IO BIDEN HAS RELEASED HIS PLAN
IO BIDEN HAS RELEASED HIS PLAN TO REFORM THE NATION’S CRIMINAL
TO REFORM THE NATION’S CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM, A SYSTEM CRITICS
JUSTICE SYSTEM, A SYSTEM CRITICS SAY HE HELPED TO CREATE.
SAY HE HELPED TO CREATE. HIS PLAN WOULD, AMONG OTHER
HIS PLAN WOULD, AMONG OTHER THINGS, ELIMINATE MANDATORY
THINGS, ELIMINATE MANDATORY MINIMUM SENTENCES, END THE
MINIMUM SENTENCES, END THE DISPARITY BETWEEN CRACK AND
DISPARITY BETWEEN CRACK AND POWDER COCAINE AND DECRIMINALIZE
POWDER COCAINE AND DECRIMINALIZE MARIJUANA.
MARIJUANA. CORY BOOKER BLAMES HIM FOR
CORY BOOKER BLAMES HIM FOR CREATING THE SYSTEM HE IS TRYING
CREATING THE SYSTEM HE IS TRYING TO FIX.
TO FIX. HE SAID JOE BIDEN HAD MORE THAN
HE SAID JOE BIDEN HAD MORE THAN 40 YEARS TO GET THIS RIGHT.
40 YEARS TO GET THIS RIGHT. THE PROUD ARCHITECT OF A FAILED
THE PROUD ARCHITECT OF A FAILED SYSTEM IS NOT THE RIGHT PERSON
SYSTEM IS NOT THE RIGHT PERSON TO FIX IT.
TO FIX IT. MIKE MEM LITTLE JOINS FROM US
MIKE MEM LITTLE JOINS FROM US CAPITOL HILL.
CAPITOL HILL. MIKE, THANKS.
MIKE, THANKS. CNN RELEASED THE LINE-UP FOR THE
CNN RELEASED THE LINE-UP FOR THE NEXT ROUND OF DEBATES.
NEXT ROUND OF DEBATES. NIGHT TWO, THAT’S JOE BIDEN’S
NIGHT TWO, THAT’S JOE BIDEN’S NIGHT AND ON STAGE WITH HIM
NIGHT AND ON STAGE WITH HIM THERE WILL IS CORY BOOKER.
THERE WILL IS CORY BOOKER. WE SAW IT IN THE FIRST DEBATE.
WE SAW IT IN THE FIRST DEBATE. KAMALA HARRIS BROUGHT UP BUSSING
KAMALA HARRIS BROUGHT UP BUSSING FROM THE ’70s.
FROM THE ’70s. HAD A BIG MOMENT.
HAD A BIG MOMENT. IS THIS BOOKER TODAY SAYING HE’S
IS THIS BOOKER TODAY SAYING HE’S GOING TO TRY TO DO THE SAME
GOING TO TRY TO DO THE SAME THING WITH THE CRIME BILL IN THE
THING WITH THE CRIME BILL IN THE ’90s AT THAT DEBATE?
’90s AT THAT DEBATE? >> THAT’S EXACTLY RIGHT, STEVE.
>> THAT’S EXACTLY RIGHT, STEVE. THERE WAS A BOOKER STAFFER ON
THERE WAS A BOOKER STAFFER ON THE NIGHT THEY ANNOUNCED THE
THE NIGHT THEY ANNOUNCED THE LINE-UPS ACTUALLY COMPARED THIS
LINE-UPS ACTUALLY COMPARED THIS DEBATE TO A CONFIRMATION HEARING
DEBATE TO A CONFIRMATION HEARING FOR JOE BIDEN SAYING THAT’S THE
FOR JOE BIDEN SAYING THAT’S THE KIND OF TREATMENT THEY EXPECT TO
KIND OF TREATMENT THEY EXPECT TO GIVE HIM.
GIVE HIM. WHAT’S THE OLD LINE ABOUT WHY
WHAT’S THE OLD LINE ABOUT WHY PEOPLE ROB BANKS, THAT’S WHERE
PEOPLE ROB BANKS, THAT’S WHERE THE MONEY IS.
THE MONEY IS. WHY IF YOU’RE A DEMOCRAT DO YOU
WHY IF YOU’RE A DEMOCRAT DO YOU GO AFTER BIDEN.
GO AFTER BIDEN. HE HAS A STRONG LEAD STILL
HE HAS A STRONG LEAD STILL DESPITE RECENT STRUGGLES AMONG
DESPITE RECENT STRUGGLES AMONG AFRICAN-AMERICAN VOTERS.
AFRICAN-AMERICAN VOTERS. THAT’S THE BEDROCK OF HIS
THAT’S THE BEDROCK OF HIS SUPPORT RIGHT NOW.
SUPPORT RIGHT NOW. THE BOOKER CAMPAIGN WHICH NEEDS
THE BOOKER CAMPAIGN WHICH NEEDS TO PICK UP THE PACE NEEDS TO GO
TO PICK UP THE PACE NEEDS TO GO AFTER HIM, NEEDS TO HAVE A
AFTER HIM, NEEDS TO HAVE A KAMALA-LIKE MOMENT FOR THAT.
KAMALA-LIKE MOMENT FOR THAT. CORY BOOKER’S ATTEMPT TO DO
CORY BOOKER’S ATTEMPT TO DO THAT.
THAT. THIS IS INTERESTING IN THE TERMS
THIS IS INTERESTING IN THE TERMS OF THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM
OF THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM ROLL OUT PLAN.
ROLL OUT PLAN. BIDEN HAS HAD SUPPORT HIS OLDER
BIDEN HAS HAD SUPPORT HIS OLDER AFRICAN-AMERICAN VOTES, LESS SO
AFRICAN-AMERICAN VOTES, LESS SO AMONG YOUNGER AFRICAN-AMERICAN
AMONG YOUNGER AFRICAN-AMERICAN VOTERS.
VOTERS. BY GETTING AHEAD OF THE CRIME
BY GETTING AHEAD OF THE CRIME BILL, GETTING THAT PLAN OUT THIS
BILL, GETTING THAT PLAN OUT THIS WEEK, THIS IS BIDEN’S ATTEMPT TO
WEEK, THIS IS BIDEN’S ATTEMPT TO STAVE OFF SOME OF THE ATTACKS.
STAVE OFF SOME OF THE ATTACKS. THERE’S NO DOUBT HE NEEDS TO BE
THERE’S NO DOUBT HE NEEDS TO BE BETTER IN RESPONDING TO THE
BETTER IN RESPONDING TO THE ATTACKS WHEN THEY COME.
ATTACKS WHEN THEY COME. >> YOU MENTIONED BIDE’S AMONG
>> YOU MENTIONED BIDE’S AMONG BLACK VOTERS.
BLACK VOTERS. AMONG BLACK VOTERS IN THE
AMONG BLACK VOTERS IN THE DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY, BIDEN IN
DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY, BIDEN IN FRONT WITH 46%, CORY BOOKER, BY
FRONT WITH 46%, CORY BOOKER, BY THE WAY, NOT REGISTERING IN THIS
THE WAY, NOT REGISTERING IN THIS POLL AT OT% AMONG BLACK VOTERS
POLL AT OT% AMONG BLACK VOTERS IN OUR POLL.
IN OUR POLL. YOU MENTIONED, YOU SAY BIDEN HAS
YOU MENTIONED, YOU SAY BIDEN HAS TO HANDLE IT BETTER THAN HE DID
TO HANDLE IT BETTER THAN HE DID THE BUSSING QUESTION WITH KAMALA
THE BUSSING QUESTION WITH KAMALA HARRIS.
HARRIS. WHAT’S YOUR SENSE FROM THE BIDEN
WHAT’S YOUR SENSE FROM THE BIDEN CAMPAIGN?
CAMPAIGN? DO THEY HAVE A PLAN FOR THAT?
DO THEY HAVE A PLAN FOR THAT? WHAT ARE THEY GOING TO DO TO
WHAT ARE THEY GOING TO DO TO MAKE SURE HE’S NOT CAUGHT FLAT
MAKE SURE HE’S NOT CAUGHT FLAT FOOTED?
FOOTED? >> THE PLAN IS PIVOT EVERY
>> THE PLAN IS PIVOT EVERY QUESTION OR EVERY ATTACK THAT
QUESTION OR EVERY ATTACK THAT COMES ABOUT THE ’94 CRIME BILL
COMES ABOUT THE ’94 CRIME BILL BY FOCUSING ON THE FUTURE.
BY FOCUSING ON THE FUTURE. THAT’S WHY IT WAS IMPORTANT TO
THAT’S WHY IT WAS IMPORTANT TO GET THIS OUT TO SAY WE DON’T
GET THIS OUT TO SAY WE DON’T WANT TO BE A CUSS ABOUT THE
WANT TO BE A CUSS ABOUT THE PAST.
PAST. I’M NOT RELIVING THE PAST.
I’M NOT RELIVING THE PAST. I’M RUNNING TO FIX THE FUTURE.
I’M RUNNING TO FIX THE FUTURE. THAT’S THE GOAL.
THAT’S THE GOAL. IT WILL BE INTERESTING IN IN
IT WILL BE INTERESTING IN IN TERMS WHETHER THE CANDIDATES ARE
TERMS WHETHER THE CANDIDATES ARE SIDE BY SIDE ALONGSIDE JOE
SIDE BY SIDE ALONGSIDE JOE BIDEN, WHAT HE CAN AVOID TAKING
BIDEN, WHAT HE CAN AVOID TAKING THE BAIT IF THE ATTACKS COME,
