{"id":2378731,"date":"2024-12-11T05:10:02","date_gmt":"2024-12-11T10:10:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/is-pete-buttigieg-a-political-savior-for-michigan-democrats-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-12-11T05:11:40","modified_gmt":"2024-12-11T10:11:40","slug":"is-pete-buttigieg-a-political-savior-for-michigan-democrats-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/is-pete-buttigieg-a-political-savior-for-michigan-democrats-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Pete Buttigieg a political savior for Michigan Democrats? &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fis-pete-buttigieg-a-political-savior-for-michigan-democrats-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2378731&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Teh article discusses the potential political future of pete Buttigieg, currently the Secretary of Transportation, as\u2064 he prepares to \u2064end his term in the Biden administration.With his recent move\u2064 from Indiana to Michigan, where \u200dhe previously ran for president in 2020, ther is speculation that he might be a strong candidate for the state&#8217;s governorship. Even though\u200b Governor Gretchen Whitmer,a Democrat,is popular and still has two years left in her second term,she is ineligible to run again due to state laws,paving the way for\u2062 new candidates in the 2026 election. the article highlights that Michigan \u2062democrats, facing recent challenges, might potentially be looking for a fresh \u2064leader, which could position Buttigieg favorably in the political\u200b landscape.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Is Pete Buttigieg a political savior for Michigan Democrats?<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1909066\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Secretary of Transportation <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/pete-buttigieg\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Pete Buttigieg<\/a> has a little over 40 days remaining as an employee of a presidential administration. Yet, despite his time as transportation secretary coming to an end, many are convinced Buttigieg has a bright political future. And, with his residential move from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/indiana\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Indiana<\/a> to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/michigan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Michigan<\/a> after his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/im-not-to-judge-anti-pipeline-activist-dismissed-pedophilia-allegation-against-colleague\/\" title=\"\u2018I\u2019m Not to Judge\u2019: Anti-Pipeline Activist Dismissed Pedophilia Allegation Against Colleague\">failed 2020 presidential campaign<\/a>, some believe the former naval officer and mayor of South Bend, Indiana, once known as &ldquo;Mayor Pete,&rdquo; could be the Great Lakes State&rsquo;s next Democratic governor.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>There is still plenty of time before the next election, however. Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/gretchen-whitmer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Gretchen Whitmer<\/a> (D-MI) has two years left on her second term. Whitmer won both of her elections by significant margins and remains <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/campaign\/4799669-buttigieg-whitmer-approval-vp-contenders\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">popular in the state<\/a>. Due to state laws, she cannot run for another term, and there will be a new candidate for governor in the 2026 election.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, recent political setbacks experienced by Michigan Democrats have left many seeking change, according to the <em>Associated Press<\/em>. Republicans won control of Michigan&rsquo;s House, and Donald Trump won the state in the 2024 presidential election. With Buttigieg now a Michigan resident, some feel he could take the mantle from Whitmer and be the new face of the state&rsquo;s Democratic Party.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Incidentally, Buttigieg was in Monroe, Michigan, on Monday to announce government funding to replace the River Raisin Bridge on I-75 between Detroit, Michigan, and Toledo, Ohio. The government will provide $196 million in grants for the project, according to <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wilx.com\/2024\/12\/10\/transportation-secretary-pete-buttigieg-visits-monroe\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">WILX-10<\/a>. The bridge is considered one of the country&rsquo;s 18 &ldquo;most <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bipartisan-infrastructure-law-funds-2400-bridge-projects-in-first-year\/\" title=\"Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funds 2,400 Bridge Projects In First Year\">economically significant bridges<\/a> in the nation.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;For commuters, for truck drivers, for anyone who uses America&rsquo;s interstate highways, our bridges are essential to keep people and goods moving&mdash;and the Biden-Harris Administration has taken unprecedented steps to repair and rebuild these critical structures,&rdquo; Buttigieg <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.transportation.gov\/briefing-room\/big-deal-biden-harris-administration-announces-major-progress-rebuilding-americas\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a> about the project. &ldquo;We&rsquo;ve made good on our promise to address our country&rsquo;s most economically significant bridges&mdash;and are now going beyond our initial goal of <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">ten bridge megaprojects&#038;mdash<\/a>;while also delivering much-needed repairs to thousands of other bridges nationwide to make driving safer and supply chains stronger.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Later, during an event at a union hall located near Detroit, Buttigieg was greeted by workers who tried to get a feel for a potential run as the state&rsquo;s governor. They asked him questions about the state and Michigan&rsquo;s culture. One person asked Buttigieg if he knew this week&rsquo;s opponent of the Detroit Lions, the <em>Associated Press <\/em>reported. Buttigieg was unable to provide an answer. Yet, despite an apparent lack of the schedule for the Detroit Lions, many people still supported him at the event. One person in attendance expressed gratitude for appearances on Fox News.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I personally want to thank you for going up, facing the Fox News crowd, listening to people&rsquo;s questions and answering. And I think you&rsquo;re one of the few politicians that does that,&rdquo; the guest said to the transportation secretary.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The enthusiastic crowd at the event shows that a fair amount of Democrats could view the former mayor of a city in Indiana as Michigan&rsquo;s political savior. As for now, Buttigieg has said that he is undecided on whether he will run for governor and does not want to commit to any plans for the future. He said he is focusing on finishing his term as part of the Biden administration.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I haven&rsquo;t made any decisions about, big decisions about my future. And I know that we&rsquo;ve got six more weeks, and we&rsquo;re going to sprint through the tape,&rdquo; Buttigieg said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1909066\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1909066\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Is Pete Buttigieg the political hope for Michigan Democrats?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2677,"featured_media":2378732,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Pete-Buttigieg-Tim-Walz-debate-preparation.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[36534,33968,36453,33017,32076],"class_list":["post-2378731","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-2023-elections","tag-michigan-democrats","tag-pete-buttigieg","tag-political-analysis","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Pete-Buttigieg-Tim-Walz-debate-preparation.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2378731","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2677"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2378731"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2378731\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2378735,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2378731\/revisions\/2378735"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2378732"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2378731"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2378731"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2378731"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}