so donald, you know, is great at the one-liners. but he's a chaos candidate. and he'd be a chaos president. he would not be the commander in chief we need to keep our country safe. >> well, beyond alienating potential allies in the war on isis, there's also the risk of alienating conservative voters who might happen to be muslim. they've seen threats against their community as well as actual attacks on it ramped up recently and they vote. some watched the debate and spoke to our randi kaye. >> mr. trump? >> thank you. i began this journey -- [ audience booing ] >> reporter: that was the reaction when donald trump first appeared during the cnn republican debate. this group of mostly republican and independent muslim americans found little reason to cheer for him. >> radical, islamic terrorism came into effect even more son that it has been in the past. and we've opened up a very big discussion that needed to be opened up. >> reporter: a discussion those here believes puts them at...