"Pete Buttigieg, the former U.S. Transportation secretary and former mayor of South Bend, Indiana, is on the shortlist of Democrats expected to make a White House run in 2028. But if he chooses to go for it again, he'll face a much more fractured Democratic electorate than he did during his primary five years ago. The party is divided on many fronts, from the war in Gaza to its strategy to fight back against Trump to an agreed-upon version of why the party lost in 2024."
"Kara Swisher: Let's pivot to the state of the Democratic Party, specifically its credibility deficit. I would call it fecklessness, others would use other terms. On Meet The Press, you said that President Joe Biden quote, "Should not have run." It's been almost a year since the election. You waited until Vice President Harris said the same thing in a book excerpt - said it was reckless. I'm not going to say, "No shit, Sherlock," to you, but I'm thinking that in my head."
Pete Buttigieg is a potential 2028 Democratic candidate who would confront a more fractured Democratic electorate than during his 2024 primary. The party is currently divided over the war in Gaza, the strategy to oppose Trump, and a unified explanation for the 2024 loss. Buttigieg addressed these divisions and other national concerns, including fallout from Charlie Kirk's assassination and the possibility of a government shutdown. Buttigieg stated that President Joe Biden should not have run in 2024, said he reached that conclusion earlier, and noted that Biden ultimately removed himself from the race.
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