Pete Buttigieg Won’t Run for Senate

“Pete Buttigieg is expected to announce today he will not run for Michigan’s open Senate seat, clearing a path for a potential 2028 presidential campaign instead,” Politico reports.

“The former Transportation secretary previously confirmed he was ‘looking’ at a Senate campaign, and discussed the prospect with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer. Buttigieg’s decision to rule himself out is framed by allies and people in his inner circle as a bid to put himself in the strongest possible position to seek the presidency.”