{"id":1195,"date":"2026-05-31T09:04:43","date_gmt":"2026-05-31T09:04:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/?p=1195"},"modified":"2026-05-31T09:04:43","modified_gmt":"2026-05-31T09:04:43","slug":"pete-buttigieg-is-becoming-a-prolific-endorser-of-democrats-with-some-clues-to-his-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/?p=1195","title":{"rendered":"Pete Buttigieg is becoming a prolific endorser of Democrats, with some clues to his future"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<div> <div>\n<button>\n<strong>\n<span><svg>\n<\/svg>\n<\/span>\n<span>Summary<\/span>\n<\/strong>\n<span><svg><\/svg>\n<\/span>\n<span><svg><\/svg>\n<\/span>\n<\/button>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>Pete Buttigieg is campaigning for Democrats in over 30 races ahead of the midterm elections this year.<\/li>\n<li>The former transportation secretary is focusing on supporting Black candidates after struggling with that constituency in his 2020 presidential run.<\/li>\n<li>Buttigieg is building a network while other potential 2028 contenders balance their national ambitions with current government positions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>\n<span>AI-generated summary was reviewed by a CNN editor.<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n            Shawn Harris is aware of the political bind he faces in northwest Georgia.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            \u201cBecause I live in a ruby-red district, I can\u2019t have every nationally known Democrat come here and support me because it doesn\u2019t fit what we\u2019re trying to do,\u201d said Harris, who is running for a congressional district formerly represented by Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene. President Donald Trump carried the district by more than 30 percentage points in 2024.\n    <\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/?p=1179\">Graham Platner\u2019s wife says she\u2019s \u2018deeply hurt\u2019 by public revelations of her husband\u2019s extramarital sexts<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n            But after Pete Buttigieg reached out to Harris ahead of a March special election runoff for the seat, Harris made an exception and welcomed the former transportation secretary to the district. Harris lost in the runoff but significantly overperformed past Democratic margins there. He hopes Buttigieg will return this fall for the general election.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            Unlike many potential 2028 contenders, Buttigieg doesn\u2019t hold a government position. He\u2019s instead become one of the most prolific midterm campaigners among possible presidential candidates, backing candidates in more than 30 races and traveling to over a dozen states.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            Those endorsements give Buttigieg a record to tout on a potential future debate stage, especially as the party looks for leaders who can break through in Republican territory. Buttigieg is also quietly building a network of allies and working to address a key weakness that ultimately doomed his 2020 White House bid.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            In a statement to CNN, Buttigieg said that he wants \u201cto be useful to citizens organizing to fix broken systems, and candidates who represent a better version of our politics.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium_large\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Pete Buttigieg, former US secretary of transportation, during a campaign event for former Representative Abigail Spanberger, Democratic gubernatorial candidate for Virginia, in Charlottesville, Virginia, on October 21, 2025. Spanberger went on to win the election and now serves as governor of Virginia.\" class=\"wp-image-1188\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/536c95677c7590a148b34c3f17b898a4.jpg\" width=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/536c95677c7590a148b34c3f17b898a4.jpg 768w, https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/536c95677c7590a148b34c3f17b898a4-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<span>Pete Buttigieg, former US secretary of transportation, during a campaign event for former Representative Abigail Spanberger, Democratic gubernatorial candidate for Virginia, in Charlottesville, Virginia, on October 21, 2025. Spanberger went on to win the election and now serves as governor of Virginia.<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<figcaption>Carlos Bernate\/Bloomberg\/Getty Images<\/figcaption>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium_large\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Mikie Sherrill, Democratic nominee for New Jersey governor, flanked by former US Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, campaigns in Westfield, New Jersey, on October 30, 2025. Sherrill went on to win the gubernatorial election last year and now serves as governor of New Jersey.\" class=\"wp-image-1189\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/a4a8d347c7d9d9729724a4a99690aaa6.jpg\" width=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/a4a8d347c7d9d9729724a4a99690aaa6.jpg 768w, https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/a4a8d347c7d9d9729724a4a99690aaa6-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<span>Mikie Sherrill, Democratic nominee for New Jersey governor, flanked by former US Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, campaigns in Westfield, New Jersey, on October 30, 2025. Sherrill went on to win the gubernatorial election last year and now serves as governor of New Jersey.<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<figcaption>Mike Segar\/Reuters<\/figcaption>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n            He appears to be looking to help Black Democrats in particular, a constituency with whom he struggled mightily in his 2020 presidential campaign. His dearth of support among Black voters was a glaring weakness as he otherwise rose from the mayorship of South Bend, Indiana, to become a top-tier candidate in the 2020 Democratic nominating fight.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            Now, he is supporting up-and-coming Black Democrats in the midterms such as Harris, Aaron Ford for Nevada governor and Jasmine Clark for an open House seat east of Atlanta. Buttigieg also supported another Black Democrat, Chedrick Greene, who won a hard-fought special election for Michigan state Senate earlier this month where the party\u2019s majority in the chamber was on the line.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            Buttigieg, who passed on a US Senate run last year from Michigan \u2014 where he now resides \u2014 enjoys more political freedom than most other possible 2028 contenders. Some have focused on the midterms in more targeted ways, such as California Gov. Gavin Newsom, who led the redrawing of his state\u2019s congressional map to favor Democrats. Others must balance their national ambitions with reelection campaigns in November.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            Buttigieg has his own political group, Win the Era, that grew out of his 2020 campaign, but several of his midterm endorsements are also aligning with The Bench, a new group run by some of his former aides, including top 2020 campaign spokesman Andrew Mamo, that says it is \u201crecruiting and supporting the next generation of Democratic leaders.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium_large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford announces his intention to run for Governor of Nevada while speaking at the Teamsters Union Local 533 in Reno on August 6, 2025.\" class=\"wp-image-1190\" height=\"497\" src=\"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2e2ea971514e147061cc509f67be2af6-768x497.jpg\" width=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2e2ea971514e147061cc509f67be2af6-768x497.jpg 768w, https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2e2ea971514e147061cc509f67be2af6-300x194.jpg 300w, https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2e2ea971514e147061cc509f67be2af6.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<span>Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford announces his intention to run for Governor of Nevada while speaking at the Teamsters Union Local 533 in Reno on August 6, 2025.<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<figcaption>Jason Bean\/RGJ\/USA Today Network\/Imagn Images<\/figcaption>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n            Buttigieg has appeared with candidates in more traditionally competitive states such as Pennsylvania, Nevada, New Hampshire, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, North Carolina and Ohio. But he\u2019s also gone to Republican strongholds like Montana and Oklahoma.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            Jaime Harrison, a former Democratic National Committee chairman from South Carolina, said Buttigieg has been \u201cextremely active and I think that\u2019s a good thing.\u201d But he also name-checked other potential contenders who he said have been helpful to candidates and state parties, as well as visited South Carolina: Newsom, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, California Rep. Ro Khanna and former ambassador to Japan, Rahm Emanuel.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            \u201cThis is going to be the biggest midterms of our lifetimes, and so it\u2019s important to put points on the board,\u201d Harrison said.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            Earlier this month, Buttigieg traveled to Butte, Montana, to campaign for a ballot measure to ban corporate money in state politics. A day later, he was in rural western North Carolina to stump with Jamie Ager, a Democrat looking to flip a House seat in a district that Trump last carried by 10 percentage points in 2024.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            Speaking inside a barn adorned with string lights, Buttigieg said Ager, a fourth-generation farmer, reflected a need for \u201cleaders with integrity, leaders with heart, leaders who are connected to a sense of place.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<h2>\n        Wading into intraparty fights\n<\/h2>\n<p>\n            Some of Buttigieg\u2019s endorsements have put him in the middle of spirited intraparty fights.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            In backing Josh Turek for Senate in Iowa, for example, Buttigieg jumped into a competitive primary where Turek\u2019s rival, Zach Wahls, is pitching himself as more aligned with Democrats hungry for change in their party.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            Buttigieg also took a risk in backing Luke Bronin, the former mayor of Hartford, Connecticut, in his primary challenge to longtime Rep. John Larson. It was the first time Buttigieg had endorsed a Democratic primary challenger, and four days later, Bronin scored a major upset by beating out Larson for the Democratic Party endorsement in the district. Buttigieg is the only national figure whom the campaign touts in the endorsements section of Bronin\u2019s website.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            Bronin said in an interview that he and Buttigieg built a relationship through their previous service as Navy intelligence officers and as mayors, as well as a shared desire to shake up their party.\n    <\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/?p=1175\">Don\u2019t throw your phone away for a fuller life. 3 changes can give you more meaning<\/a><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium_large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Former Hartford Mayor Luke Bronin talks to reporters after winning the First Congressional District Democratic convention, where delegates had to choose between incumbent Rep. John Lars, Luke Bronin, Jillian Gilchrest and Ruth Fortune on May 11, at Goodwin College in East Hartford.\" class=\"wp-image-1191\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0230cddad597975e90b3383b8786c755-768x512.jpg\" width=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0230cddad597975e90b3383b8786c755-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0230cddad597975e90b3383b8786c755-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0230cddad597975e90b3383b8786c755.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<span>Former Hartford Mayor Luke Bronin talks to reporters after winning the First Congressional District Democratic convention, where delegates had to choose between incumbent Rep. John Lars, Luke Bronin, Jillian Gilchrest and Ruth Fortune on May 11, at Goodwin College in East Hartford.<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<figcaption>Jim Shannon\/Connecticut Post\/Hearst Newspapers\/Getty Images<\/figcaption>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n            \u201cHe represents the next generation of Democrats who are ready to bring some new energy to this fight, who are clear communicators, who have the courage to go everywhere to carry that message and are going to be key to rebuilding a party that\u2019s strong enough to do what we have to do,\u201d Bronin said.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            Buttigieg backed another primary challenger Friday, endorsing Adam Peters, a former organizer for Buttigieg\u2019s presidential campaign in Iowa. Peters is running against an older member of the Iowa state House.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            In Montana, Buttigieg showed up to support the Montana Plan, which, if approved by voters, would prohibit corporations from making contributions in state and local election campaigns.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            Jeff Mangan, a top organizer in the effort, said Buttigieg\u2019s visit came together after he heard Buttigieg mention the ballot measure in a media interview a few months ago. Campaign organizers reached out to Buttigieg to provide more information, and he asked how he could be helpful. At a minimum, Mangan said, Buttigieg could provide a quote about campaign finance reform. At the maximum, Mangan said, Buttigieg could come out to Montana to campaign for it in person. Buttigieg chose the latter.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            Mangan said there was \u201cno negativity, no protests,\u201d with Buttigieg\u2019s appearance, a common refrain from campaigns with whom he has worked.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            \u201cThere\u2019s never been any headaches with Pete,\u201d said Sandra Jauregui, a Nevada state lawmaker running for lieutenant governor who has had Buttigieg\u2019s endorsement through multiple races.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            Like with Bronin\u2019s website, Buttigieg is the only national endorser whom Jauregui\u2019s campaign touts online.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            \u201cI can bring Democrats in front of Pete,\u201d she said, \u201cbut I can also bring moderate Republicans and nonpartisan too.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium_large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Buttigieg speaks at a rally at The Mother Lode Theatre on May 17, in Butte, Montana.\" class=\"wp-image-1192\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2e51c1cc3a104a40dab2d42dd93055bd-768x512.jpg\" width=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2e51c1cc3a104a40dab2d42dd93055bd-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2e51c1cc3a104a40dab2d42dd93055bd-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2e51c1cc3a104a40dab2d42dd93055bd.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<span>Buttigieg speaks at a rally at The Mother Lode Theatre on May 17, in Butte, Montana.<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<figcaption>Janie Osborne\/Getty Images<\/figcaption>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>\n        Courting the Black vote\n<\/h2>\n<p>\n            Buttigieg\u2019s ability to compete for Black voters could be especially key if South Carolina, with its large Black population, remains the first state \u2014 or among the first states \u2014 during the Democratic presidential nominating process in 2028.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            Buttigieg finished fourth in South Carolina in 2020 and ended his campaign a day later. He later endorsed Joe Biden, who had a breakthrough victory in South Carolina after winning the support of its most powerful Black politician, Rep. Jim Clyburn.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            South Carolina Democratic leaders were in Washington last week to make their case to a Democratic National Committee panel that the state should keep its first-in-the-country status, which started in 2024 at Biden\u2019s behest.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            \u201c(Black voters) should help shape the nomination from the beginning,\u201d the state\u2019s Democratic Party chair, Christale Spain, told the committee. \u201cIf Black voters are the backbone of the Democratic Party, then the calendar should reflect that.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            While Buttigieg is supporting several Black candidates in the midterms, he also spent last year helping three Black candidates for mayor across the country, including Randall Woodfin for reelection in Birmingham, Alabama; Barbara Drummond for an open seat in Mobile, Alabama; and Bruce Harrell for reelection in Seattle. Woodfin won, while Harrell and Drummond narrowly lost. Buttigieg also endorsed another Black mayor, Levar Stoney of Richmond, Virginia, in his unsuccessful bid for lieutenant governor.\n    <\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium_large\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Barbara Drummond, Alabama State Representative and candidate of Mayor of Mobile, on July 5, 2025 in Mobile, Alabama.\" class=\"wp-image-1193\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/6bc2d201df31c356bf4ef6d795435436.jpg\" width=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/6bc2d201df31c356bf4ef6d795435436.jpg 768w, https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/6bc2d201df31c356bf4ef6d795435436-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<span>Barbara Drummond, Alabama State Representative and candidate of Mayor of Mobile, on July 5, 2025 in Mobile, Alabama.<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<figcaption>Dan Anderson\/AP<\/figcaption>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium_large\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Randall Woodfin, Mayor of Birmingham, Alabama, speaks during an event in the East Room of the White House on September 26, 2024.\" class=\"wp-image-1194\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0dab72bcafad2ada5b76d9c1ea46a7b1.jpg\" width=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0dab72bcafad2ada5b76d9c1ea46a7b1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0dab72bcafad2ada5b76d9c1ea46a7b1-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<span>Randall Woodfin, Mayor of Birmingham, Alabama, speaks during an event in the East Room of the White House on September 26, 2024.<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<figcaption>Samuel Corum\/Sipa USA\/AP<\/figcaption>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n            One of Buttigieg\u2019s former 2020 rivals,\u202fVermont independent Sen. Bernie Sanders, \u202fhas been perhaps the most active among big-name Democrats in midterm involvement, though Sanders, 84, has suggested he is unlikely to run again.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            Other 2028 prospects have carved out unique profiles with their midterm involvement. Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro is focusing heavily on flipping four House seats in his state as he seeks another term. Beshear, who is term-limited, is building relationships with gubernatorial candidates across the country as head of the Democratic Governors Association. And Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, who also has a reelection campaign, helped his lieutenant governor, Juliana Stratton, win a hard-fought primary for Senate in March, setting her on a path to become a key Black ally in Washington.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            Buttigieg also is not the only ambitious Democrat looking to prove their appeal in red states. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York visited Montana on Thursday to campaign for Sam Forstag, a Democratic candidate for the state\u2019s 1st Congressional District, which Trump won by 11 points in 2024.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            \u201cI\u2019m very aware of the fact that I\u2019m coming here as a New Yorker and I know understandably that there\u2019s a lot of suspicion around a city girl,\u201d Ocasio-Cortez said. But, she added, \u201cour struggles are far more common than our landscapes are different.\u201d\n    <\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/?p=1165\">\u2018It\u2019s really scary\u2019: Trump administration green card messaging prompts confusion and anxiety<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Shawn Harris is aware of the political bind he faces in northwest Georgia.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1180,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1195","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Pete Buttigieg is becoming a prolific endorser of Democrats, with some clues to his future - 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