was clear by the next morning, like he s going to get every registered black voter there is in america which essentially happened. so i think kamala harris is banking on pulling off maybe a similar kind of break with all the affection black voters appear to have with joe biden. it is stunning to me he even made that statement that got him into all this trouble talking about eastlen who died in 1986. these segregationists were at the end of their rope. they had spent 20 years fighting against implementation of brown vs. board of education. there s a way to explain it if he cares to, but it was never on the agenda until he brought it up and now one wonders why he did. and these letters showing exactly what he did on busing,
you know, honestly, alison, we really didn t know. i think we knew the issue would come up based on some of the exchanges both senator booker and senator harris have had with vice president biden through the press when he started sort of talking fondly of working with segregationist like james eastlen. but we didn t know. we expected the issue would come up tonight. i will say this. kamala harris started this campaign by saying i m going to speak the truth to the american people. and that s what she did last night and she ll continue to do no matter who it is. clearly you knew the busing issue was going to come up because she raised it and you had the hashtag ready. you also happen to have a picture ready of her from maybe third grade. there was a little girl in california who was bussed to school, that little girl was me, #dem debate and you immediately turned it into a t-shirt you
though you have a second round you can t change the past. you can evolve for sure. humans evolve, but let me remind our viewers of the past. he called kamala harris characterization of busing and whattee did a mischaracterization. but here s what we have. in 1977 he wrote this. my bill strikes at the heart of injustice of court ordered busing. i believe there s a growing sentiment in congress to curb on busing. he also wrote later to james eastlen, a fierce opponent. quote, i want you to know i very much appreciate your help during this week s committee meeting attempting to bring my anti-busing ledgeilation to a vote. are her attacks on biden over busing fair? absolutely. listen, i can tell you about my own experiences. i remember i was bussed also. i remember traveling with my