The fact is that in terms of busing, the busing, I never, you would have been able to go to school the same exact way because it was a local decision made by your city council.

But Vice President Biden, do you agree today, do you agree today, that you were wrong to oppose busing in America?

Welcome to Deconstructed, I'm Mehdi Hassan.

20 candidates, two nights, four hours, and chuck Todd.

The first democratic presidential primary debates of the 2020 election took place this week, God helpers, hosted by NBC in Florida and featuring everyone from Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders to Andrew Yang and Marianne Williamson.

But it was an opportunity for some candidates who have struggled to get media attention, but who are serious candidates to well and truly shine.

Because my name, my D, has been lower than a lot of these candidates, I need to make sure that I get enough time and I needed to make sure that when I had that time that I made the best juice of it.

That's my guest today, Juliane Castro, former housing secretary under Barack Obama, former mayor of San Antonio.

He was one of the breakout stars of the democratic debates this week.

I'll speak to him about his clash with fellow Texas Democrat Beto O'Rourke on the debate stage on Wednesday night.

I'll also talk to my colleague Ryan Grim, the intercepts DC bureau chief about the performances of Bernie, Biden, Warren, and the woman who undoubtedly stole the show last night, Senator Carmela Harris.

On Wednesday night, there was only one real big hitter on the stage, one top tier candidate, if you will, Senator Elizabeth Warren.

We need to make structural change in our government, in our economy, and in our country.

But last night's debate, debate two, had four big names on stage together for the first time.

Now, I think it's fair to say that Senator Carmela Harris dominated the debate and all of her nine rivals.

She put them in check early on.

Hey guys, you know what?

America does not want to witness a food fight.

They want to know how we're going to put food on their table.

Mayor Buttigieg went after the Republicans and their hypocrisy.

For a party that associates itself with Christianity, to say that it is okay to suggest that God would condone,

putting children in cages, has lost all claim to ever use religious language again.

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