Article snippet: The knives are out for South Bend, Ind., Mayor MORE. Liberals are tearing at Buttigieg, viewing him as a threat to the left's most ambitious policy goals such as "Medicare For All" and free college tuition. Buttigieg also has the full attention of former Vice President MORE’s campaign as the two battle for support from centrists. While Buttigieg's campaign once basked in glowing media profiles, he is getting tougher scrutiny from the press. Progressives have begun questioning his past consulting work. And a furious debate is raging over whether he will be able to attract enough support from black voters to win the primary. Democrats say the attacks against Buttigieg are a sign of his strength in the race and reveal fears from rival campaigns that his rise to the top of the polls in Iowa and New Hampshire could set him on a trajectory to the nomination. “Pete clearly has a lot of momentum in the presidential race, and that always leads to increased scrutiny from voters and other campaigns,” said Rep. Don Beyer (D-Va.), one of three House members to have endorsed Buttigieg for president. But Beyer said that Buttigieg "also has the humility and strength to meet that challenge, and to turn it to his benefit by reaching out to new people and growing his support.” Biden has largely held his fire against Buttigieg, but earlier this week the former vice president accused the Midwest mayor of stealing his health care plan, which builds upon the Affordable Care Act. Buttig... Link to the full article to read more