MSNBC: Pete Buttigieg Considering a Run for the U.S. Senate

JANSING There s been ░░░░░░░░ lot of speculation about ░░░░░░░░ Pete Buttigieg s next ░░░░░░░░ might be What more ░░░░░░░░ we know about this ░░░░░░░░ KAPUR Yeah that s ░░░░░░░░ Chris We know this ░░░░░░░░ took place last week ░░░░░░░░ Pete Buttigieg and Chuck ░░░░░░░░ That is according to ░░░░░░░░ source with direct knowledge ░░░░░░░░ it Pete Buttigieg has ░░░░░░░░ know not officially made ░░░░░░░░ his mind as to ░░░░░░░░ he s going to ░░░░░░░░ for the seat That ░░░░░░░░ according to the same ░░░░░░░░ that we spoke to ░░░░░░░░ he s clearly considering ░░░░░░░░ run This is a ░░░░░░░░ being vacated by the ░░░░░░░░ term Democrat Gary Peters ░░░░░░░░ parties involved here are ░░░░░░░░ feeling very chatty Buttigieg ░░░░░░░░ team isn t commenting ░░░░░░░░ Democrats campaign arm isn ░░░░░░░░ commenting Schumer s team ░░░░░░░░ isn t commenting However ░░░░░░░░ sources not authorized to ░░░░░░░░ this have told me ░░░░░░░░ the party is still ░░░░░░░░ the field and the ░░░░░░░░ candidates and they have ░░░░░░░░ formulated a preference at ░░░░░░░░ point as to who ░░░░░░░░ want as their nominee ░░░░░░░░ group that is commenting ░░░░░░░░ the Senate Leadership Fund ░░░░░░░░ main Republican super PAC ░░░░░░░░ referred to Buttigieg as ░░░░░░░░ Indiana resident in their ░░░░░░░░ statement Buttigieg of course ░░░░░░░░ as mayor of South ░░░░░░░░ Indiana He ran for ░░░░░░░░ in 2020 He exceeded ░░░░░░░░ by in fact winning ░░░░░░░░ Iowa caucuses He relocated ░░░░░░░░ Indiana to Michigan in ░░░░░░░░ citing his family ties ░░░░░░░░ namely his husband Chasten ░░░░░░░░ parents and the arrival ░░░░░░░░ their children What is ░░░░░░░░ clear Chris is that ░░░░░░░░ will be one of ░░░░░░░░ most hotly contested Senate ░░░░░░░░ in the midterm election ░░░░░░░░ 2026 Really a must ░░░░░░░░ for Democrats if they ░░░░░░░░ any chance of winning ░░░░░░░░ the majority and what ░░░░░░░░ expected to be another ░░░░░░░░ map for them JANSING ░░░░░░░░ Kapur, thank you.”