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Connie Ray NY so gross 1 hour ago My fervent prayer is that ...
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FromNYCtoLA Los Angeles 1 hour ago I love me some Pete. He's...
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Blacks ain't gonna vote for no sissy boy.
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Irene Cantu New York 1 hour ago If he runs for POTUS, the De...
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She's right.
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Connecticut 1 hour ago H History Guy A smart, honest, tell-i...
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The Doctor NM 40 minutes ago PLEASE ... I'm a woman, a physi...
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John Dallas 1 hour ago Pete is the next Beto O'Rourke: the G...
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Philip W Boston 40 minutes ago Huge mistake! The country is ...
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Date: March 13th, 2025 11:36 AM
Author: Mainlining the Secret Truth of the Mahchine (You = Privy to The Great Becumming™ & Yet You Recognize Nothing)

Pete Buttigieg, a Possible 2028 Contender, Won’t Run for Senate in Michigan

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/13/us/politics/buttigieg-michigan-senate-2028-president.html?unlocked_article_code=1.3k4.-0OH.roUNXYKd0346&smid=nytcore-android-share

By Katie GlueckNick Corasaniti and Reid J. Epstein

March 13, 2025

Updated 11:23 a.m. ET

Pete Buttigieg, the former transportation secretary and 2020 Democratic presidential candidate, announced on Thursday that he would not run for Michigan’s open Senate seat, a decision that opens the door to a 2028 presidential bid.

“My party has a deep and talented bench here in Michigan, and I am certain that we will nominate an outstanding candidate for each office,” he wrote on his Substack page, saying that “I have decided against” running in the state’s races for Senate and governor next year.

Mr. Buttigieg had been widely expected to decline to enter the governor’s race, but many Democrats had wondered if he would join the 2026 contest to succeed Senator Gary Peters, a retiring Democrat.

His decision, earlier reported by Politico, allows him to pivot more easily to the next contest for the White House — which will effectively kick off the day after the midterm elections, if not sooner. Mr. Buttigieg determined he could not run for Senate or governor and then for the White House, according to a person briefed on his deliberations, who added that the move put the former transportation secretary in prime position for the 2028 Democratic primary race.

In his post, Mr. Buttigieg made no direct mention of any ambitions for office, but he did allude to some of his political plans.

“I am simultaneously thankful to be away from Washington and yet also more motivated than ever to contribute to the future of this country,” he wrote, mentioning his desire to spend time with his husband, Chasten, and their twin toddlers.

He pledged that he would spend “more time engaging both legacy and digital media in the service of a politics of everyday life, rooted in the values of freedom, security, and democracy,” and added that he would convene “partners, allies, friends and strangers” in his efforts and engage “offline” with communities around the Midwest.

In a list that bore a faint resemblance to a campaign platform, Mr. Buttigieg also enumerated some of his priorities, including “the prosperity of the industrial Midwest, the future of our cities and towns, the condition of our infrastructure, the need for structural reform in our democracy, the outlook for our climate” as well as “the proper role of technology,” among other issues.

Mr. Buttigieg had been seen as the most prominent potential contender in next year’s marquee Senate contest, a proven fund-raiser with strong name recognition and a devoted fan base in his party.

But he also would have been vulnerable to “carpetbagger” attacks, and was plainly aware of that risk. Mr. Buttigieg, a former mayor of South Bend, Ind., became a Michigan resident in 2022, moving to Traverse City.

“I have a lot of humility about having only moved to Michigan a few years ago,” he said when asked in an interview in December about a possible run for governor there. “Although, of course, I did grow up in the neighborhood.”

Offering a preview of the qualifications he would be likely to highlight if he runs in 2028, Mr. Buttigieg pointed in his Substack post to his record as secretary of transportation. He said he lived “within short driving distance of several transportation construction projects that count among the tens of thousands now being built with funds from the infrastructure package that I spent most of the last few years working on.”

A Senate candidacy by Mr. Buttigieg would have tested voters’ appetites for elevating a member of the Biden administration. Former Vice President Kamala Harris lost Michigan to President Trump in November, and former President Joseph R. Biden Jr. was unpopular for much of his presidency.

Democrats who are eyeing the Senate race include Representative Haley Stevens, a moderate from suburban Detroit; State Senator Mallory McMorrow, who won national Democratic acclaim in 2022 with a speech defending liberal values; and Abdul El-Sayed, a progressive health director in Wayne County who ran unsuccessfully against Ms. Whitmer in the 2018 primary.

“I’ll have more to share soon,” Ms. McMorrow wrote on X.

Term limits will preclude Gov. Gretchen Whitmer from running for a third time next year, and the race to succeed her has already prompted a crowded and contentious Democratic primary. Both it and the Senate contest are expected to be competitive in the general election.

In the meantime, another Buttigieg is stepping into the spotlight in Michigan.

This spring, Chasten Buttigieg will release a children’s book whose title features the name their children use for his husband. The book, “Papa’s Coming Home,” tells of children celebrating their father’s return from a trip. A book tour is scheduled to begin in Traverse City in mid-May.

Katie Glueck is a Times national political reporter. More about Katie Glueck

Nick Corasaniti is a Times reporter covering national politics, with a focus on voting and elections. More about Nick Corasaniti

Reid J. Epstein covers campaigns and elections from Washington. Before joining The Times in 2019, he worked at The Wall Street Journal, Politico, Newsday and The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. More about Reid J. Epstein

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Date: March 13th, 2025 11:37 AM
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Connie Ray NY so gross 1 hour ago My fervent prayer is that I live long enough to call him Mr. President Flag | Share Recommend (148) | View 2 replies

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Date: March 13th, 2025 11:38 AM
Author: Mainlining the Secret Truth of the Mahchine (You = Privy to The Great Becumming™ & Yet You Recognize Nothing)

FromNYCtoLA Los Angeles 1 hour ago I love me some Pete. He's by far one of the best at getting on news stations-even Fox-and holding his own in a debate, breaking down the issues facing Americans and cutting through the smoke screen for viewers who are willing to see reality. That said, I think he'd be even more effective as Speaker of the House or Senate Majority Leader-positions that hold far more long-term influence than the presidency itself. Before anything else, the Democrats need fresh, dynamic leadership in the legislative branch if they want to drive real, lasting change. Flag | Share Recommend (63) | View 3 replies

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Date: March 13th, 2025 11:38 AM
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Blacks ain't gonna vote for no sissy boy.

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Date: March 13th, 2025 11:39 AM
Author: Mainlining the Secret Truth of the Mahchine (You = Privy to The Great Becumming™ & Yet You Recognize Nothing)

Irene Cantu New York 1 hour ago If he runs for POTUS, the Democrats are doomed. The USA has clearly shown the Democratic party that Americans don't want a woman to be the national leader. The same will be true for a gay man. Surely my party can find someone who is more like Bill Clinton. We don't need a saint, we need someone who is smart, compassionate and who can win. Flag | Share Recommend (40) | Reply

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Date: March 13th, 2025 11:40 AM
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She's right.

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Date: March 13th, 2025 11:40 AM
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Connecticut 1 hour ago H History Guy A smart, honest, tell-it-like-it-is guy who has zero chance of becoming the President of the United States. The country has yet to elect a woman chief executive. In four years it won't be close to being prepared to elect a gay man. In fact, I fear, it will be farther away, given the reaction against trans rights and the push to overturn gay marriage. Buttigieg could go toe-to-toe with J.D. Vance and, indeed, would likely win any debate with him. But, the U.S. hinterland is vast and conservative-leaning and that includes Blue Wall states like Pennsylvania, Michigan, and Wisconsin. Those folks aren't ready for a gay couple to occupy the White House. Flag | Share Recommend (33) | View 1 reply

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Date: March 13th, 2025 11:41 AM
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He has a better chance of getting into Pounders' than the White House. Actually, check that- zero chance of either.

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Date: March 13th, 2025 11:55 AM
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Date: March 13th, 2025 11:41 AM
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The Doctor NM 40 minutes ago PLEASE ... I'm a woman, a physician, I'm not homophobic, still, a woman has not been able to run and win, a homosexual will certainly not be able to win, please don't even think of running a democrat who is anything but a white male at this point in order to reclaim the presidency, we need to win, not to break barriers, the number one priority is to win. Flag | Share Recommend (30) | Reply

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Date: March 13th, 2025 11:41 AM
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John Dallas 1 hour ago Pete is the next Beto O'Rourke: the Great White Hope who is always running for something but never wins. Flag | Share Recommend (28) | View 4 replies

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Date: March 13th, 2025 11:43 AM
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Philip W Boston 40 minutes ago Huge mistake! The country is not ready to vote in a Gay President. He would be great in the Senate, then perhaps one day decades from now the US will accept him Flag | Share Recommend (13) | Reply

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Date: March 13th, 2025 11:44 AM
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MA 1 hour ago Eventually you need a body of work to offer voters that goes beyond your relative youth and trendy identity characteristics. Uprooting your family to another state for a political opportunity seems a bit shallow as well. Flag | Share Recommend (12) | View 2 replies

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Date: March 13th, 2025 11:45 AM
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Contender for what?

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Date: March 13th, 2025 11:45 AM
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John Little Rock 1 hour ago Flag | Share

I used to be all for Pete. That is until he joined the "Biden is fine" chorus and went on Bill Maher less than a week before Biden dropped out and with a straight face said he had interacted with Biden and he was still all in. I will never, under any circumstances, support the dems who lied to our faces to keep Biden in the race. They are the reason we are here today. Recommend (12) |

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Date: March 13th, 2025 11:46 AM
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Mookie Emerald City is Closed 1 hour ago And here is why the Democrats will lose again in 2028. Pete's private polling is an echo chamber. He hasn't won a state, Representative nor Senate race. Hillary and Kamala lost significantly because of their specific gender and race. Kamala's campaign team still think they ran the perfect campaign where over 90M voters chose to sit it out. ~Hoping for a better alternative. Flag | Share Recommend (11) | View 3 replies

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Date: March 13th, 2025 11:47 AM
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Rho One of the Springfields 1 hour ago @Griddo Not quite untested. You may have forgotten that Pete won the lowa caucuses in 2020 (with a VERY rural and conservative electorate) and nearly won the New Hampshire primary (also a very rural state) over the neighboring state senator, Bernie Sanders. At the time he was a political nobody - a small town mayor from Indiana. Bernie Sanders by contrast was a political superstar who in 2016 gave Hillary Clinton a very hard time winning a race that everyone thought was going to be a shoo-in for her. Flag | Share Recommend (8) | Reply

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Date: March 13th, 2025 11:47 AM
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Kurt Pickard Murfreesboro, TN 2 hours ago Buttigieg can't stand in Newsom's shadow. Flag | Share Recommend (6) | View 2 replies

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Date: March 13th, 2025 11:49 AM
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Bob Evanston, IL 1 hour ago @Kurt Pickard Newsom would be a disaster. He comes across as an elitist. His dinner at the French Laundry at the height of covid is further baggage. My money is on Chris Murphy Flag | Share Recommend (2) | Reply

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Date: March 17th, 2025 8:05 AM
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Date: March 17th, 2025 8:24 AM
Author: michael doodikoff

seems like a bad decision IMO

candidate will be a straight white dude who will pick a minority and/or female as running mate. He does not fit these.

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