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Cha

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27. This is the thing.. hypocrisy is not a good look & "purity" isn't, either..

Fri Dec 20, 2019, 05:09 PM

Dec 2019

The biggest moment of the night came when Warren finally struck back against Buttigieg, who has been gradually siphoning support from her over the last two months. Warren predictably focused on the recently-leaked pictures of Mayor Pete’s gilded wine cave fundraiser and his general eagerness to raise money from super-rich people. Somewhat surprisingly, Mayor Pete got the best of the exchange when he pointed out that Warren’s net worth is 100 times larger than his and that Warren has herself participated in exactly these kinds of fundraisers in the past—and even rolled over money raised from those old fundraisers into her presidential campaign account.

It's like.. " it's good for me but not for thee"?

Damn the purity tests.. We've gotten too much Grief over "purity" already.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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Matt Bruenig of the People's Policy Project: Warren got the worst of the wine cave exchange. [View all] highplainsdem Dec 2019 OP

No matter how rich you are, you can't donate more than $2800 to a candidate. The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2019 #1

You completely ignore bundling. Hassin Bin Sober Dec 2019 #3

Bundled contributions are still subject to maximum donation limits. The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2019 #4

No but a bundler can literally hand the candidate a million bucks in bundled funds Hassin Bin Sober Dec 2019 #15

There is nothing wrong with bundlers if they are making their Blue_true Dec 2019 #29

It was a huge mistake. The Valley Below Dec 2019 #2

Buttigieg was injured. crazytown Dec 2019 #5

If Buttigieg needed the left-leaning Twitterverse for support, he'd have been injured. He doesn't highplainsdem Dec 2019 #6

Biden has not benefited from Warren's fall from polling grace. crazytown Dec 2019 #7

I don't see Buttigieg as threatening Biden, but as another candidate highplainsdem Dec 2019 #10

"I expect almost all his support to go to Biden". crazytown Dec 2019 #17

I expect his supporters to switch to Biden before very many primaries are held. highplainsdem Dec 2019 #18

Pete is Biden's dream candidate. crazytown Dec 2019 #20

I agree. highplainsdem Dec 2019 #22

People put too much emphasis on Twitter. TidalWave46 Dec 2019 #14

"only the people who watched the debate ... would even know what it's about" crazytown Dec 2019 #19

That's why this point is insignificant and that point flows directly from my comment. TidalWave46 Dec 2019 #23

It came across as petty to me. She was quite amused while Harris... Kahuna7 Dec 2019 #8

Klobuchar, Yang and Sanders all made a fuss. crazytown Dec 2019 #9

it succeeded in most viewers roll their eyes almost out of their heads... Kahuna7 Dec 2019 #11

Warren and Buttigieg are direct competitors crazytown Dec 2019 #13

That's one of the silliest tweets I've ever seen. highplainsdem Dec 2019 #12

Yeah.. it was.. purity is petty. Cha Dec 2019 #28

I left the room after it started marlakay Dec 2019 #16

Given the socioeconomic groups polls indicate Warren appeals to (better educated and wealthier than highplainsdem Dec 2019 #21

I think "wine cave" sounded deliciously corrupt to one of her advisors. In the long run, I don't emmaverybo Dec 2019 #26

I agree PatSeg Dec 2019 #24

Some fun facts about the wine cave owner (hint: this is ultimately a bigger problem for Pete) BeyondGeography Dec 2019 #25

This is the thing.. hypocrisy is not a good look & "purity" isn't, either.. Cha Dec 2019 #27

I agree Warren came out behind, but it minor. Steelrolled Dec 2019 #30