2028 Watch
Democratic field · #7 on the board
Pete Buttigieg
Former Transportation Secretary
29% of Pete Buttigieg’s news coverage is about running for president.
The other 71% is the day job. We only count the first kind.
Coverage about the race
17 episodes
last 28 days · #7 in the field
Where it airs
82% local
local outlets vs. national shows · last 28 days
Momentum
cooling
29 → 17 episodes vs. the 28 days before
What the coverage said most recently
This week, Pete Buttigieg's political future and strategies were scrutinized as he navigates the landscape leading up to the 2028 presidential election, with discussions focusing on his competence, endorsements, and the challenges he faces within the Democratic Party.
About the race = Episodes our tagger marks as substantively about a candidate’s 2028 prospects — running, primary positioning, endorsements, nomination polling — not their current job, policy fights, or 2024. Tagging is AI-assisted and precision-tuned — it under-counts rather than over-claims. Being on this board is an editorial call about who’s being discussed, not a prediction or an endorsement.
This measures how much of the news audio is about a candidate’s 2028 prospects — not how popular they are, how they’d poll, or who’ll win. It’s a map of the conversation, not a forecast. Data through Aug 25, 2026.