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One, pete buttigieg, south bend mayor. it took a while, but he said this is all fair game. >> well, i certainly think now's not a time for these kinds of purity tests to distract from what it is we're 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. >> bakari, let me start with you. i discussed this with robert in the past. with you, after all we...

>> 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 lone candidate of color on the stage. i miss cam la and i miss corey. though i think corey will be bac...

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 and wine caves should not pick the next president of the united states. >> this is the problem with ...

He seems strong. what did you think about buttigieg when he was under attack last night? >> i think he's 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 you're trying to attack me but remember i'm the poorest person on this stage, you're 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 mocking amy klobuchar it came off a little bit as just annoying and mean-spirited there. but i t...

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, i'm the only person on this stage, who is literally not a millionaire or a billionaire. >> reporter: he took criticism for his closed-door fund-raisers, including one in a wine cave in california. >> for the guidelines th...