What Went Down At The December Democratic Primary Debate

Buttigieg: “If you can’t say no to a donor, you shouldn’t be running for office in the first place.”

Buttigieg is using this exchange to position himself as a pragmatist. His argument — why would I turn down money that could help me defeat Trump just because it came from a wealthy person?

“Senator, your net worth is 100 times mine,” says Buttigieg.