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Our neighborhoods. thats the issue. what people were very concerned about, in terms of the primary debate was the fact that the vice president seemed to suggest a millennial form of stage right. in other words, we can pursue integration when it meets the wishes and the whims of local officials, as opposed to using the full measure and weight of the federal government, including the department of education, when necessary. >> i hope we shed some light on a complicated subject. i appreciate you be...

About a hoodie. its about a culture that size problem with a kid wearing a hoodie in the first place. our nominee teeds to have the language to talk about race in a march more constructive way. >> he opposed bussing in the 1970s, right? that was a straight up segregationist move on his part. and he got in trouble for saying he was willing to work with segregationists in the senate. he himself was one. he poopposed the integration of schools essentially, thats what hes saying. then to go out and ...

Came to issues of integration. joe biden is going to be spending the weekend fund-raising and next week were going to see him back out on the trail. well see if he decides to further engage in this debate in these coming days as this has become a hot topic. anderson? >> what is the campaign saying about how this has been playing out. they cannot be pleased about last night. >> reporter: i think the biden campaign is aware it wasnt his best performance. were told that biden is aware that he needs...

Referenced the fact that there were people on both sides of the argument around bussing. if the vice president was standing up and sort of making those arguments today that led him to the conclusion that he reached from a public policy standpoint, that would be one thing but thats not what hes doing. hes actually speaking in conflict to what is published and demonstrated record is on this issue. to senator kamala harris, i thought she was extremely effective particularly at this line of attack b...

President, he just won a civil rights award a couple of months ago. his record is pretty clear for his support on civil rights and racial issues and integration and so this issue that kamala harris has now used to exploit with him, i think could have a devastating effect in the general election by suppressing the black vote. you have to understand that hillary clinton lost by 78,000 votes in three states, including michigan. and there was the -- the obama coalition of about 4 1/2 million people ...

Opposed voluntarily bussing. >> reporter: but as you noted, anderson, there were moments, several instances decades ago biden was there defending or trying to express his opposition to school bussing. i asked the campaign how they can reconcile his statements today with what he had said in the past and havent gotten a full explanation. you also today heard biden trying to do a little cleanup when it came to comments relating to states rights. biden today saying he does believe the federal govern...

Public school. so they sent me to a catholic school. so kamala harris is not alone in this. so many people who have a story. but lets get to the issue of joe biden with this. that is a 70s mindset and even before the 70s. 2019, he has to do something to fix it. hes getting into the weeds as to if it is about the federal government, or if it is about the city council or the state, at issue is joe biden said he has a great record and got into politics trying to work with civil rights, civil rights...

There were a number of folks have varied views. . but there was -- there were a camp of people that believed that busing was not a catch yall to cure the ills and issues that came along with integration. and frankly segregation. and so you have to -- there were a number of people again that believe. >> why did he say last night i never opposed busing a and i -- i was fine with volunteer busing but not federally mandated busing why not come out and say like you were saying i didnt think dws a goo...

It was a thing. its always been this way defense of local communities to avoid integration and bussing specifically. >> this is another problem of joe biden being a candidate from the past. when he was practicing politics, even jimmy carter had to do it. huh to make sure you got racially anxious white voters and signal to african-americans. i am going to let white americans know i wont be soft on black people. im with you, white voters, but then again, i will play the saxophone and show black pe...

Folks. he does believe that. he has fought vigorously for that throughout his career. whether the voting rights act. he vigorously fought for integration. fought against mandated segregation. and so i really believe that the conservation voters want to have is the types of things folks plan to do if elected president. >> you raise about fair point and 60 seconds and so many on stage. thats fair. but i want to understand, symone because on this very day total coincide. it was on this day th years...