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Pete Buttigieg: “Should not have run, and if he had made that decision sooner, [Democrats] might have been better off.”

On the recordSeptember 18, 2025
Should not have run, and if he had made that decision sooner, [Democrats] might have been better off.
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Pete Buttigieg
Democratic · Indiana
Source
politico.com
Sep 18, 2025

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Buttigieg critiques Biden's decision to run for reelection.

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