democrats we have, to be more inclusive. >> repter: senator troy carter is the minority leader of the louisiana senate. >> if we truly are going to be the party of the people, then we have to have a party that looks like the people and fights for the people. >> reporter: senator carter says now as his party fights to win the white house, he agrees with the party chairwoman. >> being liberal is not a bad word. those who have chosen to use conservatism as kind of a dog whistle for other -isms, we have got to stand face to face and reject that, and challenge it. >> reporter: this is a very red state, so how do you get those moderates to come over and become a part of what's necesry to make the democratic party great? >> one thing is broadening our scope and not making it so narrow. we are so far left that moderates don't see an agenda that includes their interests. >> reporter: but when news broke last week of the passing of supreme court justice ruth bader ginsburg, both parties...