18/09/2026
Reverse The Damage Is A Trap: Buttigieg Warns Dems Against Reverting to Pre-Midterm Status Quo
Former U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg argues that winning an election cannot simply mean returning America to the previous status quo.
Speaking about what should happen after the election, Buttigieg warns against making “reverse the damage” the sole political strategy.
He says there will be a temptation to restore things to how they looked in 2022, 2012, 1994 or another period viewed as better, but argues that approach will not work.
Buttigieg says Democrats should look beyond simply reversing recent policies and focus on what comes next for the country.