Bernie Sanders goes after Pete Buttigieg over billionaire fundraisers

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Democratic candidates take the stage for the ninth primary debate of the 2020 presidential election, this one in Nevada. Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg makes his debate debut, as Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders takes the lead in the polls.

The former South Bend mayor lumped together Sanders and Bloomberg, calling them “the two most polarizing figures on this stage.”

“Most Americans don’t see where they fit if they’ve got to choose between a socialist who thinks capitalism is the root of all evil and a billionaire who thinks money ought to be the root of all power,” he said.

“Let’s put forward somebody who’s actually a Democrat,” he added, positioning himself as the moderate between the two. Bloomberg is a former Republican and Sanders is registered as an independent.

“We shouldn’t have to choose between one candidate who wants to burn this party down and another candidate who wants to buy this party out,” he said.

Sanders returned fire, accusing Buttigieg of taking contributions from billionaires like Bloomberg, who has a net worth of about $60 billion.

“What we are saying, Pete, is maybe it’s time for the working class of this country to have a little bit of power rather than your billionaire campaign contributors,” he said.

Bloomberg did not respond to Buttigieg on stage.

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