a bridge-builder. this is part of his endeavor to hea...

But im kind of speechless right now, but look, that changed me, too. it changed me, too. im still friends with them. >> are you? >> still friends. they text me encouragement, i text them back if im in that part of the country, they see me speak. they still support trump. but theyre good people, hard working people. >> exactly right. >> they felt like nobody was listening to them, and i asked them, what about the terrible stuff trump says? they said, we just crumple that up and throw it away. wer...

Republicans win, saccone wins by two or three points. thats bad. worse, of course, is if they lose. but what this tells us all is this, if you got these districts that trump won by 8, 10, 12, 15 points, lets say, doesnt that tell you the kind of democrat thats likely to be competitive in those trump-won districts? >> right. so youre talking about running more conservative democrats across the country, and that leads into my next question. i mean, lets say conor lamb pulls this off and wins on tu...

And im actually going to move the needle on this. im actually going to lead. im actually going to lead. im going to go out and im going to build a constituency for common sense gun laws. he absolutely could do it. and he could actually make an historic impact, if he so chose to lead. ive never seen any sign of his willingness or ability to do that up to now, but he could do that. >> im trying to think of some example in his administration, where he has done that. it seems like while he floats id...