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Buttigieg weighs a decision with huge implications for Democrats: Run for Senate or president?

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Pete Buttigieg weighs a decision with huge implications for Democrats : Run for Senate or president? He must decide soon whether he wants to return to the national spotlight as a candidate in Michigan ’s U.S. Senate race or step aside to instead seek a much bigger role as the next presidential nominee.

Buttigieg , 43 , is discussing his future with party officials, labor leaders and top strategists.

Buttigieg is considering whether he wants to run for the U.S. Senate .

The mayor of South Bend , South Dakota , moved to Michigan to help his political career.

The state is expected to host one of the nation’s opening presidential primaries in 2028 .

Michigan also offers a home state advantage to any prospective presidential candidate in the state.

Kuster pointed to Obama as an example of someone who ran for the Senate and then president a few years later . “These are all of the things he and his team are navigating,” Kuster said. “He obviously has a ton of choices.” ___ Peoples reported from New York . Steve Peoples And Joey Cappelletti , The Associated Press .