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Now. for one candidate, it was his first night on the debate stage. montana governor steve bullock seen by some as a more moderate candidate. i want to play you some sound from him, because we're going to discuss if any candidates had a breakout moment. let's listen. >> i think this is part of the discussion that shows how often these debates are detached from people's lives. we got 100,000 people showing up at the border right now. if we decriminalize entry, if we get health care to everyone, we'll have multiples of that. don't take my word. that was president obama's homeland security secret...

Halftime show. night one was the debate over substance, a serious discussion about policy and there were division there. montana governor steve bullock he made his first appearance on the debate stage arguing strongly against decriminalizing border crossings. >> i think this is part of the discussion that shows how often these debates are detached from peoples lives. we've got 100,000 people showing up at the border right now. if we decriminalize entry, if we get health care to everyone, we'll have multiples of that. >> and governor steve bullock joins us now. governor, it's great to have you ...

Borders. >> just to clarify, would you decriminalize illegal border crossings? >> yes. the point is not about criminalization. that has given donald trump the tool to break families apart. >> if we decriminalize entry, if we give health care to everyone, we'll have multiples of that. don't take my word, that was president obama's homeland security secretary that said that. >> but you are playing into donald trump's hands. the challenge isn't that it's a criminal offense to crosses the border. the challenge is that donald trump is president and using this to rip families apart. >> when i'm pres...

We got a hundred thousand people showing up at the border right now. if we decriminalize entry, if we give health care to everyone, we'll have multiples of that. don't take my word. that was president obama's homeland security secretary that said that. the biggest problem right now that we have with immigration, it's donald trump. he's using immigration to not only rip apart families but rip apart this country. we can actually get to the point where we have both safe borders, where we have a path to citizenship, where we have opportunities for dreamers, and you don't have to decriminalize ever...

Career and they are writing your story, of all the good and bad things you did in your life, the thing you will be remembered for is whether in this moment with this president you found the courage to stand up to him, or you continue to put party over country. [ applause ] >> it was montana governor steve bullock's first time on the big debate stage. he did his best to make up for lost time. he cast himself as a more pragmatic progressive. focused on the economy, and against dark money in politics. on immigration he said he's against decriminalizing border crossings. >> i think this is part of...