U.S. Representative Dean Phillips on Thursday told Reuters that he is loaning his campaign about $2 million to fund his long-shot bid to challenge President Joe Biden for the Democratic presidential nomination and said he was attending fundraisers in major cities.
Democratic presidential candidate U.S. Representative Dean Phillips holds hands with a supporter after filing the paperwork to put his name on the ballot for the state’s primary election outside the statehouse in Concord, New Hampshire, U.S., October 27, 2023. REUTERS/Reba Saldanha/File PhotoNov 2 -
Phillips, a three-term congressman from a swing district in Minnesota, said he would not take money from lobbyists and would not seek outside fundraising groups working on his behalf, vowing to focus instead on smaller contributors. "I think money in politics is awfully destructive," he said, citing, among other things, the time politicians spend listening to donor concerns over the concerns of average voters.
Phillips said he did not know exactly how much he had raised since launching his campaign. He said he was getting "dozens" of calls from bigger donors, without sharing details.
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