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MACKINAC ISLAND, Mich. (AP) \u2014 Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan put to rest speculation about a potential 2028 presidential bid, saying Thursday that she will not join what is expected to be a crowded primary field after leaving office at the end of this year.<\/p>\n

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Whitmer has long been viewed by some Democrats as a possible White House contender after her decisive election victories in the closely contested state that Republican Donald Trump has carried twice in presidential votes. For months, however, Whitmer had offered only cautious answers about her political future.<\/p>\n

But she delivered her clearest response yet in an interview Thursday with Fox 2 Detroit.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think there will be a robust group of people running for president. I will not be one of them in 2028,\u201d Whitmer said.<\/p>\n

Her comments came during Michigan\u2019s annual Mackinac policy conference, where Whitmer is set to be honored and deliver remarks later Thursday. The news rippled through the bipartisan gathering of lawmakers, with many Democrats expressing disappointment.<\/p>\n

\u201cI certainly think we need more Midwestern voices. So I\u2019m sorry to see that the governor is excluding this option,\u201d said Sen. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich.<\/p>\n

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Whitmer has previously said she plans to take time before deciding on her next move politically.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t know that I\u2019ll put my name on the ballot again. I\u2019m just not sure,\u201d Whitmer said at an April breakfast in Detroit. \u201cBut I also am 54 years old. I got a lot of gas in the tank.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Mackinac conference has become a hub of presidential speculation, with former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and Slotkin \u2014 both considered possible 2028 contenders \u2014 also in attendance.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf there was someone I believed in, I\u2019d be all in,\u201d Slotkin told The Associated Press. \u201cBut I\u2019m not taking it off the table because I want to be a part of that next generation of leaders.\u201d<\/p>\n

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