Lisa Desjardins:

This wasn't an easy story to report because it's very complicated. And so is Corey Stewart.

He is someone who is convinced that he is not racist. And there are no overtly racist statements ever attached to him. But he did associate with people who were clearly on the fringe.

And on the other hand, he's got a diverse county, and he does participate and connect with all these communities.

But I think what he expressed to me in the interview were thoughts that I had heard from white politicians, just not on camera before. These are thoughts that I think are common in the Republican Party, that they think white people are held to a different standard.

Now, I think these thoughts are also something that are controversial for minorities, who see them as not helpful and in some cases racist.

My conclusion from a lot of this reporting is that the conversations are getting farther apart. Here was a man who says he's not racist, but I don't think he hears what the minority community is saying right now.