recognition, he was a beloved member of the obama administration but it seems some of that goodwill is trickling away as other candidates are having a better night tonight. >> mayor pete, south bend indiana mayor had a strong night on a number of friends. he confronted elizabeth warren, he confronted medicare for all, he talked about beto o'rourke and guns. >> you just made it clear you don't know how this is going to take weapons off the streets. the problem is the policy. i don't need lessons from you on courage, political or personal. >> that was a slave in the face to every single one of those groups and every survivor of a mass casualty assault with an ar 15. >> the point is he was in a lot of substantive conversations tonight and there's a competition between amy klobuchar and pete buttigieg to be the biden alternative because there will be a biden ln.