He had the same stance on bussing as Eastland and the same zeal for expanding the prison state as Strom Thurmond.

If he wanted to demonstrate bipartisanship, he could have (and was reportedly asked by his aides to do so) reference Bob Dole or Jack Kemp or John McCain or someone who is remembered for being something other than a hardcore segregationist. Instead he chose people who, if you've heard of them, it's because of their segregation support. And if you haven't, it's the first thing you'll learn in a Google search. Then he got mad at Corey Booker and demanded an apology from him for some reason.

The fact that he's "the electable one" and he can't even listen to his own advisers to not big up the Jim Crow guys is also shitty, but less so.