Warren, Buttigieg clash over donors at debate by realchriswilson
The simmering feud between Democratic candidates Elizabeth Warren and Pete Buttigieg boiled over at Thursday night’s debate.
“So the mayor just recently had a fundraiser that was held in a wine cave full of crystals and served $900 a bottle wine,” said Warren. “Think about who comes to that. He had promised that every fundraiser he would do would be open door, but this one was closed door. We made the decision many years ago that rich people in smoke-filled rooms would not pick the next president of the United States. Billionaires in wine caves should not pick the next president of the United States.
“This is the problem with issuing purity tests you cannot yourself pass,” replied Buttigieg. “If I pledged never to be in the company of a progressive Democratic donor, I couldn’t be up here. Senator, your net worth is 100 times mine. Now, supposing you went home and feeling the holiday spirit — I know this isn’t likely but stay with me — and decided to go on to PeteForAmerica.com and give the maximum allowable by law: $2,800.
The Buttigieg campaign had promised to release the names of all its high-dollar bundlers, but its initial disclosure was incomplete, leaving out hedge fund investors and former ambassadors.
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