What People Are Saying About Pete Buttigieg’s Strong Start At Tonight’s Debate
“Impressive.”… “Strong.” … “Scored a direct hit on Elizabeth Warren’s mandatory Medicare For All plan.” … “Hitting it out of the park with his opening statement.” … “Very effective response” ... “Did great on Medicare for All Who Want It.” … “We need to give people who don’t have insurance or don’t like their health insurance an affordable option.” … “Warren was put on the defensive.” … “So far, Pete Buttigieg is winning this debate tonight.”
David Axelrod @DavidAxelrod: Best moments in four debates for @PeteButtigieg and @amyklobuchar were on health care. First time @ewarren was put on the defensive.
Carla Marinucci @cmarinucci: Strong from @PeteButtigieg: Dems are "competing to be president for after the Trump presidency.. we'll be vulnerable, even more torn apart by politics then we are now...I'm running to be the president who can turn the page & unify a dangerously polarized country." #DemDebate
Naveed Jamali @NaveedAJamali: .@PeteButtigieg hitting it out of the park with his opening statement. What does this world look like after the Trump presidency ends.
Matt Lewis @MattKLewis: So far, Pete Buttigieg is winning this debate tonight. #DemDebate
Matt Rexroad @MattRexroad: Mayor Pete did great on Medicare for all who want it.
Ameshia Cross @AmeshiaCross: @PeteButtigieg is always ready. Trump's behavior and illegal activity should also be a problem for Republicans. This isn't partisan. This is about protecting our nation's interest, our Constitution and the America our Founders envisioned. #DemDebate
Caira Conner @CairaConner: I could listen to Mayor Pete talk sense all day.
Wajahat Ali @WajahatAli: Glad Buttigieg is imagining a future w/o Trump & warning America about the divisive, corrupt legacy of Trumpism and Republicans. You need a short term and long term plan. But you have to do it without being hijacked by right wing talking points and voters, a minority. #DemDebate
Sophia A. Nelson @IAmSophiaNelson: That damn Mayor @PeteButtigieg is impressive. #DemDebate
Robert Reich @RBReich: Mayor Pete makes important point that Trump admitted to an impeachable offense, and he also correctly directs attention to how we'll see our society after Trump is gone.
Elie Honig @eliehonig: Buttigieg bringing important historical perspective to this: How will this incident be regarded 100 years from now? Who did their job and who played politics?
Antjuan Seawright @antjuansea: Good @PeteButtigieg ...life after @realDonaldTrump will be something all of us have to deal with in a real way.
Frank Luntz @FrankLuntz: Mayor Pete just scored a direct hit on Elizabeth Warren’s mandatory Medicare For All plan – the first of this election. #DemDebate
Maximillian Potter @maxapotter: .@PeteButtigieg first words merit a mic drop. This dude is Varsity thinker among JV. #CNNDebate
Alexander Kaufman @AlexCKaufman: Pete Buttigieg was the first candidate on stage tonight to mention climate change, listing it as an issue that doesn't take a "vacation" while the president faces impeachment.
Kurt Bardella @KurtBardella: very effective response from @PeteButtigieg ... he's right, we need to be realistic about healthcare and the idea that we'll be in a place to completely overhaul our entire system without a realistic pay-for post-Trump sounds like fantasy vs reality. #DemDebate
Nicole Schuman @Buffalogal Loving: @PeteButtigieg more and more every debate. #DemDebate
Mo Elleithee @MoElleithee: Strongest answers on impeachment: @petebuttigieg and @AndrewYang, who didn’t just rely on partisan red meat, but connected it to bigger issues. Smart move.
Pat Cunnane @PatCunnane: .@PeteButtigieg's first answer re: the realities of a post-Trump America was unusually thought provoking for a 12-person debate
Henry Gomez @HenryJGomez: Buttigieg tying his Medicare for All Who Want It plan to his call for a healing post-Trump presidency: "Why unnecessarily divide this country over health care?"
Michael Wear @MichaelRWear: Mayor Pete the first candidate to talk to the viewer, to the voter.
Alexis Wiley @AlexisWileyNews: With Mayor @PeteButtigieg all day on this. We need to give people who don’t have insurance or don’t like their health insurance an affordable option. Not force people who like their coverage to give it up!
Lindsey Horvath @LindseyPHorvath: I’m here for @PeteButtigieg’s commitment to honesty and transparency. #americanvalues
