29 December 2019Pete Buttigieg (click here) faced pushback on the debate stage Thursday night for a recent lavish fundraiser in California's Napa Valley. The private event in what's known as a "wine cave" included a chandelier studded with 1,500 Swarovski crystals and $900 bottles of wine — items Senator Elizabeth Warren was quick to point out as being out of reach for voters of more humble means.
Wine caves are meant to age and store wines and are used worldwide in the industry. What's less common is the Hall Rutherford caves functioning as a venue for high-paying donors to support Buttigieg's presidential aspirations....
Senator Warren is correct, who is doing this? There is only one reason to dive into lavish affairs where enormous amounts of money is coming out of a few people in a room and that is because there aren't enough small money donors.
It takes a lot of backbone to say no to money and it's power, but, she is saying no and there is a lot to be said for Senator Warren to call this out for what it is for a candidate for president, inappropriate.
