BOONE, Iowa — Pete Buttigieg refused to comment on the rise of Bernie Sanders in Iowa amid a flurry of fundraising emails warning his supporters about the prospect of Sanders winning the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination.

“I’m focused on my campaign,” Buttigieg told reporters in Boone, Iowa, on Monday. “I think I’m better positioned to beat Donald Trump than him or any of my other competitors.”

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