In one of the most tense exchanges of the debate, Senator Elizabeth Warren said to South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg that “billionaires in wine caves should not pick the next president.” Buttigieg responded that Warren’s net worth is “100 times” his and “this is the problem with issuing purity tests you cannot yourself pass.” Elaine Quijano anchors coverage with CBS News political analyst and Democratic strategist Antjuan Seawright, CBS News political analyst and Republican strategist Leslie Sanchez and CBSN political contributor Molly Hooper. Source
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Cory Booker spends debate night phone banking in Iowa
Senator Cory Booker did not meet the criteria to take the stage for the sixth Democratic debate. He spent Thursday phone banking in Iowa and told reporters he feels confident he will be back on the debate stage in January. CBS News campaign reporter Adam Brewster reports from Des Moines, Iowa. Source
Sanders supporters cheer his jabs at Biden and Buttigieg at Democratic Debate
At a watch party of the sixth Democratic debate with Senator Bernie Sanders’ supporters, the crowd cheered loudly when he sparred with former Vice President Joe Biden and South Bend, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg. CBS News campaign reporter Cara Korte reports from Los Angeles. Source
Warren repeats attack on Buttigieg fundraisers: “I don’t sell access to my time”
In a post-debate spin room interview with Ed O’Keefe and Caitlin Huey-Burns, Senator Elizabeth Warren said her attack on Mayor Pete Buttigieg is about the “kind of campaign we are running.” She repeated her attack on Buttigieg’s recent fundraiser at a “wine cave,” despite pushback from California Governor Gavin Newsom. Source
Buttigieg comes under fire at sixth Democratic debate
Mayor Pete Buttigieg sparred with Senator Elizabeth Warren over high-dollar fundraisers and with Senator Amy Klobuchar about impeachment in the sixth Democratic debate. CBSN political reporter Caitlin Huey-Burns joins from the spin room in Los Angeles, while Elaine Quijano anchors coverage with CBS News political analyst and Democratic strategist Antjuan Seawright, CBS News political analyst and Republican strategist Leslie Sanchez and CBSN political contributor Molly Hooper for post-debate analysis and coverage. Source
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2020 Democrats face off in Los Angeles; Baby fever heats up Alabama fire department Source
Klobuchar: “I’ve been waiting for a month” to respond to Buttigieg
In a post-debate spin room interview with Ed O’Keefe, Senator Amy Klobuchar said she had been “waiting for a month” to respond to Mayor Pete Buttigieg’s comments about there being “100 years of experience” on the debate stage. Source
CBS News poll finds 13% of African American Democrats in Super Tuesday states consider supporting Pete Buttigieg
Former Florida state representative Sean Shaw joined “Red and Blue” to discuss why he’s supporting South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg in 2020, and how the 2020 Democratic hopeful can do better among African American voters. Source
Sarah Sanders mocks Biden for imitating stutter, then apologizes
“I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I hhhave absolutely no idea what Biden is talking about,” Sanders tweeted, and then later deleted. Source
Boeing Starliner launch to pave way for astronauts
If the unpiloted test flight goes well, Boeing hopes to launch a crew to the space station in 2020. Source