Buttigieg: Sanders would have difficulty defeating Trump because of ‘labels’ and his ‘approach’

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Buttigieg tells TODAYshow that the sweeping progressive policies promised by Sen. Sanders would be the Vermont independent's weak spot in a potential match-up against President Trump in November.

The former mayor has been trying to use the momentum from Iowa to boost his campaign's chances in New Hampshire, but has been clobbered by attacks from former Vice President Joe Biden and Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., over his experience and newcomer status.

Buttigieg also said the attacks of Sanders and Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., that he is in the pocket of billionaire campaign donors is"just wrong" and that Democrats need a big tent if they plan to win back the White House. When asked if Trump fears him, since the president has not attacked him as much as other Democratic rivals, Buttigieg said,"I don't think he can figure out what to do with me."

Buttigieg and Sanders sit atop the newest polls of likely New Hampshire Democratic primary voters. Sanders secured 29 percent in the newest results from , released Monday, with Buttigieg trailing at 22 percent, a margin within the poll's plus-or-minus 5.1 percent margin of error.

 

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TODAYshow Coming from a guy with no policy proposals

TODAYshow FireChuckTodd

TODAYshow VoteBlueNoMatterWho2020 our environment and our lives depend on it. Health care, and much more are at stake.

TODAYshow Buttigieg wants to decriminalize ALL drugs. That's not a moderate policy.

TODAYshow He’s got a point...

TODAYshow It sounds like Buttigieg agrees with Trump! Great, that's all we need!

TODAYshow The problem. Bernie would spend all his time trying to defend himself rather than focus on his opponent This is why Trump is leaving him alone now hoping he gets the nomination.

TODAYshow Oops. No Centrist Democrats is going to beat Trump. That's why we have the Jerk in the first place. Hello!

TODAYshow Send that little Pete home. No one wants a 38 year old president. He'd get walked all over by...every world leader. Pete's also one of the stupid ones that wants to give free health care to illegals lol

TODAYshow Lmao Pete has no path to victory who cares what his corporate puppet rat face leaks out

TODAYshow So will you young man

TODAYshow His point means nothing. I'd say he needs to work on his relationship with black voters but that train left the station ages ago. It's a wrap Pete, just pack up now.

TODAYshow No, they won’t. traitortrump is a liar and a cheater. Any honest person can tear down those lies.

TODAYshow

TODAYshow Yet most national polls show Sanders beating Trump

TODAYshow Pete is cray cray.

TODAYshow I think Pete's weak spot might be uhhh idk 0% support amongst black voters Might be a problem

TODAYshow Health, education, solidarity, prosperity: ruuuuunnnnn!

TODAYshow and Pete's weak spot for the rest of his life will be minorities!

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