Chuck Todd to Buttigieg: You 'Out of Touch' By NOT Being a Socialist?

[See NewsBusters for more.] Socialism came up in Wednesday’s Democratic debate, but co-moderator Chuck Todd wondered if Pete Buttigieg is out of touch by NOT being a socialist. He even grilled billionaire Michael Bloomberg on whether his wealth is “obscene” and “should you have earned that money?” Talking to the millennial Buttigieg, the NBC journalist demanded, “I want to get you in on this. In 2000, you wrote an award-winning essay. You praised Senator Sanders. You specifically praised him for embracing socialism. You have now since said you're concerned about his policies. But I am curious about this: Are you out of touch with your own generation? Millennials by a big chunk embracing his version of democratic socialism. You do not. Are you out of touch with your generation?”