Pete Buttigieg Concedes Biden’s 2024 Run May Have Hurt Dem Party

1 sourceUpdated Jul 2, 2026

Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg admitted Tuesday that Democrats “maybe” would have been better off in the 2024 election cycle if former President Joe Biden had not initially decided to seek a second term…

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