reaching out into the community, not just during election cycles, not just during an election year but trying to establish relationships year-round, actually becoming active in the community. those things are new and they are different and i think that's far more worth our time and conversation than picking apart a tweet that was actually celebrating an american hero. >> you have a long way to go, because you will remember, tim scott, the only sitting african-american senator was not invited to speak at the mlk anniversary. scott is a republican. he has been called an uncle tom by some black civic leaders. they say he doesn't believe in civil rights. do you feel shunned by your community in choosing to be a republican? >> well, carol, i would ask, really, who has the problem? the naacp, ben jealous, black