Article snippet: Though she seems to promise a fight at every turn, Elizabeth Warren has mostly refrained from attacking her fellow Democratic presidential candidates. But this week, the Massachusetts senator showed a new willingness to counterpunch, and her first target was a candidate who preaches about the need for unity: Pete Buttigieg, the young mayor of South Bend, Ind., who is rising in the polls after excoriating Warren’s health care plan. The exchange marks the first time Warren has hit back directly at Buttigieg after months of simmering tensions that started when he called her “extremely evasive” on her plan for Medicare for All. It signals a strategic departure for Warren, who has largely avoided criticizing her rivals or their policies, even when they have accused her of “elitism” or suggested she is too divisive to win. Speaking to reporters in Boston on Thursday night, Warren called Buttigieg out for his use of the traditional private fund-raisers that attract high-rollers and access-seekers, events she has sworn off for her presidential run. “Mayor Pete should open up the doors so that anyone can come in and report on what’s being said,” Warren said. “No one should be left to wonder what kind of promises are being made to the people who have been ponying up big bucks to be in the room.” Buttigieg’s campaign immediately hit back, calling for Warren to release additional information on her finances, beyond the 11 years of tax returns she has already posted online —... Link to the full article to read more