DNC Chair Cites ‘Totality’ Of Dem Support For Civil Rights When Asked About Biden

Chair of the Democratic National Committee Tom Perez speaks during a press conference at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on March 11, 2019, to announce the selection of Milwaukee as the 2020 Democratic Natio... Chair of the Democratic National Committee Tom Perez speaks during a press conference at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on March 11, 2019, to announce the selection of Milwaukee as the 2020 Democratic National Convention host city. - Democrats have chosen Milwaukee as the site of their 2020 election convention, in an effort to win back swing voters in the American "Rust Belt" who helped elect Donald Trump. In announcing the decision, the Democratic Party emphasized it is the first time a Midwestern city other than Chicago has been chosen to host a party convention in more than 100 years. (Photo by Kamil Krzaczynski / AFP) (Photo credit should read KAMIL KRZACZYNSKI/AFP/Getty Images) MORE LESS
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Democratic National Committee chair Tom Perez on Sunday responded to 2020 candidate Joe Biden’s anti-busing record by saying that voters should look at the “totality” of the party’s support for civil rights.

“Fox News Sunday” host Chris Wallace showed Perez that despite Biden denying that he ever opposed “voluntary busing,” the former Delaware senator had pushed anti-busing measures several times while serving in Congress.

When Wallace asked Perez if the Democratic Party was likely to nominate a candidate who has a history of opposing a major path to integration, the party chair said that it’s “going to be up to the voters.”

“And they’re going to look at the totality of everybody’s record and what they’ve said, what they have done and who was fighting for them,” Perez said. “And on all of these issues, whether it’s the economy, whether it’s civil rights, every Democrat has the backs of people and that’s what I think voters are going to see.”

“Does it bother you personally that Joe Biden opposed the main tool to desegregate schools?” Wallace asked.

“It’s up to the vice president to explain his position,” Perez responded. “It’s up to the vice president to explain everything he’s done up in his career.”

The DNC chair added that he invites voters to “kick the tires on all of our candidates” because at the end of the day, the difference between the Democratic candidates and President Donald Trump on civil rights issues is “night and day.”

It was Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) during the Democratic primary debates who drew the nation’s attention to Biden’s anti-busing record. During a heated exchange between the two Democrats, Harris scorched Biden for not only making nice with hardline segregationists in Congress, but also working with them to oppose busing.

Watch Perez below:

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  1. Why is Perez on Fox News? I thought they broke up.

  2. Two interesting articles which, unfortunately, contain a great deal of truth.

    https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/democratic-candidates-veer-left-leaving-behind-successful-midterm-strategy/2019/06/30/e04f1464-9a6d-11e9-830a-21b9b36b64ad_story.html?utm_term=.2fed7e8a9735

    I’ve seen enough of this trainwreck. I’m just a concern troll here. No longer.

  3. So she got five points from Biden and one from Warren?

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