almost mainly white, more religiously devout, et cetera, there is a big gulf not only between our elected leaders but between the public, if you look at the opinions between voters of one party and the other have gone down in the past generation. the challenge of finding common ground in a country that is so strongly divided and where the divide is so organized around these overlapping generational racial class and geographic divide. that is not easy, and this is just an indication of how deep those differences are. >> let's listen to the response from some of the republicans on capitol hill after the body slamming with the gianforte scandal. >> the left has precipitated this tense confrontational approach. if i were there my vote would have already been cast. i would give him the benefit of