Rep.Deam Phillips on challenging Joe Biden in the New Hampshire primary
Channel: VS explain
Date: 2024-01-24

U.S. Rep. Dean Phillips, a Democrat who represents Minnesota's 3rd Congressional District, said his run for president has already been a win.

“I'm practicing democracy. I've had the most extraordinary 90 days of my life. I've been reinvigorated about our great country. I've met people with the most people stories, the most heartbreaking stories,” Phillips told Boston Public Radio in Manchester, New Hampshire, one day before the state's primary. “And I showed up. And that was my mission, is to demonstrate that in this country we do not do coronations, we have competitions.”

Phillips said he respects President Joe Biden, but that he should not be running for reelection. Phillips noted that Biden's approval rating is lower than any other modern president at this point in their term.

“I believe Americans have made up their mind: He is not electable,” he said.

Phillips recognized that his campaign for the presidency is a long shot, but the New Hampshire primary could be “the beginning of something.”