ANALYSIS: Pete Buttigieg faces new scrutiny as Democrats debate 'purity tests' and electability. via rickklein
even more campaign time, the uncertainties inside the race were on full display. The smallest field of candidates on stage to date presented diverging tones for challenging times in their party.
Buttigieg pushed back by saying Democrats need resources to defeat Trump. He pointed out that all the candidates on stage -- including Warren -- have accepted money from wealthy individuals, and that all will need their support to become president. Sen. Elizabeth Warren criticizes South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg during the sixth 2020 U.S. Democratic presidential candidates campaign debate at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles on Dec. 19, 2019.As to the question of who is best positioned to do just that, Sen. Amy Klobuchar singled out Buttigieg’s only statewide race -- a failed run for state treasurer.The jostling for position among candidates in Iowa and beyond reflects a broader divide inside the Democratic Party.
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., reacts to Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., during the Democratic presidential primary debate at Loyola Marymount University on Dec. 19, 2019, in Los Angeles. Ditto Sanders, who returned to lines he made famous in his campaign against Hillary Clinton four years ago:"We need an economy that works for working families, not just the 1%."
Democratic presidential candidate South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg speaks during the Democratic presidential primary debate at Loyola Marymount University on Dec. 19, 2019, in Los Angeles.Congress is leaving town for the holidays with members knowing that impeachment threatens to consume much of January. The candidates agreed that Trump’s top aides should testify in a Senate trial, though none directly addressed a question about why public support for impeachment is stalling.
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