Former Biden Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg is set to announce on Thursday that he won't run for Michigan's open U.S. Senate seat in the next election cycle, a move analysts say likely paves the way for a presidential run in 2028.
Buttigieg recently acknowledged he had been "looking" at a Senate campaign and even met with Senate Minority Chuck Schumer to discuss the possibility. However, allies of his told Politico that he ended up making the decision after concluding it would be extremely difficult to run consecutive campaigns in 2026 and 2028.
