Sen. Warren, who rarely criticizes her opponents by name, went on the offensive Thursday night, directly challenging South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg and fmr. NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg.
Noting that neither Harris nor Sen. Cory Booker of New Jersey, who failed to qualify, would be part of the next Democratic debate, Warren said:"There will not be a single person of color on that stage, and as I said, women have been forced out of this race at a time when billionaires can buy their way in.
"Michael Bloomberg just did a $37 million ad buy in one week in order to make himself a candidate while he skips the usual parts of democracy, like shaking hands with people and hearing directly about their concerns," she said. "If democracy is just going to be about billionaires buying their way in, then buckle up, because we're going to have an America that just works better and better for billionaires and leaves everyone else behind," she said.Warren signaled the new tactic on Wednesday night, when she appeared on Bloomberg TV, which is owned by Bloomberg, and said:"What is broken in America is we've got a country that is working great for those at the top ...
Warren and Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont, with whom she is roughly even in recent polls, have declined to raise money at private events. Biden, unlike Buttigieg, has allowed reporters at all of his fundraising events.
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