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Whitmer, term-limited after two gubernatorial wins in her battleground state, had been widely viewed as a potential Democratic candidate.<\/strong><\/p>

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Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) speaks in Davos, Switzerland, in January. (Markus Schreiber\/AP)<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D), who has been widely viewed as a potential Democratic presidential candidate, said Thursday that she won\u2019t be seeking her party\u2019s nomination \u2014 at least, not in 2028.<\/p>\n

Whitmer is term-limited next year after winning two gubernatorial elections in her key battleground state, and pundits had regularly identified her as part of Democrats\u2019 crowded potential presidential field.<\/p>\n

In an interview with Fox 2 Detroit<\/a>, she said: \u201cThere will be a robust group of people running for president. \u2026 I will not be one of them in 2028. I can tell you that.\u201d<\/p>\n

Whitmer rose to the national spotlight during the coronavirus pandemic, when she pushed back on President Donald Trump\u2019s efforts to antagonize her as \u201cthat woman from Michigan.\u201d<\/p>\n

She led a push to codify abortion rights in the state constitution in 2022, when Michigan Democrats won control of all three branches of state government and then used that \u201ctrifecta\u201d to repeal a law that makes it harder for worker to unionize.<\/p>\n

She drew some criticism for a 2025 speech<\/a> in which she found some common ground with Trump but continued to stoke speculation that she could be preparing a run.<\/p>\n

This year, she was one of several potential candidates who traveled to the Munich Security Conference, which does not typically attract U.S. governors, to lay out alternatives to Trump\u2019s foreign policy.<\/p>

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In the Fox interview filmed on Mackinac Island, she mentioned seeking advice from other potential candidates, current and former.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve gotten counsel from people who\u2019ve made the transition, whether it was my friend Gina Raimondo, who I sat with last night for a little bit; Pete Buttigieg; or Paul Ryan, who I have chatted with a fair amount,\u201d she said. \u201cThat\u2019s the advice everyone says: Take a little bit of time, and so that\u2019s what I\u2019m going to do.\u201d<\/p>\n

Other Democratic governors, including Gavin Newsom in California, Josh Shapiro in Pennsylvania, Andy Beshear in Kentucky and JB Pritzker in Illinois, are considered leading candidates for the party\u2019s 2028 primary.<\/p>\n

Speculation also exists around Buttigieg, former vice president Kamala Harris, Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Arizona) and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-New York).<\/p>\n

Similar comments from past likely presidential candidates have not necessarily prevented them from jumping into the race later on.<\/p>\n

Barack Obama<\/a> and Sen. Elizabeth Warren<\/a> (D-Massachusetts) both made similar statements before reversing course and then jumping into campaigns.<\/p>\n

Whitmer has often used the phrase \u201cNever say never\u201d when asked if she might accept a Cabinet post in President Joe Biden\u2019s administration, serve as Harris\u2019s running mate in 2024 or launch a presidential bid.<\/p>

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