Rep. Dean Phillips (D-Minn.) supports Joe Biden’s agenda, but not his reelection. He argues a Biden candidacy will lead to another Trump presidency.
But the Minnesota Democrat has also launched a public campaign to encourage Biden not to run for reelection.
His concerns are sometimes expressed privately by other Democrats, but most disagree with Phillips’s decision to express his misgivings publicly. His criticism is a distraction, said several Democrats who like others spoke on the condition of anonymity to share their thoughts about intraparty tensions. They worry his focus on Biden’s age could be used by Republicans in attack ads during the campaign.
“We would be best served by selecting the person most likely to win, which may or not be the person ‘next in line,’” Phillips said. “Joe Biden has been a transformational president. Leader Jeffries strongly supports his candidacy and intends to do everything in his power to make sure that President Biden is re-elected to a second term,” Stephenson said in a statement. “Dean Phillips was independently elected to a leadership position in the House Democratic Caucus. He is ultimately accountable to his House colleagues, who have not been bashful in sharing their views.
Phillips’s colleagues in Minnesota’s ideologically diverse Democratic delegation haven’t backed his effort and have questioned his decision to call on Biden to step aside.
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