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Pete Buttigieg: “The big decision I made is that I know how to spend 2026…”

Featuring: Pete Buttigieg, Democratic | Former Secretary of Transportation, Former Mayor of South Bend | National

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Published | Video Starts at 17:20

And, of course, I would have to ask as well, in the aftermath of midterms, do you presume that you're going to do any run for office after that? I'm a good ways away from any life, big life decisions or big political decisions. The big decision I made is that I know how to spend 2026, which is helping causes and candidates that I believe in. and trying to prepare our party, my party, for the really serious deep thinking we need to do that goes a lot deeper than the important project of trying to move on from this president. (17:20–17:28)

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