trappings of respectability in his title and in his state practices. but in his testimony, proven by his record and words, he does not shared values of love, justice and mercy. reporter: bar ber called for him to withdraw and the senate to block him from getting a full vote. heather: they are meeting with the member and having served there, he knows everybody on the senate side. what are supporters saying. reporter: earlier president-elect trump said he is going to do great. he supported donald trump on the campaign trail and fighting illegal immigration. bishop harry jackson said
to make take advantage of president obama? what is it about the obama record so far they re planning to use as bullet points? reporter: that s the key the there, the obama record and not obama himself. the president remains personally popular. people don t like to attack him personally. look at scott brown in massachusetts. but former rnc chairman haley bar ber calls it the barber doctrine, attack the policies without laying a glove on the president himself. people don t want negative politics. they may be skeptical about his policies. we ve seen that gap and we think the republicans will try to destroy it. barber, one-time director for ronald reagan, and nobody does effective politics with a bigger smile and nicer. he could do mean really, really nice. it s a talent. reporter: well i say that admiringly. he s an old pal. reporter: it s a tough game. what they realize is that they re seeing vulnerability in places they never thought they would see vulnerability. we re not