front runner. kamala harris definitely helped to prove that point last night. look, you spoke with joe biden immediately after the debate ended. what did he have to say and what are folks thinking this morning? yeah, chris, look. i think joe biden knew he was going to come into this as the front runner with a target on his back. his campaign was prepared that he would have to relitigate elements of his past. they were hoping to keep this a forward-looking debate as much as possible with a focus on donald trump and a focus on biden s policies now in 2019, not his regard back in the 70s and 80s and 90s. i think you could hear some of the frustration? his voice when i talked to him on stage immediately after the debate ended. listen. is it frustrating for you in 2019 to be relitigating these debates at this point? it should be about the future and what we re going to do to deal with institutional racism. as for harris, this was obviously a calculated moment on her part. some of
clarified that response this morning on morning joe. do you believe that private insurance should be eliminated in this country? no. you don t? no, i do not. but you raised your hand last night. but the question was would you give up your private insurance for that option. and i said yes. i think you heard it differently than others then. probably. this, jennifer, is an issue with a clear dividing line, medicare for all, no medicare for all, should private insurance continue, something that by the way is very popular with the vast majority of people who actually have private insurance. so on an issue standpoint i wonder what your take was. well, first of all, this has been a problem in the past and i think it s still a problem for senator harris which we don t really know whether she s gone the full bernie, elizabeth warren route which is for all intents and purposes except for cosmetic surgery or supplemental plan you re not going to have a choice, you re going t
udall said today. and the fact is, i ve heard a lot of debate on the floor of the senate. i can recall when senator cruz of texas got up n basically called senator mcconnell a liar on the floor of the senate. nobody s words were taken down. no rule 19 invoked at that time. it s a political circumstance. you can tell when you cross the line way too far. but in that gray area, it depends on the politics of the moment. some democrats haveccused republicans of sexism in silencing senator warren. doou see that at play? she has many qualities and many virtues and many talents and the fact she s so darn smart and drives wall street crazy and gets under their skin so quickly may reflect on her feminine talents but certainly reflects on who she is. a very persuasive sar ivive sen. so not sexism? i don t know how they perceive it. the fact that camalla harris