According to Politico, former Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg won’t run for the Michigan Senate seat in 2026.
Buttigieg wants to run for president in 2028 because he did so well in 2020. #sarcasm
Politico reported:
His decision was framed by several allies and people in his inner circle as putting him in the strongest possible position to seek the presidency, and based on a belief it would be exceedingly difficult to run successive campaigns in 2026 and 2028.The former Transportation secretary acknowledged recently he had been “looking” at a Senate campaign, including meeting with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer to discuss the possibility.Democrats are scrambling to hold onto the seat being vacated by retiring Sen. Gary Peters in a crucial swing state. Republicans see it as a top pickup opportunity after coming close to flipping the state’s other Senate seat last cycle.
Buttigieg and his family moved to Traverse City, MI, after leaving office earlier this year.
What a foolish idea since polling showed he would start strong in the Michigan Democratic primary.
David Axelrod said the absolute “hardest decision in politics is to pass on a race you have a very good chance to win.”
Axelrod added: “Pete was an A-list recruit and would have been a formidable candidate for the Senate had he chosen to run. But had he won in ’26, it would almost certainly have taken him out of the conversation for ’28. This certainly keeps that option open. Beyond that, I have a sense that he wanted to spend more time with his family, and with people in communities like his, where the conversations and concerns are so different than the ones you hear in the echo chamber of Washington.”
The Republicans have a decent chance to flip the Michigan Senate seat in 2026. The party could also flip seats in Minnesota and New Hampshire.
Of course, it all depends on what failed Democrat presidential candidate former VP Kamala Harris decides for her future. California governor in 2026? President in 2028?
Considering President Donald Trump destroyed Harris in November, it’d be foolish for the Democrats to prop her up again.
Then again, the party is in shambles and tied itself into knots with its infatuation with DEI. Buttigieg is gay but…he’s a white male.
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