At the New Hampshire Democratic debate on Friday - who schedules a debate on a Friday?! - the knives came out for former Mayor Pete Buttigieg, the winner of the Iowa caucuses.
The debate began with health care, an issue that has been covered in almost every single Democratic debate this cycle.
The mayor tweeted his support for socialized medicine "Most affirmatively and indubitably, unto all ages" - in 2018.David Sirota, a Bernie Sanders speechwriter, had also slammed Mayor Pete for this tweet, claiming that Buttigieg "Touted Bernie's Medicare for All plan - then gave him cash & Pete suddenly started attacking the same plan. This story tells you exactly who Pete answers to."
Steyer got a dig in at Buttigieg for his lack of experience, and then he returned to the theme: "I have heard this debate so many darn times, and I love all these people, and they are all right. If we win, we can get the right thing, Bernie, I am with you. If we win, we can get the right thing, Pete and Amy. But we've got to win or we are in deep trouble."
Much of the debate in this primary has centered on the question of ideology: far-left insanity or slightly less insane "Moderation"? Mayor Pete is running on novelty, Biden on experience.
Biden has never been a good debater, and tonight was no exception.
After his disappointing fourth-place showing in Iowa, he needed a win and this debate was at best a wash for him.
https://pjmedia.com/election/mayor-pete-takes-heat-biden-fumbles-dems-wink-at-socialism-in-nh-debate/
The debate began with health care, an issue that has been covered in almost every single Democratic debate this cycle.
The mayor tweeted his support for socialized medicine "Most affirmatively and indubitably, unto all ages" - in 2018.David Sirota, a Bernie Sanders speechwriter, had also slammed Mayor Pete for this tweet, claiming that Buttigieg "Touted Bernie's Medicare for All plan - then gave him cash & Pete suddenly started attacking the same plan. This story tells you exactly who Pete answers to."
Steyer got a dig in at Buttigieg for his lack of experience, and then he returned to the theme: "I have heard this debate so many darn times, and I love all these people, and they are all right. If we win, we can get the right thing, Bernie, I am with you. If we win, we can get the right thing, Pete and Amy. But we've got to win or we are in deep trouble."
Much of the debate in this primary has centered on the question of ideology: far-left insanity or slightly less insane "Moderation"? Mayor Pete is running on novelty, Biden on experience.
Biden has never been a good debater, and tonight was no exception.
After his disappointing fourth-place showing in Iowa, he needed a win and this debate was at best a wash for him.
https://pjmedia.com/election/mayor-pete-takes-heat-biden-fumbles-dems-wink-at-socialism-in-nh-debate/
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