Page 5 - Purity Tests News Today

One, pete buttigieg, south bend mayor. it took a while, but he said this is all fair game. >> well, i certainly think nows not a time for these kinds of purity tests to distract from what it is were all trying to do, and at the same time, i get that a debate is the place for us to hash out these differences and a fair game that each of us have to stand and defend what we believe. with me now to discuss is a political analyst and democratic strategist. gentlemen, welcome back. >> good morning. ...

>> senator, your net worth is 100 times mine. >> this is the problem with issuing purity tests that you cannot yourself pass. >> in the last debate, mayor, you basically mocked the hundred years of experience on the stage. so while you can dismiss committee hearings, i think this experience works. and i have not denigrated your experience as a local official. i have been one. >> juan: and the issue over lack of diversity on the stage also came up. >> such an honor and disappointment to be the lo...

To whoever tries to capture the crowd in iowa, which is of course the state she has to place well in in order to compete coming from neighboring minnesota. >> mixing it up with mayor pete seemed to be one of the themes from thursday night. one of the more notable events of the debate was this interaction between mayor pete buttigieg and senator elizabeth warren. >> the mayor just recently had a fundraiser. that was held in a wine cave full of crystals and served $900 a bottle wine. billionaires ...

He seems strong. what did you think about buttigieg when he was under attack last night? >> i think hes someone who showed he can be nimble and also turning the tables on someone. one of the most memorable things he said was elizabeth warren was issuing purity tests and youre trying to attack me but remember im the poorest person on this stage, youre a millionaire and you had millionaire donors just like me. we did see buttigieg get attacked from all-times. some people said at times when he was ...

After each other. for the first time, south bend, indiana, mayor, pete buttigieg, felt the fire from his democratic opponents. >> billionaires in wine caves should not pick the next president of the united states. >> reporter: but buttigieg, whose polls show was among the leaders in the first caucus state of iowa, was prepared to fight back. >> according to "forbes" magazine, im the only person on this stage, who is literally not a millionaire or a billionaire. >> reporter: he took criticism for...

Rallies. >> so to go with the same guidelines that president obama went by, nancy pelosi went by, you yourself went by not long ago. in order to build the democratic party and build a campaign ready for the fight of our lives, these purity tests shrink the stakes of the most important elect. >> reporter: meanwhile amy klobuchar was looking for a breakout moment. >> i did not come here to listen to this argument. >> reporter: giving a standout answer on the vote to impeach president trump. >> as ...

Democratic party and build a campaign ready for the fight of our lives, these purity tests shrink the stakes of the most important election -- >> judy. >> wed like to bring everyone in. >> he addressed me. >> senator klobuchar had her hand up. >> i did not come here to listen to this argument. i came here to make a case for progress. and i have never even been to a wine cave. ive been to the win cave in south dakota, which i suggest you go to. so what is making a case for progress about? that is...

Bigger fish to fry here. >> i dont think we have bigger fish to try than picking a president of the united states. >> also facing criticism from elizabeth warren, who repeatedly questioned his fundraising practices, including a napa valley event. >> billionaire in wine caves should not pick the next president of the united states. >> buttigieg said democrats should welcome all help to win back the white house. he said he accepts most donations because -- >> according to "forbes magazine," im lit...

>> senator, ive got to respond. first of all -- >> mr. mayor, one more chance to respond. >> if you cant say no to a donor, then you have no business running in the first place. senator, your presidential campaign right now as we speak is funded in part by money you transferred, having raised it at those exact same big ticket fundraisers you now denounce. did it corrupt you, senator? of course not. so to denounce the same kind of fund-raising guidelines that president obama went by, that speaker...

Of purity tests, elizabeth warren is trying to push the presidential candidates in this direction but a lot of democrats are rejecting this. the fund-raiser pete had, most people in the audience werent billionaires and millionaires, it was an open press fund-raiser at a winery. she was attacking him because she sees him as a political threat. hes rising in the polls. >> sean: what really got lost and that is what is a wine cave? ive seen a wine cellar. >> lisa: i looked it up, it is a standard c...