South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg Pete ButtigiegBillionaire who donated to Trump in 2016 donates to Biden The Hill's Morning Report - Sponsored by Facebook - GOP closes ranks to fill SCOTUS vacancy by November Buttigieg stands in as Pence for Harris's debate practice MORE’s presidential campaign announced Wednesday it has raised more than $1 million in a 24-hour period that included Tuesday night’s primary debate in Ohio.

“We are officially over $1M raised in the past 24 hours from tens of thousands of donors,” Lis Smith, a senior adviser for the Buttigieg campaign, tweeted.





We are officially over $1M raised in the past 24 hours from tens of thousands of donors https://t.co/ceJDEzi8AF — Lis Smith (@Lis_Smith) October 16, 2019

The haul was announced after the mayor put on a standout performance at Tuesday night’s event, engaging in a series of fiery exchanges with other candidates on stage.

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The 37-year-old Democrat touted his industrial Midwest roots and cast himself as an outsider frustrated with how Washington works.

Buttigieg took aim at Sen. Elizabeth Warren Elizabeth WarrenOvernight Defense: Appeals court revives House lawsuit against military funding for border wall | Dems push for limits on transferring military gear to police | Lawmakers ask for IG probe into Pentagon's use of COVID-19 funds On The Money: Half of states deplete funds for Trump's 0 unemployment expansion | EU appealing ruling in Apple tax case | House Democrats include more aid for airlines in coronavirus package Warren, Khanna request IG investigation into Pentagon's use of coronavirus funds MORE (D-Mass.) after she dodged questions about whether she would raise taxes on the middle class to pay for her “Medicare for All” plan, taking her to task over “a yes or no question that didn’t get a yes or no answer.”

He also noted that Warren has endorsed Sen. Bernie Sanders Bernie SandersSirota reacts to report of harassment, doxing by Harris supporters Republicans not immune to the malady that hobbled Democrats The Hill's Morning Report - Sponsored by Facebook - Republicans lawmakers rebuke Trump on election MORE’s (I-Vt.) Medicare for All plan instead of developing her own.

Buttigieg also sparred with former Rep. Beto O’Rourke (D-Texas) over the Texas Democrat’s plan to institute a mandatory buyback program for assault rifles.

"[Let's] not be limited by the polls and the consultants and the focus groups. Let's do what's right when we have time to do what's right," O'Rourke said during the debate.

"The problem isn't the polls. The problem is the policy," Buttigieg, an Afghanistan War veteran, fired back. "And I don't need lessons from you on courage, political or personal."

Buttigieg had plateaued in the polls prior to Tuesday’s debate but had remained a fundraising force in the Democratic primary, bringing in $19.1 million in the third quarter of 2019 and finishing September with $23.4 million cash on hand. Both totals ranked third in the crowded primary field.