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Opposed voluntary busing. >> the big take aways from both nights. >> what's been missing is courage. >> and why never trump former republicans need to expect democrats to act like democrats. >> raise your hand is your government plan would provide coverage for undocumented immigrants. >> when "all in" starts right now. good evening from new york, i'm chris hayes. the most watched democratic debate in history happened last night. nbc news announcing that 18.1 million tv viewers watched the debate across msnbc nbc and telemundo. 9 million watched via live stream setting a new democratic debate v...

Racial justice, including busing. i never, never, never, ever opposed voluntary busing, and as a program that senator harris participated in and made a difference in her life. >> joining me now for more on the first round democratic debate, howard dean, former dnc chair and a 2004 democratic presidential candidate, amy allen president of she the people and dorian warren president of the national community organizing group community change. amy, let me start with you. there's two levels i want to talk about this on, and we'll start with the kind of performance level for lack of a better word, j...

Happened and was decided many decades ago. the former vice president had struggled to explain why he opposed federally mandated busing as a way to integrate schools. keon laue has details. >> reporter: joe biden defending his record on civil rights after an intense exchange. >> i respect senator harris, but we all know that 30 seconds to 60 seconds on a campaign debate exchange can't do justice to a lifetime committed to civil rights. >> reporter: speaking to the rainbow push coalition, a civil rights organization. >> i never, never, never ever opposed voluntary busing. >> reporter: kamala har...

Said yesterday. >> we all know that 30 seconds to 60 seconds on a campaign debate exchange can't do justice to a lifetime committed to civil rights. i want to be absolutely clear about my record and position on racial justice, including busing. i never, ever, ever opposed voluntary busing. >> okay, cut to a few minutes later when he had this comment which drew criticism, and this time the criticism came from senator cory booker. here it is. >> we have to recognize that kid wearing a hoodie may very well be the next poet laureate and not a gangbanger. >> what you make of this and how he might g...

About my record and position on racial justice including busing. i never, never, any, ever opposed voluntary busing. >> reporter: but the issue wasn't voluntary busing. it is the federal government stepping in to desegregate schools which biden repeatedly opposed. >> the one way to push civil rights in america further back is to promote busing because it's a bankrupt policy. >> reporter: in 2019, the policy isn't really about busing but a conversation about democrats and whether biden fits the moment as the party increasingly shifts to the left. the post-debate spotlight would have shined even...