Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said this week she will not run for president in 2028, removing her name from an emerging field of Democrats jockeying for the next nomination. “I think there will be a robust group of people running for president,” Whitmer told a reporter in an interview clip posted on X. “I will not be one of them in 2028. I can tell you that.” Whitmer, the second-term Democratic governor, said she plans to take time off after leaving office rather than move directly into another campaign or role. She said she has sought counsel from former Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo, former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, who both served in the Biden administration, and former House Speaker Paul Ryan, a Republican, all of whom have exited public office in recent years....