we have the lowest number in our caucus since 1929. we lost over 60 seats since 2010. the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and you keep getting the same results. so, time to move on, i think. reporter: the leadership elections are not until november 30th. at that point, house democrats go behind closed doors and cast a secret ballot to determine if nancy pelosi or time ry ryan wie the next house leader. the bet is on pelosi and the pelosi people know there is concern about the future direction of the party and they are pulling out all the stops making sure they have enough support. pelosi telling reporters yesterday that actually she has 2/3 support of the entire democratic caucus and she knows how to bring the party back to the majority. george and christine. manu, thank you. the current president of the united states is meeting with
and loses. period. end of story. when a presidential candidate threatens to ignore our voices and reject the outcome of the election, he is threatening the very idea of america itself. and we cannot stand for that. you do not keep american democracy in suspense. because, look, too many people have marched and protested and fought and died for this democracy. reporter: the first lady is the third democratic heavyweight to swing through arizona just this week. she is preceded by bernie sanders and chelsea clinton. republicans here is a they are not worried. in 64 years, the state has voted for a democratic president just once. thank you for that report.
she blasted trump saying he demeans women and a threat to democracy. the voters decides who wins or loses. period. end of story. when a candidate threatens to ignore our voices and reject the outcome of the election, he is threatening the very idea of america itself. and we cannot stand for that. you do not keep american democracy in suspense. look, too many people have marched and protested and fought and died for this democracy. reporter: the first lady is the third democratic heavyweight to swing through arizona this week. she preceded by bernie sanders and chelsea clinton. republicans here is a they are not worried. in 64 years, the state of arizona has voted for a
commission. [ boos ] how corrupt do you have to be to get kicked off the watergate commission? donald really is as healthy as a horse. you know, the one vladimir putin rides around on. reporter: but there was a remarkable moment at the end of the speeches where donald trump and hillary clinton actually shook hands. something they could not do at the last debate. christine and george. thank you, jim. despite the awkwardness of the jokes and lack of civility, the candidates did have moments at the al smith dinner. let s look at some of the highlights. we have proven we can actually be civil to each other. in fact, just before taking the stage, hillary accidentally bumped into me and she civilly said, pardon me [ laughter ]
listen. here she is tonight in public pretending not to hate catholics. boos at the al smith dinner. this is unheard of. clinton did not hold back either. with 18 days before election day, it appears this race is about to get uglier. we get more from cnn s jim acosta. reporter: christine and george, it was another reminder of the vicious campaign season. at the al smith dinner, the occasion where candidates deliver light remarks and self deprecating jokes, donald trump and hillary clinton drew groans and boos from the audience. hillary is so corrupt, she got kicked off the watergate