character assassination comment we have from steve king, we also have another republican colleague saying this. >> did y'all hear the latest late-breaking news? ruthrg came out and was groped by abraham lincoln. >> what's your reaction to congressman ralph nor man's comments? >> he shouldn't have said it, it's not a joking matter. at the same time we have a democratic senator from hawaii saying he's a white male so i'm not going to believe him based on his political philosophy. >> those were his words, not hers. >> this is not something to make light of, but it's also not something where we automatically believe one person over another. >> i understand that. do you think that this matters with female voters? >> absolutely, and i think every female voter -- i must also say every male voter, but especially women, and we're in a different time right now. look, a lot of women have experienced things throughout their life that men have never experienced, and i think we need to not only be very delicate and understanding, but we need to be very patient and allow someone who has been wronged or, in this instance, is alleging she's been wronged, to have h