right? that purple line is the polling line that representats the prospects of south bend, indiana mayor pete buttigieg. as you can see, since mid october mr. buttigieg has been rising steadily into what now looks like a pretty stable lead in iowa. he's up nearly 6 points ahead of his nearest competitor who at this point is vermont senator bernie sanders. as you can imagine, that rise in the iowa polls has meant mayor buttigieg is also facing new levels of scrutiny particularly from his fellow candidates. last week massachusetts senator elizabeth warren called on mayor buttigieg to open his private fundraisers to reporters so the press could hear what happens and report on what happens at his fundraisers. yesterday the buttigieg campaign responded by saying they will allow members of the press to start attending fundraisers from here on out. mr. buttigieg has also faced a number of questions about his time working in the private