of california, i did the work of significantly reforming the criminal justice system of a state of 40 million people, which became a national model for the work that needs to be done. and i am proud of that work. he wrote an op-ed was that he believed that women working outside the home would, quote, create the deterioration of family. i just want to know what he meant when he said that. that was a long time ago, and here s what it was about. it would have given people making today $100,000 a year a tax break for child care. i did not want that. i wanted the child care to go to people making less than $100,000. leading off our discussion tonight, our jason johns and jonathan alter. tiffany cross, cofounder and managing editor of the beat d.c. and david jollie. okay, jason, your thoughts on the debate tonight.
for some even the michael bennets of the world have not been able to break through. for a lot of people biden may be the best choice we have to take on trump. elisia menendez, thank you very much. big night for our next guest. new york times described cory booker s performance as, quote, best in class. the new jersey democrat joins us next on morning joe. s us next on morning joe. choosing my car insurance was the easiest decision ever. i switched to geico and saved hundreds. that s a win. but it s not the only reason i switched. geico s a company i can trust, with over 75 years of great savings and service. now that s a win-win. switch to geico.
i suggested last night on the five i said he would be prepared for attacks from kamala harris and cory booker but i believe senator gillibrand would come up with something obscure on biden s 36 year record. i was proven right. let me just tell the audience that we know. dana: i think it was kind of distasteful. take a listen. he wrote an op ed that he believed that women working outside the home would, quote, create the deterioration of family. he also said that women who were working outside the home were, quote, avoiding responsibility. what did you mean when you said when a woman works outside the home it s resulting in, quote, the deterioration of family. dana: he went on to explain what he meant by that and all was talking about his own family situation, which he lost his wife and child. he was a single dad for awhile. his current wife, she had gone